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.

belong here.

attempts at scaring me are childish at best. I’d suggest you focus

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

league. It felt like I dropped right into the deep end

reaching out and searching for the client of my

had to keep

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, but something told me Jasper was much too confident in his abilities to

packed up for the

phone started buzzing. I pulled it from my purse and looked down at the

Aria.

the phone to my ear.

I could hear was soft sniffles coming from the other end

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

she wailed. “Ryan, dumped

“Aria, I’m so sorry,” I say apologetically.

want to be

I urge. “We can order takeout and open a bottle of wine.

for this world, Evie,” she says tiredly. “Are you finally

just heading onto the

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 am now. Once inside the cab,

of it was set to arrive about the

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

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

ushering her inside with a

she says with air

know what that meant. “What does that

again, sobbing uncontrollably.

no, babe,” I say, laughing quietly as I drew her in for a hug. “You’re not going to die

going to die alone, it was probably me.

she whines in frustration.

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

one on that

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