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 don’t belong here. You’d never understand

attempts at scaring me are childish

wobbled

like I dropped right into the

reaching out and searching for the client of

to keep

would come near me with a ten foot pole. I would suspect sabotage from my colleague, but something told me Jasper was much too confident

packed up for the

my purse and looked down

Aria.

up her call, pressing the phone to my

other end of the phone. “Hey,” Aria repeated. Her voice

I ask worriedly. “Aria, what’s

wailed. “Ryan, dumped

so sorry,” I say apologetically.

want to be alone,” she whimpers.

over,” I urge. “We can order takeout

this world, Evie,” she says tiredly.

just

sniffled again.

soon,” I promise gently.

“Okay. Bye.”

assertive than I am now. Once inside the cab,

it was set to arrive about the time

kicked off my heels and shrugged off

I run to grab it. A tearful Aria stands at my door, still wiping her cheeks of their dampness.

say quickly, ushering her inside with a

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

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

again, sobbing uncontrollably. “I’m

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

to die alone, it was

men,” she whines

today. There’s a reason

who’s number one on that list,” Aria says, with almost pleading eyes.

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