A Love Trap novel Chapter 67

The young men mentally scanned through all the information in their minds about the prestigious families of J City but nobody could recollect the Mu family.

If the Mus found out that their reputation in society was so dismal, they would be chagrined.

But in reality, the wealth and position of the Mu family could only be categorized as third-class, which meant it was inferior even to the second-class families to which these young men belonged. Naturally, this group didn't know this family at all.

"The Mu family? It seems that this family doesn't exist in J City," replied Beck Chen, who seemed to be the leader of this gang.

His confused expression told Greyson he had never heard of this family.

The others also nodded in affirmation, "Yes, Greyson. There is no family whose last name is Mu in J City. Have you got the name wrong?"

Greyson had enlisted the help of these young prodigal men to learn about the Mus. Although they had never worked a day in their lives, their family business would be handed to them on a platter by their parents.

As they belonged to the same strata, they knew more inside secrets and gossip than those working within the organizations.

They seemed to be carefree about everything, except their inheritance. They would not stand to be substituted by other successors, not even those from their own family.

Most of these spoiled brats were not as innocent as they seemed. Nobody knew what was going on in their heads.

When Greyson found out that they knew nothing about the Mu family, his face fell.

Greyson was disappointed because he assumed that these people would know more about J City's prestigious families than common people. He was certain he would get a satisfying answer from them. But he was wrong. Surprisingly, nobody here knew anything about that family. What infuriated him the most was that these impudent upstarts suspected that he got the name wrong! He was not a fool. The name was right! So how could this happen?

Just then, a man in the corner raised his hand slowly while the others were trying to solve this mystery.

Everyone immediately turned to him.

Being under the scrutiny of so many people made him nervous and his body let out an involuntary shudder. Finally mustering up the courage, he said, "I might know something about the Mu family."

Everyone looked at him with curious eyes. This man had the lowest position in this group and was seldom noticed by others, so when he suddenly spoke up, they were stunned.

Greyson didn't pay heed to the group's hostile vibe and walked up to the man. "Do you know the Mu family?" he enquired.

Standing before the young man, Greyson, a big built man, shadowed the meek, young man. He glared down at him in an attempt to browbeat the young lad.

Alvin knew this was his only chance, so despite feeling intimidated, he seized the opportunity.

His fellow group members were scowling at him. This loser got Greyson's attention and they were jealous of him.

The group ignored him due to his family's inferior background. They only kowtowed to those who hailed from prestigious families. It had always been like this. Although he was with them everyday, he was always the one to be bullied.

All of them were vying for Greyson's attention due to his unusual position. If they could be friends with this influential man, their family and companies would gain more respect from the others.

However, this opportunity had been snatched by Alvin, who was a nobody. This made all of them angry.

"Don't believe him! None of us know the Mu family. How can he know them? He is just a scum of the Luo family!" Beck spoke up now. He was trying to terrorise Alvin and make him back off.

"Yes, Greyson. Don't believe him. He must be lying," the others chimed in hoping to discourage Greyson from associating with Alvin.

The Luo family's company used to be famous at one time. However, many years ago, its success waned gradually for unknown reasons and now it couldn't compare with the other firms. That was the reason why these manipulative men from prestigious firms began to look down on Alvin and even mocked him.

Alvin didn't defend himself. Instead, he looked squarely in Greyson's eyes without being distracted by the antagonistic group.

He, too, used to be one of those people to whom these leeches tried to get close when his family firm was flourishing. But after the downfall of his company, their attitude towards him changed drastically.

He had never treated them badly when his family was prosperous. Instead, he was friendly to all of them. So he was hurt and confused by their unfair behaviour.

Greyson arched a brow as he heard their words. Admittedly, this was not the only way he could get information on the Mu Family. Asking these people for help was actually degrading himself.

However, he was curious about the handsome young man in the corner whose earnest eyes were glued to him.

So Greyson turned back and shot a warning look at the rest of them. Suddenly, they all went quiet and held their collective breaths.

Greyson then turned his eyes to Alvin and said, "You can speak now."

But Alvin didn't say anything. Instead, he stared behind Greyson at the group.

He knew he had annoyed them, so they might get violent with him henceforth.

He needed Greyson to protect him.

How this young man assumed that he would agree to this deal was a mystery to Greyson. 'Do I look so eager to find information about the Mu family?' he thought to himself.

"All of you leave now, and don't make any trouble for him from now on," he ordered. He looked at them sternly.

They were dejected by this turn of events but were unable to disobey Greyson's command, so they had no choice but to leave the room as instructed by him.

When they were out of earshot, they couldn't help but discuss what just happened. Thanks to the good sound insulation in the room, they knew that they wouldn't be overheard by Greyson.

"Beck, how can we just let Alvin win? What if Greyson is happy with the information he provides and the Luo family gets a new start because of it?"

A yellow-hair man was the first to inquire as soon as they left the room.

"Do we have a choice? No, we don't. He is the only one who knows about the Mu family. So how can we stop him?" Beck questioned gloomily as he couldn't think of a way to change this situation.

What was more, Greyson had warned them about causing trouble to Alvin, so they couldn't even take revenge!

Since the collapse of the Luo family business, bullying Alvin had become one of their hobbies. He had done nothing bad to them when his family was prosperous.

But they would never appreciate him for that!