Ashley's POV;

Gerald walks back into the room with a grand smile plastered on his face. I'm sure that in his heart, he believes that he's done something grand for me.

Perhaps if the third party he brought to join us wasn't my cousin, maybe I'd be happy too. But now I'm miserable, and I can't let him know that. I can't have Austin telling him the truth. For the first time in my life, I'm actually in love with someone, and I can't let my selfish cousin ruin that for me.

"So, you like him? "Gerald questions after shutting the door with its key, and I force a smile...