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!”

mouth, she felt a chill envelop her and quickly explained, “I’ve already arranged for a place with an

Husband and wife? If we need a relationship to live together, we can go register for a marriage now.” Register for marriage??? Astrid was dumbfounded. What was going

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 on

elevator door suddenly opened, and Colton appeared at the

moment, Astrid felt like he was her savior. She greeted Colton Immediately, “Colton,

relief, thinking that since someone had

side. She let out a long sigh of relief… and moved

little movement made Elio frown. Since when did she become so close

father, “Star, no matter what you say, I’m not calling off the bodyguards this time. If it wasn’t for Sandra raising you for eighteen years, I could have made her regret ever being

make sure It’s not as high–profile as before, okay?” Half a year 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

close to Colton to make him cancel the engagement. Otherwise, If this issue wasn’t

floor, and

as Colton and Elio left the elevator, Farrah