Love in the Limelight novel Chapter 502

[I feel sorry for my Astar. What's this got to do with her, anyway?]

[Hey, anyone fancy the meme I made of Joana chowing down on a drumstick? Who wants in?]

[LOL, kindred spirits unite. Share away.]

Because of tonight's fiasco, Joana was booted out, her personal bodyguards and cameraman replaced on the spot.

Worried about potential trouble, Maddox hired a new team of bodyguards.

These new guys showed up, and Astrid immediately sensed something was off. A few of them had an air that set them apart from the rest.

The other guards seemed pretty standard, but these newbies had a look in their eyes, a subtle hint of menace that one couldn't just ignore.

She'd felt something was weird about Joana's situation last night—it didn't seem like her style. Now, seeing these new guards, it clicked.

Someone was using this chaos as a cover to sneak their own players into the game.

Joana was just a pawn being sacrificed, and the real show was just getting started.

Clearly, Elio had noticed the weird vibe too. Since the crack of dawn, he'd been glued to Astrid, practically wanting to be with her 24/7.

Astrid was getting fed up. "Elio, can't you stop following me around? Aren't you worried about being the laughingstock?"

Elio said, "Nope, I want to stick by you."

"Huh..." Astrid rolled her eyes in disdain. "Can't you stop being so clingy? With my skills, if something goes down, I'd worry about you tripping me up and cramping my style."