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

beat upon hearing his words. I had always been wary

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

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

chuckled. "Derick, this is the first time I've seen you being so protective of a

precisely. If anything was slightly 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 that I wasn't

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

is someone you can

chatting with Eden. The two of them discussed the

had talked for a while, Eden glanced at me with a smile. "Derick, we've been so caught up talking about billiards that we haven't paid any attention to

Her skills on the

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dinner, let's head over to Derick's

here's the catch. If Maddie wins just one round out of five, it

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