Love in the Limelight Novel

Chapter 18
The second son of the Brooke family said, ‘Star. You might as well give up: you can’t win. It’s clearly written in the agreement,
only if you win the Best Actress on your own without exposing your real identity and without using any resources from our family,
that counts as a win You’ve got no background, no connections, and no capital, how are you going to make a splash in the
entertainment industry? If you surrender now, Ill fly over and pick you up right away!“]
Astrid [‘Don’t think I don’t know what you guys are up to, I won’t let your schemes succeed! Scram, don’t disturb my sleep!‘]
Thinking of their smirks, Astrid was so angry that she gnashed her teeth
They all had dreams, so they didn’t want to inherit the family fortunel Didn’t she have dreams too? She was not going back home
to fish with dad!
If it was fishing once a week, she could tolerate it; but dad fished every day in rain or sunshine And He never caught anything!
Talk about boring to death!
The most important thing was, when she was still in her mom’s womb, her dad had already promised her to his friend’s son.
Dad loved her very much, so of course he wouldn’t let her marry a man he didn’t like, but that man took this seriously and had
been haunting her like a nightmare. A big part of her running away from home was to avoid this man. Because that man was
sick, didn’t have much time left, and he couldn’t be with her.
Maybe the next time she went back home, he would already be gone.
Thinking of this, Astrid felt great, threw her phone, and headed straight for the bathroom.
Half an hour later, she came out wrapped in a bathrobe, and was about to dry her hair, when there was a knock on the door.
Pulling her loose bathrobe tightly around her body, Astrid went to open the door.
Looking up, she saw Elio standing at the door with a bottle of mosquito repellent, “This is for you.”
Seeing the girl standing at the door Elio paused slightly.
Her eyes were like water, and her skin was smooth, lightly flushed from the steam. Her lips were gorgeous, her wet hair casually
draped over her shoulders, emitting a light fragrance. Every movement was heart–stopping.

For a moment, he felt a heat rush through his body..
“Oh, thanks.” Astrid took the item. She immediately wanted to close the door, but found the door wouldn’t close.
Looking up, she saw a big hand propping up her door, a dangerous glint in his eyes.
Blinking. Astrid was as calm as could be, “Anything else, Mr. Lampard?”
She guaranteed that if Elio dared to make a move on her, she would beat him up so bad he wouldn’t even recognize his own
mother.
Looking at her clear eyes, Elio took a deep breath and let go of the door, “Nothing. Good night.”
The door closed.
The heat in his body did not subside for a while, so Elio sat in the living room drinking ice water. After a while, Astrid’s door
opened
He turned to see Roman rubbing his eyes and coming out. Roman was wearing a pair of oversized slippers, walking slowly He
stopped by Ello’s side and sald very seriously, “She, is mine!”
Looking at his serious face, Ello picked him up with one hand. He planned to take him to sleep with him, but then Astrid came
out.
Roman immediately pouted, looking wronged, “Ello hit me...”
Struggling in mid–air, he looked pitiful.
Astrid immediately came over and held Roman, gave Ello an unhappy glare, then turned around and closed the door.
Staring at the closed door, Elio’s eyes were a bit heavy. What he said to Astrid in the car was all true. She really was the only
woman who had appeared in his dreams over the years. From the first glance, he knew that she was the one he was destined to
protect. There was never any reason to love.
If it felt right, then it was right.

When Astrid woke up the next day, it was already ten o’clock. She pulled open the curtains, and saw a big Ferris wheel outside
the window.
She yawned, talking to herself, “Why is there an amusement park here?”
Roman, “That’s not an amusement park, that’s my home.”
The corner of Astrid’s mouth twitched, “Your home?”
“Mhm.” Right next to this hotel was a luxurious villa, and that amusement park was built by Elio for Roman
Astrid looked at the luxurious villa below, and the corner of her mouth twitched again.
The villa was indeed nice, but compared to her seaside mansion, It was a bit lacking.
After a while, Elio came to knock on the door and call her for breakfast. The broken door from yesterday had been fixed, and the
hotel staff had brought breakfast over.
As soon as she sat down, Elio asked, “Ms. Irvine, if you have nowhere to go, you can stay at my place for now”
“Nah, I can find my own place”