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?

going to be

cough a few times, covering his mouth with his hand. “…I’m suddenly not feeling so well. Could I rest at Ms Irvine’s place?” Astrid was taken aback. He could really come up with such an

ridiculous excuse, said disdainfully:

Elio: “…”

I have something urgent to

off in his

Lampard, you drove here yourself, didn’t

something happens to me, would you

Astrid: “…”

and Elio promptly

what Fannie had told her earlier, Astrid gave Elio a serious look. “Mr Lampard, Fannie told me everything. It’s kind of weird, don’t you think? Trying to irritate your girlfriend by

from upstairs. He had no idea that Fannie had lied to Astrid about them being a

guys are in a secret relationship. Of course,

an accident. I’m

eyes, Astrid didn’t quite know what to say… Could Fannie have been

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