Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio)

Chapter 13

“No matter how much I stuff myself, I never gain weight. And I plan on keeping it that way. Astrid said

confidently, munching on a generous portion of meat. Her phone buzzed again it was a message from

Chad

Chad. Chief, the chairman of Tomate Live just gave me a ring He’s asking if you’re really not renewing

the contract and putting your live streaming on hold.“] Astrid. “Didn’t I make that clear before?“]

Chad. “You’re their top gamer You leaving would be a massive blow for them. It’s no wonder he’s trying

to personally persuade you to stay. He’s upped the signing bonus to ten million dollars.“]

Chad. A ton of streaming platforms have heard about your contract ending and they’re all eager to sign

you. They’re offering serious cash.“]

Astrid. It’s just ten million“]

Chad read the message and knew instantly that Astrid wasn’t planning on renewing her contract

Chief might not have cared about the money, but he sure did!

Astrid didn’t show her face while streaming only her hands, and she used a voice changer. No one

knew who she really was. Could he Impersonate her?

Before Chad could daydream any further, Astrid messaged him again, [“Don’t even think about

tarnishing my reputation with your crazy Ideas. I might not be streaming now but I might return in a few

years.“] Chad thought to himself, it was just a thought. He wouldn’t actually impersonate Chief.

But ten million dollars! Oh, the agony of all that money flying away! It was so painful, Chad could hardly

breathe.

Chad Okay, Chief Ill handle everything with them.“] Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

After sending the message, his heart ached even more.

Meanwhile, Elio was at work and couldn’t seem to focus. For some reason, he kept thinking about

Astrid’s face

Just then, his friend Orion messaged him, [“Elio, there’s a singles party tomorrow. Wanna come?”

Elio. [Not interested.“]

Onion, [‘Come on, all you do is work. What’s the point of earning all that money if you can’t relax? It’s a

pool party.“]

Orion, [‘If you don’t start socializing with women, you’ll die a lonely man.“]

Elio, [‘I won’t die lonely. I’ve got a target in mind.“]

The next second, Orion was calling him, but Ello ruthlessly hung up and put his phone aside. The fact

that he kept thinking about her could only mean one thing. He had feelings for her. And now that he

had feelings, he had to act.

He was a man of action.

Previously, Carson had sent him a file on Astrid, complete with her address and phone number.

Taking out his phone, he opened WhatsApp and Input Astrid’s number.

Clicked search.

But it came up blank. Her account wasn’t linked to her number.

Looks like he’d have to go see Roman.

Heading downstairs, he found Roman engrossed in a toy.

*Roman, give me your phone, Elio said bluntly.

“No.” Roman replied without looking up.

Elio, “Are you still in touch with the girl you added as a friend last time?”

“Yeah,” Roman nodded, “Are you trying to woo her?”

Woo?

Elio frowned, “Nonsense.”

Where did he learn that word?

Just as he was figuring out how to approach Roman, Carson called, “Boss, there was a fire on Rusty

Road in the north of the city. That’s where Astrid lives!”

Upon hearing this, Elio turned to Roman, “Her place caught fire. Want to go check it out?”

“Let’s go!” Roman immediately stood up, not even bothering to put down his toy, and sprinted out the

door