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.

he says, lowering his tone. “It’s obvious you don’t belong here. You’d

attempts at scaring me are childish at best. I’d suggest you focus on your clients.”

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

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

kept reaching out and searching for

just had to keep looking.

the day came to a close, I felt my first wave of defeat. Not a single bite. It was like no one would come near me with a ten foot pole. I would suspect sabotage from my colleague,

packed up

pulled it from my purse and looked down

Aria.

pressing the phone to my ear. “Hey.”

from the other end of the phone.

it,” I ask worriedly. “Aria, what’s wrong?”

dumped me,” she wailed. “Ryan, dumped me!”

I say apologetically. “What can I do?”

want to be alone,”

“We can order takeout and open a bottle of wine. Maybe watch a

“You’re too good for this world, Evie,” she

“I’m just heading onto the elevator.”

sniffled again.

soon,” I

“Okay. Bye.”

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

was set to arrive about the time I

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

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

in,” I say quickly, ushering her inside with a gentle hand. “What happened?”

he was ‘working’ on himself,” she says

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

down again, sobbing uncontrollably. “I’m going to die alone!”

her in for

anyone was going to die alone, it

she

I admit softly. “Jasper was a real a-hole today. There’s a reason he’s number

that list,” Aria says, with almost pleading eyes.

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