Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio) novel Chapter 473

Astrid nodded, "Yeah, we signed the contract."

Gracie replied, "Wow, that was fast!"

After some thought, Gracie decided not to tell Astrid about Elio's proposition. After all, she didn't take his money - although she was tempted to.

Her phone buzzed and she quickly grabbed it. Her mouth dropped open in surprise. "Astrid, it's Rickon! He wants to take me out for dinner!"

Astrid chuckled at Gracie's excitement. "Go ahead, Selena can accompany me for the afternoon briefing. We don't have much going on anyway."

"But seriously, what kind of relationship are you guys in? You hardly ever see each other!"

Gracie hugged her phone, grinning from ear to ear. "You don't understand - absence makes the heart grow fonder!"

"I have so many flaws. If I'm always around him, he'll surely get tired of me. So, I decided to keep my distance. It's perfect."

"Perfect?" Astrid smirked. "Aren't you planning to marry Rickon someday? Are you going to keep your distance then too? You'll live in separate rooms like roommates?"

Gracie said, "That... sounds fine to me! We'll do our marital duties, and then sleep separately. Perfect!"

Gracie's twisted logic made Dale choke on his coke.

Dale looked at Gracie, speechless. "From what I see, you and Rickon are not even in a relationship. If you truly like someone, you'd want to see them often. Yet, you two barely even keep in touch."

Gracie said, "He's just really busy."

"Why can't a great guy like Rickon have a girlfriend? If you can find a boyfriend, why can't Rickon find a girlfriend?" Astrid glared at Dale, "Stop babbling. Let's go, we can't be late for the briefing."

Dale was silenced by Astrid's glare and obediently went to start the car.

No sooner had Dale left than she was stopped by someone.

"Astrid, it really is you!"

Astrid turned around to see Bernice, chatting and laughing with the producer.

Upon seeing Astrid, Fraser introduced her to Bernice with a smile, "Astrid, although you and Bernice had some disagreements previously, it's really not a big deal. With both of you in our show, it's bound to be a hit."