Love in the Limelight Novel

Chapter 42

“Are you awake now?” Elio looked down at the woman in his arms, her cheeks rosy as she stared back at him.

She looked like a kitten just waking up from a nap, lazy and captivating.

Astrid: “Yeah… Um, could you put me down?”

Elio set Astrid down and Roman instantly rushed over, wrapping his arms around Astrid’s thighs and shooting Elio a disapproving look.

They had reached the elevator. Astrid glanced at the elevator and then back at Elio, smiling. “Mr Lampard, I’m home now. Roman’s sleeping with me tonight. I can look after him all day tomorrow. You can come to pick him up tomorrow night.”

Roman quickly nodded in agreement.

Elio wasn’t too pleased. She was calling him Mr Lampard again. Had she forgotten everything he’d told her?

wasn’t going to be kicked out that easily.

a few times, covering his mouth with his hand. “…I’m suddenly not feeling so well. Could I rest at Ms Irvine’s

hearing his dad’s ridiculous excuse, said disdainfully:

Elio: “…”

quickly stepped in: “Ms Irvine, I just remembered I have something urgent to do. I’ll leave

that, Carson sped off in his

Lampard, you drove here

accidents. If something happens

Astrid: “…”

arrived and Elio promptly followed

look. “Mr Lampard, Fannie told me everything. It’s kind of weird, don’t you think? Trying

had only heard Astrid’s last sentence when he came down from upstairs. He had no idea that Fannie had lied to Astrid about them being a couple. Hearing Astrid’s words now, he frowned in displeasure. “I don’t have

shrugged, “I know you guys are in a secret relationship. Of

don’t have one. I’ve lived for twenty–nine years and I’ve only had one woman in my life, Roman’s mother. That was an accident. I’m single and unmarried. Elio usually wouldn’t bother explaining, but this time he felt the need to clarify things to

quite know what to say…