Love in the Limelight Novel

Chapter 27

Elio hopped in his car with the intention of heading straight for Astrid, but midway, he took a detour towards home.

He figured he might have spooked Astrid last night by being too eager From what he could tell, she didn’t seem to harbor any special feelings for him, and if he came on too strong, she might turn against him. So, he needed some backup.

When Elio got home, he spotted Roman, sitting in the living room, engrossed in his Lego blocks.

There was a teenager, probably around seventeen or eighteen, splayed out on the couch. He was in his school uniform, his hair dyed a glaring red and a few dark blue earrings adorning his left ear. The teen was deep in slumber, sprawled out on the couch, even letting out a soft snore.

Upon seeing Elio, Roman just glanced up nonchalantly and went back to his Lego.

was like he hadn’t seen Elio at

was talking about meeting Astrid. Why wasn’t he reacting now? Wasn’t he supposed to ask Ello

minutes of Roman engrossed in his Lego, Ello got restless

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could finish, Roman immediately stood up and with a quick shuffle,

Why the heck did he

some noise upstairs, then Roman came charging down with his toy gun, grabbed Ello’s hand and said urgently,

Elio bent down to scoop up Roman and headed for the door. He paused at the doorway and glanced back at the teen on the couch, saying with a poker face, “Lucas Lampard, go tell my mom to stop sending people to spy on

of sleepiness in his eyes. “Uncle, you got it wrong. I wasn’t sent to spy on you. I got whacked by my dad for my bad grades, so I came here to hide out.” Elio and Lucas Lampard’s father

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often away due to work and was more than happy to have someone keep Roman company.