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.

also pulled out a chair and was about to sit down when Eden said, "Derick, why

words. I had

instinctively glanced at Derick, but he didn't look up. He calmly set out my cutlery. "You can still

relief. I couldn't help but think that Derick had lived up to being someone I could trust, keeping me out of an uncomfortable

is the first time I've seen

anything was slightly out of place, he would adjust it until it was perfect. "She's my sister.

Eden, being perceptive, simply smiled and

is someone you can

started chatting with Eden. The two of them

smile. "Derick, we've been so caught up talking about billiards that we haven't paid any attention to Maddie." He

knows as much as we do. Her skills on the table are top-notch, even among the best female players," Derick boasted about

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genuinely surprised. "Really? Well, after dinner, let's head over to Derick's

wins just one round out of five, it