The Hockey Star’s Remorse
Chapter 13
Chapter 13
Evie
“Did you just throw her stuff in the trash?” asked Timothy, his tone laced with venom. His grip tightened on Jasper’s wrist and Evie could hear the bones shifting under his grip.
Jasper gasped, his face growing an unflattering pink as he attempted to pull his
arm away.
“O–Of course not!” Jasper stuttered. “I was just-”
“I saw you,” Timothy seethed. “And you were going to toss her laptop too, right?”
I could feel the tension rising between them. As much as it felt good to see Jasper being the one to get spoken down on for once, it wouldn’t look so good to have fights in the firm.
Before Jasper could open his obnoxious mouth, I rushed over and stepped in front of Timothy. I cleared my throat as Timothy tried to get around me.
“We’ll go to the VIP room to take care of business,” I said, nodding to the door to the right with the golden plate engraved with “VIP” in bold letters. “Shall we?”
Finally, Timothy began turning away, but not before giving Jasper a warning look. “Trust me. We’re not finished.”
Right as he turned to follow me, the boss walked into the office right then with a folder shoved under his arm. He stopped in his tracks once he saw me standing there beside Timothy. It looked like he was starting to understand the situation. after finding Jasper standing disheveled in the middle of the room.
As Jasper massaged his aching wrist, the boss marched up to him with a grimace. He raised the folder over Jasper’s head, as if he was prepared to hit him with it.
“You are such an idiot!” he spat, keeping his voice low. “Do you not know who this man is? You could have cost me a big client!”
Jasper shook his head. “I didn’t even touch him. I swear!”
“I don’t want to hear it!” the boss growled, jamming a finger into Jasper’s bewildered face. He then turned to Timothy, his expression softening as he
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his hands
sir. He
calm as he looked Jasper up and down. Then he turned his attention
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voice low. “I have to
bowing his head in apology. “We didn’t train the newcomers well enough.
Jasper. Jasper flinched, as though the look cut him deeply.
fire him,” Timothy began, “I may just forgive your negligence. Otherwise, I’ll feel obligated to discontinue my business with
I hadn’t expected Timothy to come in and usher his way into my work life. He looked determined, however, giving Jasper a daring look as the boss struggled
me. As he peered down at me, I felt the sweat start to bead on my forehead
want
of earshot
you
cross the
nothing to do with you. I want him to be fired. He deserves it
the matter had been disturbing him for a while. His muscles were tense, and his hands were balled dangerously into fists. Before, he looked like he was ready to break Jasper’s
crossing the line. Trust me. If I wasn’t considering you this whole time, I would have
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seeing the determination in his strained expression. He wasn’t going to back away, no matter how much she pleaded against
was something unfamiliar–something strange about this man. Perhaps the change from a popular boy to a real star athlete changed his temperament. This man was like a fierce
than to fight someone who could fight back. Timothy had him at his mercy now, dangling his future
to me?
give me a job at my time of need, even if it was unexpected.
our business relationship into something far too personal. He was willing to get physical with
I felt toward the job he gave me. The bubble I had formed around myself was straining under his
all too prepared
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