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

an antiquated

really ticked off, but she still played

while, she figured it

put on a spaced–out look and pretended to zone out.

and regained his confidence

gave Fannie a nod, and she carefully approached

I heard from Fannie that you guys were buddies in high school. She even told me about some things you guys experienced together, like your grades or love life,

but

totally flustered upon hearing

hard worker and never brought up her high

had so many high school classmates, and the media could easily find out that Astrid was telling the truth.

smile, which looked worse than crying, “Yeah, I used to. Well, I wasn’t very good

“What? She was always at the bottom in high school. How did Fannie get