Love in the Limelight

Chapter 27

Elio hopped in his car with the intention of heading straight for Astrid, but midway, he took a detour towards home.

He figured he might have spooked Astrid last night by being too eager From what he could tell, she didn’t seem to harbor any special feelings for him, and if he came on too strong, she might turn against him. So, he needed some backup.

When Elio got home, he spotted Roman, sitting in the living room, engrossed in his Lego blocks.

There was a teenager, probably around seventeen or eighteen, splayed out on the couch. He was in his school uniform, his hair dyed a glaring red and a few dark blue earrings adorning his left ear. The teen was deep in slumber, sprawled out on the couch, even letting out a soft snore.

Upon seeing Elio, Roman just glanced up nonchalantly and went back to his Lego.

It was like he hadn’t seen Elio at all

Just last night, Roman was talking about meeting Astrid. Why wasn’t he

Lego, Ello got restless and blurted out, “Roman, someone’s

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up and

was stunned Why the heck did he suddenly run

later, there was some noise upstairs, then Roman came charging down with his toy gun, grabbed

and headed for the door. He paused at the doorway and glanced back at the teen on the couch, saying with a poker face, “Lucas Lampard, go tell my mom to stop sending people to spy on me. If she’dares to interfere with my business, don’t blame me for falling out with

or the couch sat up, no trace of sleepiness in his eyes. “Uncle, you got it wrong. I wasn’t sent to spy on you. I got whacked by my dad for my bad grades, so I came here to hide out.” Elio and Lucas Lampard’s father were cousins, so Lucas wasn’t his real

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was often away due to work and was more than happy to

girl could attract the devilish Ello. But if a girl was considered a fairy by someone

clear that Elio wanted to see the girl, but he pushed the responsibility onto Roman. Using his own son to chase after a girlfriend, that was just too much!