Love in the Limelight Novel

Chapter 23

Elios sudden proximity took Astrid by surprise

His breath invaded her personal space, and Astrid stood rigid, feeling awkward

But Elio just stood there in the same pose, not saying a word. His brow furrowed at the memory of Astrid playing cards with Colton. She was always anxious around him, but she could laugh so freely in front of Colton Did she hate him being near that much? “Why do you hate me so much?” Ello suddenly asked.

Astrid was taken aback, she hadn’t expected Ello to ask this question. She mumbled, “I don’t hate you. Who said I hate you?”

Elio heard her perfunctory response and his tone became colder, “Then go home with me.”

Astrid blurted out, “No!”

as the words left her mouth, she felt a chill envelop her and quickly explained, “I’ve already arranged for a place with an agent. We don’t have any special relationship, it’s not appropriate for

live together, we can go register for a marriage now.” Register for marriage??? Astrid was dumbfounded. What was going on? Why would he

by his gaze. What the hell was he thinking? He was fine during the day, so why had he become so weird all of a sudden? “Is this elevator too slow? Why

that they hadn’t pressed the ground floor after entering! The elevator was

elevator door suddenly opened, and Colton appeared at the door with an innocent smile.

was her savior. She greeted Colton Immediately, “Colton, we meet again!”

relief, thinking that since someone had entered, Ello would let her go.

left her side. She let out a long sigh of relief… and moved to stand next

made Elio frown. Since when

off the bodyguards this time. If it wasn’t for Sandra raising you for

okay?” Half a year ago, when she first returned to Sunhaven, her dad had arranged dozens of bodyguards for her. They would follow her everywhere she went, making

for Sandra kidnapping her. It was deliberate because she needed to get close to Colton to make him cancel the