Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio) novel Chapter 510

Laughter erupted across the bullet comments, with endless LOL emojis scrolling up the screen.

Astrid groggily opened her eyes to find a curious weight upon her body. With a sudden jolt, she sat up and discovered a mountain of clothes piled atop her.

Glancing over the garments, then at Nathan, who was sitting nearby, holding a pair of jeans and about to drape them over her, Astrid couldn't help but let out a bemused chuckle. "Nathan, what on earth are you doing?"

"Uh, trying to keep you warm?" Nathan sheepishly withdrew the jeans. "Lie back down, will you? It's chilly at night and I'm blocking the wind for you."

Astrid waved him off. "No need. This blanket might look thin, but it's from my brother's tech company like a little furnace. Look, you've already made me sweat."

Nathan noticed for the first time that Astrid's cheeks were flushed pink and her forehead dotted with perspiration.

"Alright, my bad. Get some sleep then."

Watching Astrid settle back down, Nathan reluctantly gathered the pile of clothes he'd heaped on her.

Doubting the effectiveness of her 'blanket', he couldn't resist draping his thick jacket over her for good measure.

The online crowd lost their collective minds with laughter.

The next morning, everyone got up early to pack up and set out on the day's adventure.

It wasn't long before they heard Karin coughing persistently during breakfast. Clyde noticed her pale complexion and handed her a thermometer. "You didn't catch a chill last night, did you? Better check if you have a fever."

"I'm fine, just didn't expect the mountains to be so cool," Karin replied with a shy smile, taking the thermometer in her hand. "Thanks, though."

"Never mind. Let me carry your bag for you," Clyde said, picking up Karin's backpack. "Let's get moving."

"Sure," they all chimed and continued on their way.

After Nathan's endearing blunder the previous night, his popularity inexplicably soared.