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

that Ashley

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

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

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

anyone bully

done some superficial investigation about what

do what we really enjoy doing and never have to answer to anyone. Does

Greyson nodded.

out what you really want to

we have. It's just a matter of finding the right place to start

The memory of what had happened while looking for a good place

the matter with Lena? Why does she have to

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

efforts to rent an available store every single time. Lena obviously did that on purpose and only wanted them to go back to her and grovel at her feet, begging her to go easy on them.

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

that something was fishy from Ellie's

he rolled his eyes and asked,"What happened,

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

to make

looked at Ashley.

handle it ourselves. Didn't you say that you were

pinched Ellie's arm

sharp intake of breath before Ellie echoed rather too eagerly,"Yes!

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

was that the Luo Group was no match for Greyson. He could remove the Luos from J City with just a word if he wanted to.

you eat spicy food?" Ashley turned to Greyson

nodded in response.

Let's go have hot pot!" Ashley said