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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the job. Plus, she’s my neighbor, so I can’t just cut her

with frustration. “Which is why you need to move out,” she stated firmly, then twisted around

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

hissed.

got to know her!” Timothy snapped back. “Which you’ve never taken the time

his argument, Stella’s

two!” Andy greeted them as he

seemed more disturbed than Timothy’s at the sight of Andy. She blurted out, “Andy,

thought I’d drop by and make sure you two are on top

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increasingly irritated by Andy’s presence. He couldn’t understand

response, Andy continued, “You’re here for some cake tasting,

that something was amiss. Andy’s unexpected visit had thrown him off balance,

they stepped into the shop. The walls were adorned with photographs of exquisite wedding cakes,

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settled into their seats, Timothy found himself unable to focus on the task at hand. His thoughts were consumed by the image of Evie from their last encounter. The look of betrayal in her eyes haunted him, and he wondered if he had made a

voice soft and coaxing. “Timothy, are

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

cake samples, each more delicious than the last. Stella eagerly sampled each one, her eyes. lighting up with

a forkful of lemon cake into his mouth, he turned away

noticing his reluctance. “Come on, Timothy, you have to

she made another attempt at shoving it

banana nut. He hesitated for a

followed his gaze to the banana nut

to focus on the task at hand. “Nothing. I

rich, nutty flavor filled his mouth, and he couldn’t help

two acting so weird?” Andy finally asked, his irritation thinly veiled. “At least act

“Are you supposed to be our chaperone? Why