The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 126

When the ambulance finally arrived, the paramedics rushed to my side, their faces a blur red, white, and blue. They splinted my arm, easing some of the pain, and assured me that I would be okay. But the fear that had taken root in my heart wouldn’t be so easily dispelled.

As the ambulance rushed me to the hospital, I couldn’t help but replay the events in my mind. I had narrowly escaped what could have been a tragic fate, and it left. me with more questions than answers. Why had someone tried to run me down?

Hours passed in the sterile hospital room as doctors examined my arm and took X–rays. The fracture was clean, they said, and I would need surgery to set it right. The physical pain was excruciating, but it was the emotional turmoil that gnawed

at me.

The hospital room had become my temporary sanctuary, its sterile walls a stark contrast to the chaos that had unfolded in the city streets just hours ago. I lay on the narrow bed, my arm encased in a bulky cast, the weight of it a constant reminder of my vulnerability. The doctor had informed me that I’d be stuck with this cast for a while, and I couldn’t help but feel a sense of helplessness settle over

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My thoughts were interrupted when the door to my room swung open, and in walked Aria, her face etched with concern. She rushed to my side, her eyes wide with worry.

“Evie, are you okay? What happened?” Aria’s voice quivered with anxiety as she took a seat beside me.

I offered her a weak smile, grateful for her presence. “I’m alive, Aria, so I guess that’s something.

Aria’s brows furrowed as she looked at my arm. “What happened to your arm?”

I sighed, replaying the terrifying events in my mind. “After the interview at J.D. & Associates, I was walking to the parking garage when I felt like someone was watching me. Then, a voice called my name from the shadows, and a car’s headlights flashed on.”

Aria’s eyes widened in horror. “Oh my God, Evie, that’s terrifying!”

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“They tried to run me down, and I had to jump out of the way, but I broke my arm in the process.”

“Do you know who it was?” she asked.

shook my head, a deep sense of unease settling in my gut. “No, I didn’t get a good

expression darkened with worry. “What if it was one of Timothy’s

Aria was right; Timothy had garnered a fan base that ranged from adoring to fanatical. It wouldn’t be

sure. Bruce is still lurking in the shadows, too. What if this is

in the grass. I wouldn’t put it past him to resort to something like

“I just wish I had more to go on. It all happened so fast, and I didn’t see their face or get a

on my shoulder. “We’ll figure it

of silence, Aria looked over at me and furrowed her eyebrows. “Did the

go well?”

to sugar–coat it. “As soon as they found out about Erickson, they told me to

breath. She uncrossed her legs, then crossed them again, clearly getting uncomfortable in her seat. “These people have

my gaze fixed on the cast that encased my arm. “This treatment is going to cost me

to Timothy? See if he’d be willing to lower the price on the place

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her, my expression a mixture of surprise and annoyance. “Aria, I can’t believe you’re

that had surfaced. Timothy had indeed been generous, and I had been the recipient of his kindness on more than one occasion. But things had changed between

couldn’t imagine asking him for anything, especially now

arms.

fell into a contemplative silence. My thoughts began to drift to Timothy. I couldn’t deny that part of me wanted him to be there, to share my struggles and my fears, to let him

as I considered the idea, I couldn’t escape the stark reality of our current situation. Timothy

absorbed in our own worlds, and it hurt. to

had seen each other, a tense encounter filled with unspoken words and unresolved emotions. Timothy had been different, changed by his relationship with Stella, and I had been left feeling like

processed her misstep. “I’m sorry, Evie. I didn’t mean it that way. It’s just… he’s always been willing to help when you

help but feel a surge of anger at the suggestion. I was tired of being seen as someone who relied on others for financial.

thought, Aria, but I need to figure this out on my own,”

understand, Evie. I just hate

could respond, Aria’s phone rang, and she answered it with a smile. “Hey, Lucas! Yeah, we’re waiting on them to make