The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 3

Evie

The boss had called me into his office this morning. Dread settled in my stomach as I stepped inside and Jasper was standing there too.

“Miss Sinclair,” he says simply. “Mister Morgan. I called you both in here to discuss a rather important matter. I can’t have two interns. One of you will be let go.”

I bristle at his statement.

“The one I keep here has to demonstrate a knowledge of client acquisition that exceeds our expectations for interns. Whoever brings me the next big client will receive the role here in this office. The other will have to go.”

Jasper chuckles smugly beside me.

“Certainly, sir,” he says. “Excellence in everything, isn’t that right, Evie?”

My nails bit into my palms as anger started boiling over.

“Absolutely,” I say, feigning sweetness.

“I expect to see your client portfolios in three days,” our boss said. “I look forward to seeing what you guys bring to the table.”

As soon as we step outside his office, Jasper began his trash talk again.

“Prepare to lose, Evie,” he says with a smirk.

“I won’t lose,” I say proudly.

“Don’t lie to yourself,” he snorts. “I know you have zero prospects. It must be hard being you.”

“Oh yea? What do you have that I don’t,” I ask, folding my arms.

“My family owns the largest shipping company in the world,” he says plainly, picking at his nails.

“That’s a cowards way out,” I snort.

“It doesn’t matter,” he said quickly, a grin plastered on his face. “A client is a client. It’s not about what you know, but about who you know. It won’t matter how smart you are when you show up with nothing. I hold it all in the palm of my hand.”

I felt my stomach drop. I hated when he was right. Jasper was second on my list of most hated people I knew. Which means he was first place loser.

How fitting.

you to just give up,” he says, lowering his tone. “It’s obvious you don’t belong here. You’d never understand how

“Your attempts at scaring me are childish at

strode back to my cubicle, aware of how my heel wobbled beneath me. I cursed, feeling embarrassed creep onto my face.

so out of my league. It felt like I dropped right

words deter me. I kept reaching out and searching for the client of my

to keep

a single bite. It was like no one would come near me with a ten foot pole. I

packed up for the night.

buzzing. I pulled it from my purse and looked

Aria.

up her call, pressing the phone to

other end of the phone. “Hey,” Aria

“What is it,” I ask worriedly. “Aria,

wailed.

so sorry,” I

“I don’t want to be alone,” she

“No, absolutely. Come over,” I urge. “We can order takeout and open a

too good for this world, Evie,” she

I answer. “I’m just heading onto the elevator.”

sniffled

soon,” I

“Okay. Bye.”

hangs up, and I move double time to get home. I’ve gotten much better at hailing a cab. I used to be much less assertive than I

arrive about the time I was.

shabby little apartment, I kicked off my heels and shrugged off

doorbell rang just then and I run to grab it. A tearful Aria

I say quickly, ushering her inside with a gentle

because he was ‘working’ on himself,” she says with air quotations. “But we all know what that means.”

felt bad that I didn’t know what that meant.

again, sobbing uncontrollably. “I’m going to

I say, laughing quietly as I drew her in for a hug. “You’re not going to

to die alone, it was probably me.

she

today. There’s

told me who’s number one on that list,” Aria says, with

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