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.

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

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

back to my cubicle, aware of how my heel wobbled beneath me. I cursed,

was so out of my league. It felt like I

kept reaching out and

had to

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 want to put in

packed up for

pulled it from my purse

Aria.

pressing the phone

could hear was soft sniffles coming from the other end of the phone. “Hey,” Aria

it,” I

she wailed.

I’m so sorry,” I say apologetically.

sniffles grew louder. “I don’t want to

can order takeout and open a bottle of wine. Maybe

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

just heading onto

she sniffled again.

you soon,”

“Okay. Bye.”

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

of it was set to arrive

my shabby little apartment, I kicked off my heels and shrugged off my blazer, throwing it on the couch.

grab it. A tearful Aria stands at my door, still wiping her

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

off because he was ‘working’ on himself,” she says with air

what that meant. “What

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

drew her in for a hug. “You’re not

if anyone was going to die alone,

she

softly. “Jasper was a real a-hole today. There’s a reason

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

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