Love in the Limelight

Chapter 205

Well, ain’t this a fine mess? My plan is going down the drain then, isn’t it?

Ugh, I should’ve just played along and pretended to be hypnotized.

This villain was such a weakling. How can he actually need me to play along?!

What a pain in the neck!

Just then, Laws came out of the kitchen with a wide grin on his face and a couple of cups of coffee in his hands.

He casually sat down, slid the cup of coffee in front of Astrid, and said, “Astrid, I heard you’re a magician, and I actually dig magic too. I learned a trick and wanted to get your advice.”

Astrid knew Laws was fibbing, so she played along, “I wouldn’t dare to advise you, but we can think of it as a magic exchange.”

out a mirror, “Astrid, you’ve gotta keep your eyes on this mirror. See if you can spot

mirror? Such an

but she still

she figured it was

put on a spaced–out look and pretended to

thought she was hypnotized and regained his

and she carefully approached and sat next to Astrid.

about some things you guys experienced together, like your grades or love life, remember?” Laws couldn’t directly state his intentions,

his words, “Our high school life was pretty dull, but I remember always being top of the class at the end of each

totally flustered

her always being at the bottom was true, but she always portrayed herself as a hard worker and never brought up her high school grades after entering the entertainment industry. She didn’t think Astrid would bring up her being at the bottom.

media could easily find out that Astrid was telling the truth. As this

than crying, “Yeah, I used to. Well, I wasn’t

this, the comment section suddenly blew up, “What? She was always at the bottom in high school. How