The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 159

TIMOTHY POV

Timothy sat in his car, his fingers drumming nervously on the steering wheel. The quaint little cake shop, Sweet Delights, stood before them, its windows filled with decadent cakes of all shapes and sizes.

Stella was still in a sour mood from their argument at the hospital. Her behavior toward his mother was something he could never tolerate. Still, he needed to approach Stella’s attitude with care, and his brittleness toward her had done them any good.

He took a deep breath, choosing his words carefully. “Your behavior towards my mother was inappropriate. She’s my mom, Stella.”

Stella’s face reddened, and her voice grew sharp. “Inappropriate? Timothy, it’s your duty to defend your future wife, even against your own mother if necessary. She can’t just barge into our lives and dictate everything!”

Timothy clenched his jaw, his frustration mounting. “My mother is important to me, so you two needs to find a way to make this work without all the drama.”

Stella scoffed. “Make it work? It shouldn’t be up to me to remove harmful people from your life, Timothy. Including Evie.”

Timothy’s heart sank at her words. The accusation raised alarms in his mind. Evie was one of the least harmful people in his life, but Stella was stuck on this idea of her having a personal vendetta against them.

The air inside the car grew thick with tension as Timothy turned off the engine. They sat there, both seething, until Stella finally opened her door and Timothy followed suit, and they walked to the entrance of the cake shop.

got out.

Timothy took a deep breath, attempting to keep his voice steady. “Look, I just don’t believe that Evie ruined your dress.”

Stella turned to face him, her eyes blazing. “Timothy, this isn’t the first time she’s done something to undermine our relationship. She’s always meddling, her and that dumb sister of mine,

He shook his head, trying to find common ground. “She’s a lawyer, so meddling is

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neighbor, so

to move out,” she stated firmly, then twisted around to

to set her off completely. “Can’t move away from

hissed. “Since

snapped back. “Which you’ve never taken the

control once again, and Timothy felt his control slipping. Before he could add onto his argument, Stella’s

two!” Andy greeted

the sight of

a smile, though it didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Hey there, Stella. I thought I’d drop by and make sure

ho

irritated by Andy’s presence.

here for some

amiss. Andy’s unexpected visit had thrown him off balance, and

exquisite wedding cakes, each a masterpiece of culinary artistry. A friendly cake artist stood behind the counter, ready

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on the task at hand. His thoughts were consumed by the image of Evie from their last

to engage him in conversation, her voice soft and coaxing. “Timothy, are you okay? You

away from the window and turned to face her. “I’m fine, Stella. Let’s just get

selection of bite–sized cake samples, each more delicious than the last.

tried to stuff a forkful of lemon cake into

“Come on, Timothy, you have to

turning away as she made another attempt at shoving

nut. He hesitated for a moment, his heart heavy with conflicting emotions. Banana

gaze to the banana nut

his gaze away from the cake and tried to focus on the task

filled his mouth, and he couldn’t help but smile. It was delicious, but the guilt

finally asked, his

brother’s. “Are you supposed to be our chaperone? Why are you