The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 14

Evie

Jasper heaved a sigh of relief, but the boss was back in his face..

“If you cost me my client, so help me…” He didn’t even finish the threat, instead miming that he would snap Jasper’s neck if he could.

I avoided his eyes as he retreated into his office, locking the door behind him. If Timothy dismissed me after all of this, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was the one responsible.

“Damn it!” I growled, kicking an empty soda can across the sidewalk. As I marched. along the street, I couldn’t keep Timothy’s harsh gaze out of my head. The only person willing to be my client, and I had offended him!

But even more than that, I couldn’t accept that Timothy was taking matters into his own hands, specifically my matters. First it was taking it upon himself to apologize to me publicly, but then showing up unannounced at my firm and attempting to fire my colleague without my say in the matter was going way too

far.

I needed to let off some steam somehow. It had been a long time since I took Timothy’s job, so I hadn’t been working as an hourly employee at the restaurant for a while. After all that had happened, I knew that I needed some manual labor to give myself a break.

Hopefully it would help me take my mind off Timothy as well. What was I going to do? Was he really that angry, or would it simply pass after some time to cool off?

Those questions swam around in my brain, and I felt the onset of a migraine. Life wasn’t easy before, but it was simpler compared to having to work with Timothy.

He had already somewhat exposed me to the public with his live apology. It made me feel more exposed than ever before, having the world focused on uncovering

my secrets.

I spotted the restaurant a few feet away and bolted toward the double doors. As I walked in, I was greeted with the mixed aroma of breaded poultry and flakey pastries. Once the doors shut behind me, I was enclosed in its familiar warmth.

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Chapter 14

“Evie?”

I blinked out of

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owner was standing a

hoping that

well,” he said warmly. “How are you

“I’m doing well. You?”

He smiled and the skin near his eyes

As the owner began to walk forward, I noticed a

stepping aside to reveal the elegant woman hidden behind him. As

Stella.

her lips, her movements slow as she prowled toward me. She stopped a few paces away and looked me up and down. Then she shrugged and gave me a

taste,” she said slimily, adjusting the leather purse on her

ten seconds and

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circling around me, observing met from every angle.

“Confirms what?” I asked.

out a laugh. “He couldn’t reject me outright, so he’s using his affection for an

almost speechless at the accusation. Stella had clearly

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Listen, Stella, I’m not interested

about an

me if you want to be with him,” I said. “All I’m trying to do is work for

growing impossibly more vicious. She took a step forward and leaned in, nearly choking me on the strong

get way.” Stella’s voice is almost a hiss and she seemed to grow disgusted at the

in my

one more onceover before

building that I released the long breath I had been holding in. That woman was intent on making my

grudge against Timothy in my heart: for humiliating me a second time by a woman who

them away with my sleeve. This wasn’t the time to look fragile. I refused to make myself look more

Stella to come rushing back in to finish telling me off, but I was even more thrown off when Timothy entered the restaurant. Had

seem to notice my presence there, however. He didn’t seem to be there for me at all–like Stella was–instead heading for the bar to sit on one of

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