Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 223

As the door opened, the room was filled with boisterous laughter. I immediately noticed the man sitting at the head of the table.

He looked familiar. Derick introduced him, "This is Eden, a close friend of mine and my regular billiard buddy."

I focused on the man's face, and I finally recalled his name-Eden Griffins. He was Arthur's son and now the head of the Alpha Corporation.

I had read about him online. He was a fan of billiards and even won an amateur tournament championship.

It hadn't crossed my mind that he would-be connected to Derick, let alone be on such good terms with him.

"And this must be our Maddie?" Eden chimed in with a smile.

Though the term "Maddie" sounded friendly, it sent a chill down my spine. Even though his profile appeared clean, Arthur's reputation wasn't, so there was no way he could be completely clean either. People couldn't always judge a book by its cover.

"Maddie, from now on, just call him Eden. If you ever run into any trouble, feel free to reach out to him," Derick said as he pulled out a chair for me to sit down.

was about to sit down when Eden said, "Derick, why don't you sit here? Let Maddie sit between

upon hearing his words. I had always been

calmly set out my cutlery. "You can still talk

exhaled quietly in relief. I couldn't help but think that Derick had lived

the first time I've seen you being so

of place, he would adjust it until it was perfect. "She's my sister. How could any girl compare?" It was a subtle warning to Eden that I wasn't

touched. Derick had made his stance clear. Eden, being perceptive, simply smiled and then looked past

Derick is someone you can rely

chatting with Eden. The

up talking about billiards that we haven't paid any attention to Maddie." He turned to me with

bored. She knows as much as we do. Her skills on the

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surprised. "Really? Well, after dinner, let's head over to Derick's place and play a

one round out of