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 accept my

of my head with how hard I

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

him. He had to know how that stupid wink affected me. I would

silence between us. “What’s done is done, Timothy. We both j got what we wanted.

just want to make it up to you. I screwed up

to be an attorney. I don’t need some sort of tabloid writing nasty things

He nods. “I know.”

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

leave

from doing anything unprofessional. Like smacking this huge file

“Besides going to law

could’ve at least told me off before you

curiously.

to see the boy who used me for

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

let him see me fall to his charm again. That would be the end

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Chapter 8

me with a cheeky joke that is way too endearing and charming to not have a reaction. Then he would move closer. Inching forward into my

too long since I’ve felt wanted by anyone. I would give in to

depressing to think how desperate I was for something that would

come.

daydream away before it

answering that,” I say, gaining

chuckles. “It was

“Let me do

Sinclair,” he smirks. “I almost had you on

“Tell me exactly what

sighs heavily, rubbing his chin. “I need out of this contract,” he answers