Love in the Limelight

Chapter 40
Astrid Irvine greeted everyone with a smile, her demeanor was neither arrogant nor impatient, presenting herself flawlessly.
Todd had been worried that Astrid wouldn’t be able to handle such a large–scale event, but seeing her handle it with ease, he felt
relieved
Even before the press conference ended, various photos of Astrid had already spread widely on the internet.
#Astrid’s Beautiful Appearance#
The popularity rankings gradually rose from the fiftieth spot and eventually reached the top three.
The comments from netizens below the photos were also unique.
“Poor little fairy, there’s not even a proper introduction of her online. I feel sorry for her yet find it intriguing.”
“This girl is so pitiful. I’ve decided to write a biography for her!”
In this press conference, Astrid was undoubtedly the biggest winner.
Of course, as her popularity soared, there were people who launched strong attacks against her, claiming that she only got into
the cast through her connections with investors and had massive financial support.
“I wonder how many male sponsors she has!”
“I went to the same high school as her before. She used to skip classes frequently and hang out with some troublemakers in
society.”
“She didn’t even go to college.”
“Not long ago, she attended our high school reunion. She was already living in poverty, wearing cheap clothes, and yet she had
the audacity to lie that she had billions. It’s ridiculous!”
Astrid had an excellent state of mind and was completely unaffected by public opinion..
Her friends wanted to stand up for her, but she stopped them. If she couldn’t even handle this slight pressure in the
entertainment industry, how could she succeed? By the time the press conference ended, it was already late. She had been tired

from last night and had been busy for so long. At that time, her whole body felt sore. She declined the invitation to have dinner
with others, yawned, and walked out. Within a few steps, she saw Fannie Santos leaning against the staircase.
As soon as Fannie saw her, she straightened up. “Astrid, I want to talk to you.”
“We have nothing to talk about,” Astrid said, bypassing Fannie and continuing to walk. However, Fannie quickly caught up.
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“Astrid, I’ve been with Elio for a long time. We’ve just kept it private to maintain my innocent image. His recent attention to you is
only a result of our quarrel. You wouldn’t want to be the third party in our relationship, right?” Fannie spoke while observing
Astrid’s reaction.
But Astrid’s face was expressionless.
Seeing this, Fannie continued, “Astrid, you’re my friend, and Elio will treat you as a friend too. In the entertainment industry, we
will help you out.”
“Hmph,” Astrid smirked, “Why are you telling me this? Elio Lampard is your boyfriend. You should control your own boyfriend and
stop him from constantly running around in front of me, being a troublesome presence that’s hard to get rid of. It’s irritating just to
look at him!”
“A troublesome presence? Are you talking about me?” A cold voice came from the air, and Astrid’s body instantly tensed up.
Being caught talking badly about someone was an unpleasant feeling.
She looked left and right and then saw Elio’s gloomy face walking down the stairs. Sensing the unfavorable situation, Astrid
immediately decided to leave, “You two continue chatting. I’m leaving!”
But before she could take two steps, her clothes were grabbed by a large hand. Even without turning around, she could imagine
how terrifying Elio’s expression was. Nervously, she said, “Mr. Lampard, there should be some distance between men and
women. Don’t touch me without permission!”
“Some distance between men and women? But we used to sleep together,” Elio sneered. The thought of this girl finding him
annoying made him uncontrollably angry. She found him annoying?
This girl had quite the courage.

He needed to teach her a lesson.
Elio reached out, forcefully turned Astrid around, then bent down and lifted her onto his shoulders in one swift motion!
Fannie’s eyes widened in shock at the scene before her. She still remembered a time when she tugged on Elio’s clothes during a
charity gala, and he immediately took off his coat and threw it away in front of everyone!
But now, he was actually carrying Astrid! And he said they had slept together?!
Fannie was furious, trembling all over. When she snapped out of it, Elio was already walking down the nearby stairs, carrying
Astrid on his shoulders.
“Put me down!” Elio’s sudden action surprised Astrid as well. She didn’t know what Elio was doing and hurriedly patted his back
while shouting, “Mr Lampard, put me down! What are you doing?”
Elio: “Ms Irvine said I’m a troublesome presence. I think I can be even more troublesome, like carrying you back home, so that
we can have a more intimate encounter.”