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.

he hadn’t seen Elio at all

Roman’s calm demeanor. Just last night, Roman was talking about meeting Astrid. Why wasn’t he reacting now?

Lego, Ello got restless and blurted

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and with a quick shuffle, dashed up

stunned Why the heck

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

on the couch, saying with a poker face, “Lucas Lampard, go tell my mom to

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 were cousins, so Lucas wasn’t his real nephew. But Lucas often played games with Roman, so they got along

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and was more