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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daze and glanced around. The restaurant owner was standing a few steps away, his eyebrows

I greeted awkwardly, hoping that

You’re looking well,” he said warmly. “How

“I’m doing well. You?”

skin near his eyes started to crinkle.

eyebrow. As the owner began to walk forward, I

happens that someone was waiting for you to show up,” said the owner, stepping aside to reveal the elegant woman hidden behind him. As soon as I met her spiteful

Stella.

stopped a few paces away and looked me up and down. Then she shrugged and gave

the leather purse on her shoulder.

her eyebrows. Not even ten seconds

1. me.

She started circling around me,

“Confirms what?” I asked.

barking out a laugh. “He couldn’t reject me outright, so he’s using his affection for an old classmate of his as a shield. He must have figured that he couldn’t handle a

at the accusation. Stella had clearly talked herself into

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Chapter 14

Stella, I’m

arms over her chest and rolled her neck, her expression one of skepticism. With those heels on, Stella had about an inch of height over me that was slightly intimidating. When I was just a regular server to Stella, she

him,” I said. “All I’m trying to

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

careful, Miss Evie. I’m not such a nice girl when people get way.” Stella’s

in my

giving me one more

I released the long breath I had been holding in. That woman was intent on making my existence unbearable, yet somehow, I wasn’t as mad at Stella as I was at Timothy. Timothy was the reason Stella confronted me, after

heart: for humiliating me a second time by a woman

pricking at the corners of my eyes and I went to hastily wipe them away with my sleeve. This wasn’t

rushing back in to finish telling me off, but I

seem to be there for me at all–like Stella was–instead heading for the bar

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