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

never thought that Ashley would call

every time someone called him that. But strangely enough,

Greyson to task for bending the rules for

the Luo Group at one of their small branch companies. We've quit now,

you quit? Did anyone bully you there?" Greyson asked,

who had dug up all of Ashley's personal information. Greyson had just done some superficial investigation about what had happened to Ashley and Ellie at the Luo Group.

we could do what we really enjoy doing

Greyson nodded.

have you figured out what you

of finding

of what had happened while looking for a good place angered her

the matter with Lena? Why does she have to

make them leave the Luo Group. And now that they had finally left, she wanted

only wanted them to go

different plans. They had decided to never go back

something was

he was, he rolled his eyes and asked,"What happened, Ellie? Why didn't

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

to make her

looked at

him,"It's nothing, Greyson. We can handle it ourselves. Didn't you say that you were hungry? Let's go have lunch. It's

pinched Ellie's arm

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

be better to keep it from him, for his own

that the Luo Group was no match for Greyson. He could remove the Luos from

do you eat spicy food?" Ashley turned to Greyson and asked.

nodded in

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