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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going to accept my

head with how hard

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

affected me. I would not

change,” I finally say, breaking the silence between us. “What’s done is

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

I ask tiredly. “Do you want 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 nasty things about me because it makes for a good

He nods. “I know.”

see what happens,” I sigh, flipping

you leave

myself from doing anything unprofessional. Like smacking this huge

going to law

me off before

curiously.

not wanting to see the

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

from letting it escape. I couldn’t let him see me fall

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not have a reaction. Then he would move closer. Inching forward into my

It’s been too long since I’ve felt wanted by anyone. I would give in to him, even if I was still angry and

desperate I was for something that

come.

shooing the daydream away before it made me do something completely reckless and

won’t be answering that,” I say,

“It

“Let

it, Miss Sinclair,” he smirks. “I almost had you

exactly what we are trying

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