Chapter 138
Gracie, sitting in the passenger seat, nervously swallowed and tugged at her hair before gently pulling at Astrid’s sleeve. “Astrid, this is…?”
“This is my brother.” Astrid pulled Gracie in front of her, “Bro, this is Gracie, my friend.“‘
Gracie was fixated on Rickon, seemingly captivated by his appearance.
“Hello.” Rickon nodded at Astrid, then said quietly, “I’ve found a better place for you to stay, your crew’s accommodation is crap and it’s not safe either.” “Okay.” Astrid obediently nodded, “You’re not leaving again, are you?”
“No, I’ll stick around for a few days until your opening ceremony is over, then you can come find me.” Rickon said, pulling out a card from his pocket, “This is for you, let me know if you run out of cash.”
Astrid pushed the card back, “Bro, I’ve got money.”
“This is for you, take it. And spend it fast, or I’ll be pissed.” Rickon said before getting into his car. He started the engine and then asked, “Has anyone been messing with you lately?”
Astrid shook her head, “No.”
“That’s good.” Rickon said before stepping on the gas and driving off.
Rickon isn’t a big talker, and he has his own way of showing he cares, but he really does love his little sister.
Gracie finally snapped out of her trance, “Astrid, that was your brother? You’ve never mentioned having a brother before, where’d he come from?”
“You never asked.” Astrid replied, then said, “We better get going or we’re gonna be late.”
“Holy smokes, he’s so hot…” Gracie exclaimed, “I should’ve asked for his contact. Astrid, do you have his number? Give it to me, I’ll make the first move!”
“Alright, alright, I’ll give it to you later, can we head to the opening ceremony now?” Astrid reluctantly agreed before dragging Gracie away.
Meanwhile, at the president’s office of the Lampard Group, Elio was working when his phone suddenly rang.
He glanced at the screen, it was an unknown number.
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