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

Chapter 579

Thud!

Thud!

One ball after another sank perfectly into the pockets, each shot met with louder cheers. My aim was on fire, and the crowd was actually starting to root for me.

With Hayden watching nearby, a thought popped into my head: "Keira, show him a side of you he's never

seen.

We'd been together a while, but he'd never watched me play snooker. My skills were tied to memories with Jace, and I'd always worried it might stir something up if Hayden found out. But here I was, putting it all on display for him.

Thud!

I lined up my next shot, sent the cue ball spinning toward the pocket... but it stopped just short. Ugh. Close, but not quite. Now it was Yara's turn.

switching sides to cheer her on as she took

was funny-neither Yara nor I were professionals, yet somehow, the crowd had split into full-on fan

her cue, leaning over the table with that practiced, graceful stance. Every move she made was smooth and elegant, almost like she was putting on a show, and the crowd loved it. "Go, beautiful!" someone shouted as she sank ball

table, we

crowd fell silent, tension thick in the air. If I lost, it'd mean the same result as Steve's earlier slip-up- and cost them their bets, just as they'd all started banking

cheers faded as the crowd seemed to

but this is the

or lose, I wasn't about to beg. Losing would mean losing any leverage I had with Heman, but

gestured for her to take the

everyone held their breath. The cue ball struck the black ball, sending it rolling toward the

The arena plunged into darkness, startled screams echoing around us. Suddenly, someone grabbed my wrist, yanking me forward. Disoriented, I stumbled through the pitch-black chaos, but the hand holding mine

where we were headed, but I pushed aside my doubts and focused

Chapter 574

forward.

keep running." I gasped, my