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.

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

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

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

It felt like I dropped

reaching out and searching

to keep

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

packed up for the

phone started buzzing. I pulled it from my purse and looked down at

Aria.

her call, pressing the phone

the other end of the phone. “Hey,”

it,” I ask worriedly. “Aria,

dumped me,” she wailed.

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

sniffles grew louder. “I don’t want

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

for this world, Evie,” she says tiredly. “Are you finally off

just heading onto the elevator.”

she sniffled

soon,” I

“Okay. Bye.”

used to be much less assertive than I am now. Once inside the cab, I place an order at our

was set to arrive about the time

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

to grab it. A tearful Aria

inside with

broke it off because he was ‘working’ on himself,” she says with air quotations. “But we all know

didn’t know what that meant.

again, sobbing uncontrollably. “I’m going to

her in for a hug. “You’re not

going to die alone, it

hate men,” she whines in

admit softly. “Jasper was a real a-hole today. There’s a reason he’s number two

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

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