Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio)

Chapter 484

The fans were still fuming, but Joana had publicly apologized. If they kept harping on it, they'd just

seem petty.

The group trekked back, finally making it to the safety of the campsite.

Parrish and Clyde got busy washing vegetables, while Astrid, knife in hand, scouted the surrounding

area for trees with broad leaves.

She was about to get started, gloved hands ready, when Elio stepped in front of her, chopping down

branches. "Let me handle the heavy lifting. You take a break."

"I'm not tired. A little work will warm me up." Astrid wasn't one for affectations; she dived right into the

task.

Odell came over to help them gather the leaves, seeing the two engrossed in their work.

Joana, sitting by the campfire, looked puzzled. "Why are you cutting down those leaves? Isn't that kind

of destructive to the environment?"

The online comments were like- [I was ready to hang up my hat as a keyboard warrior, but Joana

keeps drawing me back into the fray!]

[They're just leaves from trees that are all over the place here. It's hardly destruction.] Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

[Odell's sick and still not slacking off, while Joana just throws shade from the sidelines. So annoying.]

[Everyone, chill. Joana's not causing trouble, which is a win for us. She's getting better.]

[These trees are practically an invasive species here. Astrid's not cutting down the whole tree, just

some leaves. Let's not nitpick.]

Joana had no idea her casual remark would stir up such ire online and continued to mutter, "Mr. Odell,

aren't you going to say something? You're an environmental ambassador, aren't you?"

Odell, setting aside what he was carrying, glanced at Joana and patiently explained, "We're making a

shelter because even though we're out of the rain here, we'll still get soaked if it comes down hard.

These trees are overrunning the forest; cutting a few leaves doesn't harm the ecosystem."

"Oh," Joana mumbled, tossing a couple of logs into the fire. Naylor brought back logs as thick as his

arms, perfect for propping up the shelter.

Astrid returned and started expertly constructing the shelter. She worked with the ease of someone

who did this daily.

Elio stood by helpfully, a far cry from the icy CEO plastered across the news. Here, he was just a man

heart set on pleasing his wife.

The comments kept coming - [Damn, I'm falling harder for Astrid. She makes even building a shelter

look good!]

[I want to marry Astrid, but I can't best Elio. (Heartbroken)]

[Did anyone else notice Astrid warming up a tad to Mr. Lampard this episode?]

As the online chat buzzed with excitement, some viewers, idly browsing other video feeds, noticed

something peculiar.

Many of the trees had cameras installed, and one viewer spotted a strange occurrence.

The chat lit up - [Guys, I think Joana might be right, I just saw something spooky.]

The online community tensed up, [Dude, don't just blurt out stuff like that. My heart can't take it.]

[I was watching the night view on another feed, and I saw something flash by in the woods, like a

person, but not quite clear. It didn't seem real.]