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

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

of how my heel wobbled beneath me. I cursed, feeling

of my league. It felt like I dropped right into the deep end without

deter me. I kept reaching out and searching for the client of my boss’s

to keep

Not a single bite. It was like no one would come near me with a ten foot pole. I would suspect

I packed up for the night.

my purse and looked

Aria.

her call, pressing the phone to my ear.

second, all I could hear was soft sniffles coming from the other end of

I ask worriedly. “Aria,

me,” she wailed. “Ryan, dumped

I

don’t want to be alone,”

“We can order takeout

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

answer. “I’m just heading onto the

she sniffled again.

see you soon,” I

“Okay. Bye.”

I used to be much less assertive than I am now. Once inside

set to arrive about

apartment, I kicked off my heels and shrugged off my blazer, throwing

I run to grab it. A tearful Aria stands at my door, still wiping her cheeks

her inside with

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

I didn’t know what that

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

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

going to die alone, it was probably me.

she whines in

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

number one on that list,” Aria says, with almost pleading

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