Coming off that A+ gold star excellent previous chapter, this really had a lot of pressure on it. It was a worthy follow-up, but I feel like this kind of banter would work better had the reader still not have known Grayson's true intentions. Knowing Grayson is already executing his plan makes us all think that he's just playing her. Either have this during the time when we still don't know if he's going to be swayed or not, or have him give hints that Ary might not be aware of but gives the readers a nod that he's executing as planned. Great chapter still though!