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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to accept my

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

me. “Admit it, Evie. You liked having me grovel on

to 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 is done, Timothy. We both j got what we wanted. End

up to you. I screwed up by taking that bet. I’m not the same

me as your girlfriend? Cause that won’t be a disaster. I am going to be an attorney. I don’t need some sort of tabloid writing

He nods. “I know.”

through this and see what happens,” I sigh, flipping back into the

you leave

deeply to stop myself from doing anything unprofessional. Like smacking this huge file upside his

going to law school and jump–starting

could’ve at least told me off before you left, but you

curiously.

me for not wanting to see the boy who used me for sex,” I

“Or is that another bullshit

it escape. I couldn’t let him see me fall to his charm again. That would be the end of

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would move closer. Inching forward

I would fold. I would cave in an instant. I know that I would. It’s been too long since I’ve felt wanted by anyone. I would

to think how desperate I was for

come.

my shoulders, shooing the daydream away before it made me do something completely

I say, gaining

“It was worth

I warn. “Let me do

smirks. “I almost had you on

“Tell me exactly what we are trying

chin. “I need out of this contract,” he