A Love Trap

Ashley was astonished at what Greyson had just said.

He was already 24 -

one year older than her!

But age had been kind to him and he looked younger than he actually was.

Ashley was silent, not wanting to say anything.

"Ellie, did I say something wrong? Ashley looks unhappy," Greyson asked Ellie, confused.

"Oh, it's nothing!" Ellie said. "She's just a little surprised by your age. Can you guess how old she is?"

"22 or 23?" Greyson said tentatively.

"Correct! She's 23. And you know how much girls are bothered by looking older. Ashley's one year younger than you are, but people think she's your older sister. Could she be more upset?" Ellie said, her face a picture of concern. But at the look on Greyson's face, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"I guess you could take Ashley to be your elder sister, only she's younger than you," Ellie joked, handing Ashley another cruel blow.

"Okay, shut up, Ellie!" Ashley rasped, glaring at Ellie.

"I'm sorry if that bothers you. I do look younger than my own age, so every time I go out and people see me, they think I am still a juvenile," Greyson said gloomily.

"It's okay. You look cute," Ashley said.

"Yeah, I know. I love the way I look," Greyson smiled.

Gazing at Greyson, Ashley became speechless again. He was cute, but so much cuter when he smiled.

"Where do you work?" he asked. And then as an afterthought, he said excitedly,"Maybe we work in the same company but we don't know that we do!"

"Ha ha, Little Greyson, you are so cute!"

at the

never thought that Ashley would call him that.

that. But strangely enough, he kind of liked it when Ashley

definitely have taken Greyson to task for bending the rules for Ashley. 'It would have been

used to work for the Luo Group at one of their small branch companies.

Did anyone bully

information. Greyson had just done some superficial investigation about what had happened to Ashley and Ellie at the Luo

just tired of staying there. We thought that after resigning, we could do what we really enjoy doing and never have to answer to anyone. Does that

Greyson nodded.

figured out what you really want to

just a matter of finding the

what had happened while looking for a good

is the matter with Lena? Why does she have to go against Ashley and me?' Ellie thought to

to make them leave the Luo Group. And now that they had

obviously did that on purpose and only wanted them to go back to her and grovel at her

plans. They had decided to never go

that something was

his eyes and asked,"What happened, Ellie? Why didn't you

is all because of Le...?" Greyson's innocent face made Ellie want to spill everything for him. But Ashley raised a finger to her lips

enough to make her understand and shut her

Greyson looked

it ourselves. Didn't you say that you were hungry? Let's

Ellie's arm surreptitiously.

before Ellie echoed rather too eagerly,"Yes! Yes,

for his own sake. 'After all,

He could remove

spicy food?" Ashley

nodded in

then! Let's go have hot pot!" Ashley