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.

lowering his tone. “It’s obvious you don’t belong here. You’d never understand how to deal with the one

are childish at best. I’d suggest you focus on your

how my heel wobbled beneath me. I cursed, feeling embarrassed creep onto my face.

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

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

just had to keep

a ten foot pole. I would suspect sabotage from my colleague, but something told me Jasper

up

it from my

Aria.

her call, pressing the

coming from the other end of the phone. “Hey,” Aria

“What is it,” I

she wailed.

inhaled deeply. “Aria, I’m so sorry,” I say apologetically. “What can

sniffles grew louder. “I don’t want to be alone,”

order takeout and open a bottle of

“You’re too good for this world, Evie,” she says tiredly. “Are you

I answer. “I’m just heading onto the

she sniffled

see you soon,” I

“Okay. Bye.”

cab. I used to be much less assertive than I am now. Once inside the cab, I place an order at our favorite Italian restaurant. I got us the whole thing– pizza, pasta, salad, you name it.

to arrive about the time

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

grab it. A tearful Aria stands at my door,

quickly, ushering her inside with

broke it off because he was ‘working’ on himself,” she says with air

I didn’t know what that meant. “What does that

breaks down again, sobbing uncontrollably. “I’m going to die

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

was going to die alone,

she whines in

real a-hole today. There’s

on that list,”

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