novelxo Chapter 249
Chapter 249
The bodyguards were gobsmacked. They'd never in a million years guessed that the landlord would be Elio! Wasn't he supposed to be some old geezer?
Lamont's hair stood on end in a flash, he was completely freaked out. He'd just tried to pick Elio's lock.
This was a disaster!
Astrid stood with her arms crossed, looking at the man in front of her, and said frostily, "Well, well, Mr. Landlord, fancy bumping into you here."
"Yeah, small world." Elio didn't know what to say, but he knew she'd find out sooner or later, so he didn't try to hide it anymore. "Look, Astrid... Let me explain." "Explain?" Astrid scoffed. "The facts are right in front of me. What's there to explain? You've been playing me!"
"..." Elio was silent for a few seconds, then said quietly, "If I've been playing you, it's because I'm into you."
The bodyguards were shocked!
Did he just confess his feelings out of the blue?
Suddenly, everyone felt like they might be intruding a bit.
Astrid was even more furious when she heard this. "Yeah, right. You've got some nerve!"
"I'm
sorry." Elio responded softly. "I messed up. I shouldn't have treated you like that. Tell me how I can make it up to you." Everyone fell silent. Were they hallucinating?
Was this really the same intimidating CEO they knew from the business world?
Astrid paused for a moment. "Don't flatter yourself. You're nothing to me, and you don't deserve any sort of punishment!"
Elio's face darkened even more at her words.
Was it really this hard to even ask for punishment these days?
Lamont and the others wanted to laugh, but they held it back.
They couldn't afford to piss off Elio.
Astrid gave Elio one last look before turning and leaving. She didn't even wait for the elevator, choosing to take the stairs instead.
Seeing Elio follow her, Lamont was about to join them but was held back by his colleagues.
Lamont turned to the man next to him and shook him off. "Waldo, have you lost your mind? Have you forgotten what the boss said? He said they can't be alone together!"
Waldo looked helpless, gesturing for everyone else to drag Lamont back inside.
"Lamont, are you playing dumb or are you really that clueless?" Waldo asked exasperatedly. "Miss Astrid and Mr. Lampard have a child together, and you can tell she has feelings for him. She's always been so good to us; do you want her to be lonely forever?"
"Nonsense!" Lamont shook off his colleagues' hands unhappily. "Miss Astrid is perfect; there are so many men who like her. Even without Elio, she could find someone worthy of her, like..."
"Shut up! Are you trying to get yourself killed by mentioning that guy?" Waldo glared at Lamont, who walked over and sat down on a nearby sofa.
The atmosphere in the room felt a bit strange. Waldo was about to go over and say something, but then Lamont got a text from Astrid. "Go buy a lock and change it for him."
Lamont replied with one word. 'Okay'
After sending the message, he got up to buy the lock. As he opened the door, he saw Elio walking out of the elevator.
Elio was shut out, looking as cold as ice.