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. You’d never understand how to

scaring me are childish

wobbled beneath me. I

my league. It felt like

his words deter me. I kept reaching out and searching for the

just had to keep

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

I packed up

from my purse and

Aria.

the phone

a second, all I could hear was soft sniffles coming from the other end of the phone. “Hey,” Aria repeated. Her voice was wobbly

is it,” I ask worriedly.

me,” she wailed. “Ryan, dumped me!”

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

sniffles grew louder. “I don’t want to

order takeout and open a bottle of wine. Maybe

world, Evie,” she says tiredly.

just heading onto the

sniffled again.

see you soon,” I

“Okay. Bye.”

much less assertive than I am now. Once inside the

of it was set to arrive

kicked off my heels and shrugged off my blazer,

doorbell rang just then and I run to grab it. A tearful

ushering her inside with a gentle hand. “What happened?”

says with air

bad that I didn’t know what that

down again, sobbing uncontrollably.

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

anyone was going to die

men,” she

today. There’s a reason he’s

number one on that list,” Aria says,

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