Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio)

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

Elio was a bit taken aback by Roman’s calm demeanor. Just last night, Roman was talking about

meeting Astrid. Why wasn’t he reacting now? Wasn’t he supposed to ask Ello to take him to Astrid?

After a few more minutes of Roman engrossed in his Lego, Ello got restless and blurted out, “Roman,

someone’s messing with your dear auntle, I…

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Before Elio could finish, Roman immediately stood up and with a quick shuffle, dashed up the stairs.

Elio was stunned Why the heck did he suddenly run off?

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

grabbed Ello’s hand and said urgently, “Let’s go!”

“Alright” Elio bent down to scoop up Roman 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

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out with her.

As soon as he finished, the teen 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 nephew. But Lucas

often played games with Roman, so they got along pretty well.

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Elio was often away due to work and was more than happy to have someone keep Roman company.

“But uncle, are you really dating now?” Lucas Lampard was curious. He wanted to know what kind of

girl could attract the devilish Ello. But if a girl was considered a fairy by someone as picky as Ello, she

must be a super–duper beauty. He really wanted to meet her, but in just a few days, Ello seemed to

have become a bit shameless.

From what he just said, It was 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!

Elio simply ignored Lucas Lampard, but Lucas was a bit scared to continue asking, so he turned to

Roman with a curious face and asked, “Roman, Is your dad dating?”

Roman shook his head, thought for a while, and then on a serious tone said, “He got rejected.”

Elio’s eyebrows involuntarily furrowed.

He got rejected? Lucas Lampard was stunned at first, but then he burst out laughing. Did Roman mean

that the lady rejected Ello?