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.

better for you to just give up,” he says, lowering his tone. “It’s obvious you don’t belong here. You’d

at scaring me are childish

my heel wobbled beneath me. I cursed, feeling embarrassed

my league. It felt like I dropped right into the deep end without

deter me. I kept reaching out and searching for the

to

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

I packed up for

pulled it from my purse and

Aria.

up her call, pressing the

coming from the other end of the phone.

I

dumped me,” she wailed.

so sorry,” I say apologetically.

don’t want to be alone,” she

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

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

just

she sniffled

soon,” I promise

“Okay. Bye.”

at hailing a cab. I used to be much less assertive than I am now. Once inside

was set to arrive about the time

I kicked off my heels and shrugged off my blazer, throwing it on the

doorbell rang just then and I run to grab it. A tearful Aria stands at my door, still wiping her cheeks of their

ushering her inside with a

was ‘working’ on himself,” she says with air quotations. “But we

bad that I didn’t know what that

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

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

was going to die alone, it was probably

she whines in

a-hole today. There’s a reason he’s number two on my hit

never told me who’s number one on that list,” Aria

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