The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 133

1 stepped into my apartment, the familiar scent of home and solitude wrapping around me like a comforting shroud. The day had been emotionally taxing, with the turmoil of my recent encounters with Scarlett still fresh in my mind. All I wanted was a moment of peace, a chance to collect my thoughts and find some solace in the quiet of my own space.

But as I closed the door behind me and took a deep breath, I sensed that something was amiss. The air in the apartment felt heavy, charged with an unsettling energy. My instincts tingled with unease.

I turned to find Aria standing nearby. She looked shell–shocked, her face pale and stiff.

“Evie,” she began, her voice hesitant, “there’s someone here to see you.”

I furrowed my brow, puzzled by the hesitancy in her tone. “Who is it?”

Before Aria could respond, the source of the unease made herself known. Stella Fitzgerald, with an air of entitlement, stepped out from the shadows of my living

room.

“Hello, Evie,” Stella said, her voice dripping with faux politeness as she made her way toward me.

I could hardly believe my eyes. Stella was the last person I expected to find waiting for me in my own apartment. Aria looked helpless as she stood by.

“I tried to keep her out,” Aria muttered under her breath, shooting me an apologetic glance.

Stella didn’t wait for an invitation as she made herself at home in my apartment, casting a critical eye over our belongings. “Nice place you’ve got here,” she remarked casually, her fingers trailing over a bookshelf filled with my cherished.

novels.

My patience was wearing thin, but I forced a polite smile, though it was strained. “Stella, what are you doing here?” I asked carefully.

Stella turned to face me, her green eyes locking onto mine. Her sister’s kinder face. flashed before my eyes, and I shook my head.

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her tone carrying an air

my stress levels skyrocketing. I had distanced myself from her and the painful memories of our past for a reason. Now, here she

clearly uncomfortable with the situation. “I’ll leave you two alone,” she

room..

to me, her gaze unwavering. “I hope you don’t mind,”

apartment had already pushed the boundaries of my patience, but as she continued to roam about, making herself comfortable and taking liberties with our belongings, my frustration reached a breaking point. She was like a storm,

simmering beneath the surface. Stella had a way of getting under my skin like no one else, and she was doing it purposefully. But

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“You didn’t break

of the smoke filled the room, adding to my growing annoyance. She took a

then took another drag from her cigarette, her gaze unwavering. “I want you to stay

caught me off

was like a mocking melody, grating on my nerves. “Oh, Evie,” she taunted, “don’t play coy with me. You know exactly why I’m

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a future, and

me ever coming around Timothy,” I stated flatly. “I have no

stubbed out her cigarette on our coffee table, leaving a

voice a dangerous whisper. “Timothy won’t have

a surge of anger rise within me. Stella’s veiled threats and possessiveness were infuriating, and I refused to let

are you talking about?”

her eyes as she stood in the door frame, blocking my path. “Because, darling,”

sledgehammer, and for a moment, I couldn’t process what she had just said. Timothy, a father? It was inconceivable. My mind raced with questions,

I asked, my