Chapter 468


    Astrid descended the staircase, greeting the people below with a warm smile, as if she hadn''t just given


    Johnnie a beating upstairs.


    Why was Astrid so calm? She knew Johnnie wouldn''t call for help. She had done her homework on him


    before arriving; he was a man who valued his dignity above all.


    To call for help now would mean admitting to everyone that he''d been beaten by a woman. He would


    never do that.


    Whistling, Astrid walked down the stairs and climbed into Elio''s car.


    Johnnie was seething, his entire body shaking with suppressed rage. Heposed himself, tidied up


    his appearance, and only then descended the staircase.


    Larry, always sharp-eyed, spotted the bruise on Johnnie''s face and quickly ordered everyone to lower


    their heads. Johnnie walked downstairs as if nothing happened, but the more he thought about the


    incident, the more upset he became. He had never been so humiliated.


    Just as he stepped outside the restaurant and was about to reach his car, Johnnie felt a sharp pain in


    his chest. His vision blurred, and he copsed onto the ground.


    "Sir!" Larry eximed, rushing to help him up. But Johnnie''s face was ashen, an rming sight.


    "What are you standing around for? Call an ambnce!" Larry barked.


    The bodyguard quickly called an ambnce and then called Jay, his heart pounding with anxiety.


    Astrid and Elio hadn''t reached home when the news of Johnnie''s hospitalization reached them. Elio


    nced at Astrid, who was fast asleep beside him, and smirked. Astrid had been sleeping poorly these


    past few days, and the fatigue was catching up with her. She fell into a deep sleep the moment they


    arrived home and didn''t wake until it was dark outside.


    Yawning, she got up and opened the bedroom door to see Elio watching a football game on TV. "Elio,


    why haven''t you left yet?" Astrid asked.


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    "I wanted to keep youpany," Elio replied.


    "Hmph," Astrid rolled her eyes at him. She pulled out her phone from her bag and turned it on to see a


    message from Dale.


    [Astrid, what did you do to Johnnie?] Dale texted, [Johnnie''s critical condition is all over the news! You


    didn''t poison him, did you?]


    Astrid yawned and flopped onto the couch, replying, [Yeah, I did poison him. He had iting for trying


    to harm my son.]


    A few secondster, Dale responded, [Damn, he targeted Roman? Then he deserved it, but be careful


    not to leave any traces.]


    [Don''t worry, I''m always discreet. But you need to handle the PR side of things. Even though the police


    won''t find any evidence, it''s a fact that I met him today. I''m worried someone might spin the story.]


    Astrid replied.


    [Don''t worry about my PR skills. Oh, there''s a historical show in the works, and they want you. The


    script and the team look very promising. I''ll send you the details. If you''re interested, we can meet with


    the director tomorrow.]


    [Sounds good.]


    Just as Astrid and Dale were wrapping up their chat, she caught a whiff of something delicious.


    Looking up, she saw Elio carrying a bowl of chicken noodle soup. "Eat something," he said.


    "Okay," Astrid picked up her fork and was about to dig in when amotion erupted outside.


    She put down her fork and was about to open the door when Elio stopped her and opened it himself.


    Outside, it was pure chaos. Jay''s bodyguards were brawling with the bodyguards guarding outside,


    creating quite the spectacle.