No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 228



The door swung open to a room filled with boisterous laughter, immediately drawing my gaze to the man seated in the place of honor. Something about him seemed familiar.

"Meet Allen, my golfing buddy and great friend," Jefferson introduced with a gesture towards him.

As I scrutinized the man's features, his name clicked in my mind: Allen Clark. The son of the influential Lord Clark, currently at the helm of the Clark Group.

I had done my homework on him online. He was known as a snooker enthusiast, having clinched the amateur championship title.

Somehow, I had overlooked the possibility of him crossing paths with Jefferson, let alone being close friends.

"Is this our little Felicia?" Allen chimed in with a smile.

His voice sounded warm, but it sent shivers down my spine. Despite his clean public profile, if his father was involved in murky dealings, he couldn't be entirely innocent.

Looks can be deceiving, after all.

"Felicia, just call him Allen," Jefferson said as he pulled out a chair for me. "He's the guy to turn to if you ever need anything."

spoke up, "Jefferson, take this seat. Let's have Felicia between us, so I

made my heart skip a beat. I've always been somewhat

and still focusing on setting the table,

Jefferson's words were comforting.

applauded myself for relying on him.

chuckled, "Jefferson, I've never seen you so protective of a

cutlery in front of me, ensuring everything was perfectly aligned, "She's like a sister. Not just

subtle warning to Allen that I was off-limits. Frankly, I

With

off and looked at me, "You've got a good one in

putting it

had already steered the conversation towards

Allen glanced at

el?

r , we've been hogging the

bored. She knows just as much about the game as we do, maybe

How about after dinner,

"You play her. Five rounds, and

Allen was quick

I didn't object. Allen was my ticket to meeting