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.

"Derick, why don't you sit here? Let Maddie sit between

I had always been wary of strangers,

didn't look up. He calmly set out my cutlery. "You can still

think that Derick had lived up to being someone I could trust, keeping me out of an

the first time I've seen you being so protective of a

out 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,

is someone you can rely

Eden. The two of

glanced at me with a smile. "Derick, we've been so caught up talking about billiards that we haven't paid any attention to Maddie." He turned to me with a grin. "You're not bored, are

She knows as much as we do. Her skills on the table are top-notch, even among the

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let's head over to Derick's place and play

wins just one round out of five, it counts as your loss." "Deal!" Eden