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 to just give up,” he says, lowering his tone. “It’s obvious you don’t belong here. You’d never understand how to deal with the one percent. I

are childish at best. I’d suggest

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

like

didn’t let his words deter me. I kept reaching out and searching for

had to keep

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 want to

I packed up for the night.

pulled it from my purse and looked down

Aria.

call, pressing the

all I could hear was soft sniffles coming from the other end

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

wailed.

so sorry,” I say apologetically. “What can I do?”

don’t want to be alone,” she

quickly. “No, absolutely. Come over,” I urge. “We can order takeout

Evie,”

just

sniffled

you soon,” I promise gently.

“Okay. Bye.”

hailing a cab. I used to be much less assertive than I

arrive about the time I was.

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

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

inside with a gentle

himself,” she says with air quotations. “But we all know what that means.”

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

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

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

anyone was going to die alone, it was

hate men,” she whines

a real a-hole today. There’s a reason he’s number

on that list,” Aria says,

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