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

thought that Ashley would call him

his temper every time someone called him that. But strangely enough, he

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

the Luo Group at one of their small branch companies.

you quit? Did anyone bully

Greyson had just done some superficial investigation

weren't bullied. We were just tired of staying there. We thought that after resigning, we could do what we really enjoy doing and never have to answer

Greyson

figured out what you really

of finding the right

memory of what had happened while looking for

to go against Ashley and me?' Ellie thought to herself.

the Luo Group. And now

single time. Lena obviously did that on purpose and only wanted them to go back to her and

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

that something was fishy from

his eyes and

to spill everything for him. But Ashley raised a finger to her lips and shook her

were enough to

Greyson looked at Ashley.

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

pinched Ellie's arm surreptitiously.

Ellie echoed rather

Greyson to get involved. It would be better to keep it from him, for his own sake. 'After all, he can't afford to go up against the Luo

she didn't know was that the Luo Group was no match for Greyson. He could remove the Luos from

Ashley turned

nodded in

go have hot pot!" Ashley said excitedly.