Chapter 27
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 didnât 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 hadnât seen Elio at all Elio was a bit taken aback by Romanâs calm demeanor. Just last night, Roman was talking about meeting Astrid. Why wasnât he reacting now?
Wasnât 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, âRoman, someoneâs messing with your dear auntle, I...
1 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 Elloâs hand and said urgently, âLetâs go!â
âAlrightâ 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, âLucas Lampard, go tell my mom to stop sending people to spy on me. If sheâdares to interfere with my business, donât blame me for falling out with her.
As soon as he finished, the teen or the couch sat up, no trace of sleepiness in his eyes. âUncle, you got it wrong. I wasnât sent to spy on you. I got whacked by my dad for my bad grades, so I came here to hide out.â Elio and Lucas Lampardâs father were cousins, so Lucas wasnât his real nephew.
But Lucas often played games with Roman, so they got along pretty well.
Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio)
ï¤Chapter 26 Fell Into His Love Trap (Skylar and Tobias)
ï¤Chapter 801 Living Off Her Married at First Sight (Serenity and Zachary)
ï¤Chapter 4596 1 Elio was often away due to work and was more than happy to have someone keep Roman company.
âBut uncle, are you really dating now?â 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 superâduper 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, âRoman, Is your dad dating?â
Roman shook his head, thought for a while, and then on a serious tone said, âHe got rejected.â
Elioâs 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?