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.

he says, lowering his tone. “It’s obvious you don’t belong here. You’d never understand how

are childish at best.

heel wobbled beneath me. I cursed, feeling embarrassed

was so out of my league. It felt like I dropped right into the deep end

me. I kept reaching out and searching

had to keep

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

up for

phone started buzzing. I pulled it from my purse and

Aria.

call, pressing the phone to my

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

is it,” I ask worriedly.

dumped me,” she wailed. “Ryan, dumped

so sorry,” I say apologetically.

grew louder. “I don’t want to be alone,” she whimpers.

absolutely. Come over,” I urge. “We can order takeout and open a bottle of wine.

world, Evie,”

“I’m just heading

sniffled

see you soon,”

“Okay. Bye.”

than I am now. Once inside the cab, I place an order at our favorite Italian restaurant. I got us the whole thing– pizza, pasta, salad, you name

arrive about the

my shabby little apartment, I kicked off my heels and

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

quickly, ushering her inside

says with air quotations. “But we

that I didn’t know what that meant. “What does that mean?”

uncontrollably.

quietly as I drew her in for a hug. “You’re not

going to die alone, it was probably me.

men,” she whines

was a real a-hole today.

on that

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