Novel Square
Chapter 478
Chapter 478
The tension in the room was palpable, actors and directors exchanging glances that were just off. It left
Elio with an odd feeling in his gut, but Astrid was the picture of poise, not a trace of intoxication on her.
Puzzled, Elio asked, "What's up?"
Astrid locked eyes with him for several long seconds, then, with a playful smirk, she looped an arm
around his neck and planted a quick kiss on his lips.
Elio's brain short-circuited, and the room exploded into chaos! It was like the ball dropped on New
Year's Eve all over again.
[Holy cow, Astrid's got game!]
[I must be seeing things!]
[So, are they actually dating???]
[It's gotta be!]
[Elio finally won over the heartthrob, talk about a labor of love!]
Astrid glanced at him, ruffling her hair awkwardly, and began in a soft voice, "Elio, the thing is..."
"No need to explain," he gently cut her off, "whatever the reason, you kissed me. We should head out;
it's getting late."
"Right." Astrid bid farewell to the crowd and followed Elio out.
The night air was cool, but Astrid's cheeks betrayed her with their warmth.
Elio, catching her profile, chuckled softly, "Oh come on, our Astrid shy? It's not our first kiss. What's
there to blush about?"
As he spoke, Elio spun around, pulling Astrid into an embrace and pinning her gently against the wall.
"I was playing Truth or Dare with them, lost, and chose a dare. They dared me to kiss you," Astrid
confessed in a hushed tone, though her voice lacked confidence.
Truth be told, she could have refused, but whether it was the alcohol or some inexplicable impulse, she
had agreed!
Their child was already four; what's a kiss in the grand scheme of things?
Elio grinned, "Who thought of that dare? They're going places, because who knows when you'd have
kissed me on your own initiative."
At this, Astrid pushed him away, amused and mock-annoyed, "Get off me! Who even does that outside
of TV dramas anymore? Are you stuck in the past? We have a kid, and I kissed you, so what?"
Elio started to reply when a voice interrupted, "Quite the scene you two are making."
Elio turned to see a group of masked men in black approaching, steel pipes in hand.
Astrid shoved Elio aside, scanning the parking garage exits now blocked by the thugs.
Caught off guard.
She hadn't expected them to make a move in public.
But Astrid was always one step ahead, never without a plan.
Elio moved to shield her, "Astrid, stay back. My guys are nearby."
"Tell your guys to hold off. I want to handle this. We're a society of law and order, right? Time to show
some civility!" Astrid pushed Elio away again, popped a piece of gum into her mouth, and with a defiant
stance faced the goons, "Got insurance, boys?"
The thugs were baffled.
Astrid sneered, "Jay Lampard, that lowlife, can't face me himself, so he sends you to do his dirty work?
You think you can take me down, a bunch of misfits? I was taking on ten at a time while you were still in RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only
diapers!"
The leader felt insulted and barked, "Say that again?"
Astrid mocked, "Wow, first time I've seen someone beg to be insulted twice. I'm in a good mood today;
I'll indulge you, you trash!"
As she spoke, a hidden blade shot from her sleeve, striking the man square in the chest!
In the next instant, the once-cocky thug hit the concrete, his legs twitching before going still.
Astrid stepped forward and kicked him disdainfully, "Useless."