Love in the Limelight

Chapter 23

Elios sudden proximity took Astrid by surprise

His breath invaded her personal space, and Astrid stood rigid, feeling awkward

But Elio just stood there in the same pose, not saying a word. His brow furrowed at the memory of Astrid playing cards with Colton. She was always anxious around him, but she could laugh so freely in front of Colton Did she hate him being near that much? “Why do you hate me so much?” Ello suddenly asked.

Astrid was taken aback, she hadn’t expected Ello to ask this question. She mumbled, “I don’t hate you. Who said I hate you?”

Elio heard her perfunctory response and his tone became colder, “Then go home with me.”

Astrid blurted out, “No!”

explained, “I’ve already arranged for a place with an agent. We don’t have any special relationship, it’s not appropriate for me to

appropriate?” Elio’s eyebrows twitched, “Boyfriend and girlfriend? Husband and wife? If we need a relationship to live together, we can go register for a

thinking? He was fine during the day, so why had he become so weird all of a sudden? “Is this elevator too slow? Why hasn’t it reached the ground floor after such a

they hadn’t pressed the ground floor after entering! The elevator was still

suddenly opened, and Colton appeared at the door

this moment, Astrid felt like he was her savior. She greeted

relief, thinking that since someone had

left her side. She let out a long sigh

when did she become

saw a text message from her father, “Star, no matter what you say, I’m not calling off the bodyguards

ago, when she first returned to Sunhaven, her dad had arranged dozens of bodyguards for her. They would follow her everywhere she went, making her the center of attention. After her strong brotest, her dad finally called off the

to make him cancel the engagement. Otherwise, If this issue wasn’t resolved, Sandra would cause

and Astrid bolted out, disappearing in an

the elevator, Farrah approached them with a few