Love in the Limelight Novel

“It’s my fault we don’t have any water, Bernice muttered, and Odell immediately rushed to comfort her.

“No, none of us blame you.”

Bernice said, “But Astrid…”

“Don’t drag Astrid into this unnecessarily, she never blamed you,” Elio chimed in.

Feeling the icy atmosphere coming from Elio, Bernice fell silent.

Astrid glanced at her, then looked away. “If you’re tired, you can head back the way we came. I’ve marked the trees along the path. Mr. Naylor, Elio, and I will go find some food.”

Bernice, having grown up in comfort and never experiencing hardship, was indeed struggling. The heat was unbearable and she was considering turning back. The cave was boring, but at least it was cool.

Seeing Astrid leaving, Parrish said to Clyde, “Clyde, you and Odell escort Ms. Bernice back. I’ll protect Astrid.”

“Wait, she doesn’t need your protection! You just want to hang out with her!” Clyde grumbled, but he didn’t follow. He was worried about Odell and Bernice encountering danger on their own.

On the way back, Bernice noticed Clyde’s low spirits and asked, “Isn’t Naylor the leader of your group? Why does it seem like you all follow Astrid’s orders?”

aback by the

stream. If she had watched it, she

of useful stuff. She caught a shark when we first arrived on the island, then a snake. If it weren’t for her, we wouldn’t

a shark? A

snake, but she quickly masked her surprise.

“Whatever is happening between Astrid and Mr. Lampard is their private business. It’s better for us

but if Mr. Lampard knew about Astrid’s past…” Bernice trailed off, then gave an awkward

she should supposed to say.

room for imagination among the

Bernice mean by that? Did Astrid have

rich guy in the past that Mr Lampard doesn’t know about?]

she’s cheating. And it’s strange, that Dale, a top manager in

the industry, she must know something!]

secrets, but she’s spreading vague rumors. It’s too much. If you have something to say,

is Astrid always the target of bad press?“]

getting

in the cave, staring at the front, and his stomach was growling.

help!” Parrish’s voice echoed from the forest, and Clyde immediately jumped off