Chapter 226
Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio)
Chapter 226 Sure, he had some clout, but it wasnât worth a hill of beans compared to Elio.
Heâd heard about Elioâs tricks and now he was kicking himself, âMr. Elio. Mr. Elio! Itâs a misunderstanding! Itâs all just a misunderstanding. I was just joking around with Ms. Irvine. I was only joking, I swear. I meant no disrespect!â
At this point, Lambert was groveling at Elioâs feet and was a picture of total humiliation.
Seeing Elio unmoved, Lambert turned to Astrid for support, but she quickly stepped away, âDonât kneel to me; it makes me sick.â
Elio glanced at the nonchalant Astrid and softly asked, âYou alright?â
âDo I look like Iâm in trouble? Relax, Iâm fine.â Astrid gave Elio a small smile, âBy the way, itâs almost time for my âshow; letâs move to another place to continue my makeup; you can deal with this guy.â
âSure.â Elioâs gentle tone when speaking to Astrid was so unexpected that it nearly knocked Carlaâs socks off.
âCarla, letâs go.â Astrid called out to Carla at the door, and Carla finally snapped back to reality and scurried out with her makeup box.
Elio looked down at Lambert on the floor like he was a bug, âCarson, you know what to do, right?â
Carson nodded, âChief, donât worry, I got this.â
Lambert was scared witless, âIâm sorry. Iâm really sorry. I know I was wrong!â
âYou shouldnât be apologizing to me; you should apologize to the girls youâve hurt.â Elio left him with those words and walked away.
Lambert collapsed in despair.
The variety show recording took several hours, and by the time Astrid was done, the rumor mill was in full swing.
Lambertâs good guy image crumbled overnight, and someone even dug up his affair with Fannie.
In the car, Astrid was reading the news and couldnât help but sigh, âThatâs why you shouldnât build up a fake image, because when it collapses, youâre toast.â
âMm, Elio agreed, then asked, âWhy didnât you scream for help when he entered the dressing room?â
Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio)
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Astrid smiled, âI could handle it myself; there was no need to cry wolf.â
âBy the way, why did you come?â
âI...â Elio hesitated, âToday is my birthday; I wanted to have dinner with you after the show.â
Astrid gripped her hands tightly and quickly changed the subject, âHow did you know I would agree to have dinner with you?â
âIf you didnât agree, I would announce on Twitter that you talk in your sleep and grind your teeth, and your goddess image would be shattered.â
âYouâre shameless.â
âIâm flattered.â
Astrid had no response.
In all the time she had known Elio, aside from a tiny Pikachu, she didnât recall ever giving him a gift.
Astrid thought for a moment and sent a message to Chad. âChad, come out, come out, itâs urgent!â
There was no reply.
Astrid sent another message to Hank. âHank! Come out, come out; itâs urgent!â
Still no reply.
Feeling hopeless, she sent out a gift card in their group chat.
The gift card was quickly snapped up.
Chad replied. âWow, Chief, are you playing us? Whyâd you send out such a lowâvalue gift card?â
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