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

back of my head with how hard I

winking flirtatiously at me. “Admit it, Evie. You liked having me

stupid wink affected me. I would

us. “What’s done is done, Timothy. We

I screwed up by

be an attorney. I don’t need some sort of tabloid writing nasty things about me because it makes for a good story. I don’t think you

He nods. “I know.”

get through this and see what happens,” I sigh,

leave town,”

eyes tiredly, inhaling deeply to stop myself from doing anything

going to law school and jump–starting my

told me off before you left, but

curiously.

wanting to see the boy who

too,” he teases. “Or is

see me fall to his charm again. That

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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 his fingers down my arm. And then he would look at me, a devilish smile to finish me

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

to think how desperate I was for something

come.

before it made me do something

I say, gaining control

“It

Hayes,” I warn. “Let me do my

“I almost had

scold. “Tell me exactly what we are trying to

rubbing his chin. “I need out of this