Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 223

As the door swung open, a loud, booming laugh echoed through the room, and I spotted the guy sitting at the head of the table.

Wait a second... he looked familiar.

Steve jumped in with the intros. "This is Cole, my cue sports buddy and good friend,"

I stared at the guy, and it clicked-Cole Drago. Thorsten's son, and now the head honcho of VastReach Group.

I'd looked him up before. Turns out he was into snooker and even won some amateur snooker championship.

Back then, I never would've guessed he and Steve were connected, let alone that they'd be this close. "And this must be your friend?" Cole said with a grin.

His tone was friendly, but something about it sent a chill down my spine. His record might look squeaky clean, but his dad? Not so much. There was no way he would be as perfect as he seemed. Guess it's true what they say-you can't judge a book by its cover.

"Keira, just call him Cole from now on. If you ever need anything or run into trouble, go to him," Steve said, pulling out a chair for me.

cut in "Steve, why don't you sit here and let her sit

heart skipped a beat. I'm usually

at Steve, hoping for backup, but he didn't even look up. He

no big

Steve. He didn't throw

seen you so protective of

sure everything was perfectly aligned. 'She's like my little sister. How could

Honestly, I was touched.

and Cole seemed to get the hint. He laughed softly and looked over at me." You're lucky to have Steve looking out for you." Before I could respond, the two of

polite smile. "We've been hogging the conversation. You're not

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are top-notch, even compared to the guys," Steve said, giving me a nod of approval. Cole looked genuinely surprised. "Seriously?

if she wins even one, it counts as your loss." "Deal!"

if I wanted to play, but I didn't object. Going up against Cole could be my chance to get closer to Thorsten. After dinner, I followed them to Steve's place, the pool hall with all the

"Just play like you do when it's us. No