Love in the Limelight

Chapter 236

Astrid guessed something was amiss when she saw Amanda’s expression.

She moved to snatch the document from Amanda’s hand, but Farrah beat her to it, grabbing the somewhat worn–out paper. They were all prenatal checkup reports!

Farrah was taken aback, then shouted, “Astrid, you’ve had a child?!”

Everyone in the room was gobsmacked.

Many socialites would kill to marry Elio, but he turned them all down. And the one he chose had a child??

Elio was also shocked. He stared at Astrid, speechless.

Hawthorne was watching Elio’s reaction, but he didn’t see the anger he was expecting.

Elio’s face was a mix of shock, sympathy, and confusion. But no anger.

He was not angry?

Why?

Shouldn’t he be angry that the woman he loved had a child with another man?

he be angry that Astrid hid this from him?!

realized he didn’t know about this either. She continued, “Astrid, you’re really disgusting. You’ve had a child, yet you pretend to be

you blind? How can

shocked but not mad. It was a modern era, so what if she

wasn’t bothered by Elio

often, but she genuinely liked her. She didn’t think this was a big

no

much, and she liked Roman

continued, “I’m telling you, the Lampards will never accept a

up!” Matthew, who had been silent, roared,

Lampard family need your opinion on who they should accept as a daughter–in–law?” “Leaving aside whether these documents are real or fake, so what if she’s had a

prohibit women who’ve had children from remarrying?“)

such thoughts. “Aren’t you afraid that after she marries into the Lampard family,

a child makes me inferior! And my child doesn’t need to fight anyone for inheritance. If Elio dislikes me for having a child and no longer loves me, then I’ve misread him.” As soon as Astrid finished speaking, her hand was held by a bigger

and looked

her past. But Elio never asked about it, and she didn’t know how to

incident was

no records about her at the rural hospital, and even the doctors and nurses disappeared, so these documents were clearly forged.

to make Amanda and Matthew

who was looking at the floor in the dim light.

Astrid had an