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

you need to move out,” she stated firmly, then

to set her off completely. “Can’t move

hissed. “Since

to know her!” Timothy snapped back. “Which you’ve

argument, Stella’s

you two!” Andy greeted

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

though it didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Hey there, Stella. I thought I’d drop

ho

himself growing increasingly irritated by Andy’s

here for some cake tasting, right? Let’s not keep

nodded, her suspicion lingering. As they entered the cake shop, Timothy couldn’t shake the feeling that something was amiss. Andy’s unexpected visit had thrown him off

photographs of exquisite wedding cakes, each a masterpiece of culinary artistry.

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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 mistake by not defending

engage him in conversation, her voice soft and

away from the window and turned to face her. “I’m

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

same enthusiasm. As Stella tried to stuff a forkful of lemon

noticing his reluctance. “Come on, Timothy, you

away as she made another

cake on the platter, banana nut. He hesitated for a moment, his heart heavy with conflicting emotions. Banana nut was

and followed his gaze to

from the cake and tried to focus on the task at hand. “Nothing. I just…

and he couldn’t help but smile. It was delicious, but the guilt of enjoying something so closely associated with

his irritation thinly veiled.

back to Andy, his irritation matching his brother’s. “Are you supposed to be our