The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 147

The night was dark and oppressive as I unlocked my front door, the weight of the day’s revelations bearing down on me like a suffocating cloak. I couldn’t wait any longer; I had to call Penny and share the shocking news that had unfolded. As I paced back and forth in my dimly lit living room, I dialed Penny’s number and anxiously waited for her to answer.

“Evie, what’s going on?” Penny’s voice echoed through the phone.

I took a deep breath, my mind a whirlwind of emotions. “Penny, you won’t believe what I’ve uncovered today. It’s about Andy and Stella.”

A sharp intake of breath on the other end of the line told me that I had Penny’s full attention. “Tell me everything,” she demanded eagerly.

I recounted the events of the afternoon, starting with Stella’s suspicious behavior and ending with my startling encounter with her at Andy’s office. “I just have this gut feeling that something is happening between Andy and Stella,” I concluded, my voice trembling with uncertainty.

Penny didn’t hesitate. “We need to find out for sure.”

The idea of spying on someone made my stomach churn, but Penny was right- Timothy’s fiancée was entangled in something scandalous, and we needed the proof.

“Okay. What did you have in mind?” I asked.

Penny cheered. “It’s a more invasive method, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I’m sure that photographic evidence will be needed.”

“Which may not be too hard,” I cut in, producing the hotel card that Scarlett had given me from my pocket. “A friend of mine gave me a helpful hint on where these two may be hanging out tonight.”

“Really?” Penny gasped. “Where?”

“Room 209 in the Reed Hotel across the street from Nextech. It offers a lovely view of Andy’s office.”

Penny clapped her hands. “That’s perfect! We could set up cameras in the room, and if we spot anything incriminating, we’ll capture it as evidence!”

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I couldn’t help but laugh. “Sounds like something out of a movie.”

She gave a hearty chuckle on the other end, as if I’d brightened her day with this news alone. “It’s the price we pay for a good story.”

As the evening grew darker, Penny and I found ourselves perched on the window ledge of the hotel room, peering through a telescope and camera aimed at Andy’s office building. The hotel room was dimly lit, and the only source of light came from the distant glow of streetlights below.

you okay?” Penny asked, her words hushed despite our

tore my gaze away from the window and met her eyes. “I’m just worried

my arm. “We won’t know until we look. And if we’re right, the headlines may be nastier toward Stella than they ever were for

Penny looked such as surprised as I felt at my own words. “I mean…she’s pregnant, so it could lead to a lot of stress on the

“You’re nicer than me. I would’ve torn her a new

wonder why Timothy is still with her. They don’t seem to mesh well, as different as

“They don’t. I’ve seen a seagull and a

all too quickly. The light in his eyes seemed to dim in her

surveillance equipment. Penny’s eyes bore into me, and after a moment’s hesitation, she spoke up. “If you don’t mind me asking,

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“I don’t even like breathing the same air as that guy. He can make all the smartphones he wants, but I would never-”

interrupted, leaning closer with a knowing glint in her eye.

confession. My heart raced as I hesitated for a moment before replying, “No, Penny. I don’t have feelings for Timothy. Our time

my half–hearted denial, and her persistent gaze made me feel uneasy. “Evie, you can’t

there’s still a small part of me that wonders about what could have been. But

but the last person you want to lie to is yourself. And hey, who knows? Maybe this mess with Stella and Andy will help you see

sharp intake of breath

back to the window, my previous emotions now pushed to the back of my mind. My breath caught

eyes widened. “Finally! Some

as the figure moved around the room. At first, it was difficult to make out any details in the dimly lit space. I squinted, trying to identify the person,

I whispered, my voice

continued to watch intently. “Wait,

see, the tension in the room grew thicker.

second figure entered the room. It was Stella. She walked

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with a sense of purpose, and

they doing?” I asked, my

she observed the scene unfolding before us. “Evie, they’re getting

watched Stella approach Andy. Their body language was intimate, and the atmosphere in the room became

and sadness. How could they do this to Timothy? How could his own