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 the one percent. I mean, look at you. You taped your heels.”

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

to my cubicle, aware of how my heel wobbled beneath

like I dropped right into the deep end without

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

just had to

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

I packed up for the night.

from my purse and looked down at the screen.

Aria.

call, pressing the phone to my

was soft sniffles coming from the other

frowned. “What is it,” I

wailed. “Ryan, dumped

sorry,” I say

don’t want to be

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

good for this world, Evie,” she says tiredly. “Are

I answer. “I’m just heading onto

she sniffled

see you soon,”

“Okay. Bye.”

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 inside the cab, I place an order at our favorite

it was set to arrive about the

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

just then and I run to grab it. A tearful Aria

in,” I say quickly, ushering her inside with a

says with air quotations. “But we all

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

breaks down again, sobbing uncontrollably.

in for a hug. “You’re not

anyone was going to die alone, it was probably

hate men,” she

today. There’s

me who’s number one on that list,”

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