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

to

my head

you love me,” he chuckles, winking flirtatiously at me. “Admit it, Evie. You

affected me.

doesn’t change,” I finally say, breaking the silence between us. “What’s done is done, Timothy. We both j got

up

Cause that won’t be a disaster. I am going to be an attorney. I don’t need some sort of tabloid

He nods. “I know.”

see what happens,”

did you leave town,”

eyes tiredly, inhaling deeply to stop myself from doing

“Besides going to law school

before you left, but you

curiously.

not wanting to see the boy who used

“Or is that another

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

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move closer.

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

to think how desperate I was for something that

come.

before it made me

be answering that,” I say,

chuckles. “It was worth a

I warn. “Let me

“I almost had

I scold. “Tell me exactly what we are

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