Love in the Limelight Novel

Chapter 2

“Ha! You dare hit me?” Simon’s head took a heavy blow and blood spattered everywhere. Pain shot through him as he clutched his head, collapsing onto the bed.

“Damn right I did!” Astrid snatched up an ashtray from the floor and hurled it at Simon’s crotch. Simon curled up in pain, yelling for help. “Help! Where the hell is everyone?”

His bodyguards outside heard his cries and Immediately started pounding on the door. Astrid squinted her eyes and gave Simon a few more kicks before she strode over to the door and yanked it open. The moment she opened the door, the people outside lost their balance and tumbled onto the floor.

Seizing the opportunity, Astrid bolted out the door.

Simon shouted, “Grab her, what the hell are you guys doing?”

As one of them tried to chase her, she launched a roundhouse kick and sent him sprawling. She flipped her middle finger at the people in the room, “You guys are all garbage.”

Humming a tune, Astrid headed toward the elevator. She saw a man and a little boy entering the elevator and hurriedly called out, “Walt!!!”

She quickly caught up to the elevator just in time.

Meanwhile, the people behind her had already began a chase!

“Hold it, where do you think you’re going?” The man barked menacingly at the elevator. But the momenthe saw the man Inside the elevator, his face drained of color. Erm.. Mr. Lampard?

The crowd seemed spooked and quickly scattered.

Astrid retracted her ready fist and turned to look at the man. She froze.

plercing. A face of chiseled features, thick eyebrows, sensuous lips, and a hint of arrogance in his eyes. He radiated an

like a painting, and her skin smooth as silk. She was beautiful. When she looked up at him, a ripple stirred in his calm heart. This unfamiliar sensation made his heart flutter.

voice broke the delicate atmosphere between them, Astrid looked down to see the little boy standing next to

chubby with big eyes, very

days after his birth. She felt a pang in her heart, “Sweetie, I’m

boy bit his finger in confusion, “Then

and ruffled the boy’s hair, “What a sweet compliment, you adorable

her touch, looking

boy tugged at the

a

Astrid puzzled. What

looking at her weirdly.

choose! You’re a liar!” The little boy

him choose his mom, and now

elevator stopped at the fifth floor, Ello stepped out, turned

shook his head, “No!”

taken aback, Did he just leave

Astrid called out, the

down at the little guy in the elevator, who was muttering,

“Liar!”

him right

was confused. Why would such a young kid say something like “serves him right