novelxo Chapter 198
Chapter 198
"Astrid, what the hell's going on? Even if he's after you, you can't let him stay the night!"
"Men are unreliable by nature, especially this guy who's been single for 29 years. He could do something inappropriate at any moment; you get me?"
Jon kept complaining, stormed over to Astrid, and pulled her to him. "Astrid, listen to me; get him out of here."
"Jon, it's late; it wouldn't be right to kick him out. Besides, I think he's quite nice. Out of all the guys who've chased after me, he's the best one!" As Astrid finished her sentence, Elio's eyes brightened.. This could be considered as praising him..
"Good?" Jon became upset, "What's good about him?"
Astrid turned her head and gave Elio a once-over, "He looks pretty good."
Jon was speechless.
"Jesus, you're so impulsive! What kind of tricks did he use on you?" Jon was hopping mad.
Astrid crossed her arms and lifted her chin, "Jon, you and Colton should leave, right? My place can't fit all of you; Elio is a guest; I won't let him leave tonight."
"We are not leaving tonight either; I'll sleep in the guest room; Colton can take the couch; there's no place for Elio!"
Upon hearing this, Astrid's lips curled, "Who says there isn't? My bed is big; if you guys won't leave, I'll have to let him take half of it."
Half of the bed?
Jon was scared and stiff by Astrid's words.
In the end, Jon, pulling Colton and Elio along, spent the night watching TV on the couch.
When Astrid woke up the next day, Elio had already gone to work.
Jon and Colton were soundly asleep on the couch, and the living room was filled with their snores.
Thinking of Elio's words last night, Astrid's lips curled into a smile.
Elio really was a big fool; how could he stay the night if she wasn't willing to give him a chance?
She had considered giving him a chance a long time ago.
It's just that he was too slow to pick up on it.
A few days of vacation flew by. To prevent Elio from doing anything inappropriate, Jon stayed in the house with Colton for six days.
One day, while Jon and Colton were playing games with Roman at home, a conspiracy was quietly unfolding in a private room of a coffee shop.
A woman sat fully armed in the room, pacing back and forth before the window, radiating unease.
This person was Fannie.
A few days ago, Warren Santos went to a bar for a drink and didn't return all night. The next day, someone reported that he had fainted in the hotel.
Although he was saved after being rushed to the hospital, his mental state was not normal.
Warren Santos, who often took women out for the night, now screams at the sight of women as if he had seen a ghost.
After several days of treatment by a psychologist, Warren Santos's condition stabilized. He didn't reveal what happened that night but kept apologizing to her.
He said Astrid was trying to kill him and to save his life; he told Astrid about what happened four and a half years ago.
She was startled.
A knock on the door brought Fannie's thoughts back to reality. She turned her head to look at the door.
Seeing the man at the door, she hurried over enthusiastically and shook his hand, "Mr. Laws, I'm so glad you could come!"
Mr. Laws smiled lightly, "Ms. Santos, can you tell me now what you need me to do?"
"It's simple; I need you to hypnotize someone to spill a secret."
She couldn't reveal Astrid's secret because then Astrid would expose her secret.
But, if Astrid spilled the beans herself, they couldn't blame others.