The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 8

Evie

How am I supposed to focus when he just looked at me like I should be pitied? I am not going to accept his pity. Not now. Not ever.

“I know that I can’t ever make up for what I did,” he says after a few minutes of silence, twirling a fancy fountain pen between his fingers. “But hopefully, this at- least helps.”

“Hopefully what helps,” I mutter quietly, flipping to the next page of the contract lazily.

He quietly sets down the pen on the surface of the table.

“This,” he answers. “Becoming your client. I heard that you were struggling and wanted to try and help you out.”

Once again, he is pitying me.

“I was doing fine,” I grumble. “I didn’t need you to save me like some maiden in distress. This isn’t a fairytale and you aren’t some knight in shining armor.

“I know you don’t want my help, Evie,” he chuckles. “But between this and your waitressing, I thought you could use the helping hand.

I laugh bitterly. “I know you can’t,” I tease. “You barely have to work for anything. Hockey… Women… all of it falls right into your lap, doesn’t it, Timothy?”

“Did you even see the apology I made-”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” I snap. “Of course I did.”

“Okay. And?”

I groan, rubbing my eyes tiredly. “You didn’t need to do that. You’re making it a bigger deal than it was. All of your fanbase is in an uproar over nothing.”

He scoffs, waving a hand dismissively as an easy smile spreads across his face.

“You should know I don’t care what they think, Evie,” he says in amusement. “I have enough fans to populate the entire northern continent. I just want to know if

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Chapter 8

going to accept my

could practically see the back of my head with how hard I rolled my

you love me,” he chuckles, winking flirtatiously at me.

know how that stupid wink affected me. I would not let him. see me

stance doesn’t change,” I finally say, breaking the silence between us. “What’s done

want to make it up to you. I screwed up by taking that bet. I’m not the same immature little kid in high school.

your girlfriend? Cause that won’t be a disaster. I am going to be an attorney. I don’t need

He nods. “I know.”

just get through this and see what happens,”

leave town,” he

shut my eyes tiredly, inhaling deeply to stop myself from doing anything unprofessional. Like smacking this huge file upside his pretty

“Besides going to law school and jump–starting my

before you left, but you

curiously.

not wanting to see the boy who used

used me too,” he teases. “Or is that another bullshit lie

letting it escape. I couldn’t let him see me fall to his charm

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joke that is way too endearing and charming to not have a reaction. Then he would move closer. Inching forward into my personal space, maybe he brushes his fingers down my arm. And then he would look at me, a devilish smile to

that I would. It’s been too long since I’ve felt wanted

was depressing to think how desperate I was for something that would

come.

before it

won’t be answering that,” I say, gaining control

“It

warn. “Let me do

“I almost had you on that

“Tell me exactly

his chin. “I need