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!"

stiffened at

that Ashley would call him

temper every time someone called him that. But strangely enough, he kind of liked it when

would definitely have taken Greyson to task for bending the rules for Ashley. 'It would have been a hell of a fight, ' Greyson mused.

to work for the Luo Group at one of their small branch companies. We've quit now, though," Ashley said.

bully you there?"

all of Ashley's personal information. Greyson had just done some superficial investigation

thought that after resigning, we could do what we really enjoy doing and never have to answer to anyone. Does that make sense?"

Greyson nodded.

you figured out what you

a matter of finding the right place to start off,"

happened while

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

make them leave the Luo Group. And now

purpose and only wanted them to go

and Ellie had different plans. They had decided to never go

was

rolled his

all because of Le...?" Greyson's innocent face made Ellie want to spill everything for him.

wasn't stupid. Ashley's gestures were enough to make

looked at Ashley.

can handle it ourselves. Didn't you say that you were hungry? Let's go have lunch. It's almost

pinched Ellie's

Ellie echoed rather too eagerly,"Yes! Yes, let's go

to get involved. It would be better to keep it from him, for his own

Group was no match for Greyson. He could remove

Ashley turned to

nodded in

go have hot pot!" Ashley said