The Hockey Star’s Remorse
Chapter 8
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
the back of my head
me. “Admit it, Evie. You
He had to know how that stupid wink affected me. I would not let him.
“What’s done is done, Timothy. We both j got what we wanted. End
on,” he laughed. “I just 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.
disaster. I am going to be an
He nods. “I know.”
this and see what happens,” I sigh, flipping back into the
did you leave town,”
shut my eyes tiredly, inhaling deeply to stop myself from doing anything unprofessional. Like smacking this
to law
told me off before
curiously.
for not wanting to see the boy who used
teases. “Or is that another
had to bite my cheek from letting it escape. I couldn’t let him see me fall to his charm again. That would be the end of me, I
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a laugh. He would disarm 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 personal space, maybe he brushes
been too long since I’ve felt wanted by anyone. I would give in to
think how desperate
come.
daydream away before it made me do something completely
won’t be answering that,” I
chuckles. “It was worth
I warn. “Let me do
smirks. “I almost
me exactly what we
sighs heavily, rubbing his chin. “I need out
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