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.

obvious you don’t belong here. You’d never understand

childish at best. I’d

back to my cubicle, aware of how my heel wobbled beneath

league. It felt like I dropped right

kept reaching out and searching for the client of my

just had to

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

I packed up for

from my purse and

Aria.

pressing the

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

frowned. “What is it,” I ask worriedly. “Aria, what’s wrong?”

dumped me,” she wailed. “Ryan,

I say

louder. “I don’t want to be alone,”

can order takeout and open a bottle of wine. Maybe

this world, Evie,” she

“I’m just heading onto the elevator.”

she sniffled again.

see you soon,” I

“Okay. Bye.”

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

of it was set to arrive about

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

I run to grab it. A tearful

ushering her inside with

says with air quotations. “But we all know

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

sobbing uncontrollably. “I’m going

laughing quietly as I drew her in for a hug. “You’re not going to die alone. You’ll always

going to die alone, it

hate men,” she whines in frustration.

was a real a-hole today.

never told me who’s number one on that list,” Aria says, with almost pleading eyes.

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