The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 217

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“Your mother?” Timothy whispered, and he whipped his head around and looked at her, as if to confirm for himself.

I nodded, my voice barely a whisper. “I never thought I’d even see her again…” Anger simmered beneath the surface, a mix of betrayal and confusion.

Timothy placed a hand on my shoulder. “Do you want to go back? We can-

“No,” I interrupted, determination cutting through my words. “I’ve come this far; might as well see what this dinner is really about.”

Timothy’s expression reflected understanding, though concern lingered in his eyes. Together, we approached Kamran and my mother, a peculiar quartet converging for an evening that had become far more complicated than I could have imagined.

Kamran greeted us with a welcoming smile, oblivious to the storm brewing within me. “Timothy, Evie, glad you could make it. This is Mia,” he said, gesturing toward my mother.

My eyes fixated on Mia, who stood there with an air of calm composure. The woman who had been absent for so much of my life now stood before me, a stranger in the guise of familiarity. The question burned on my tongue, demanding release.

“Evie,” Mia acknowledged with a nod. Her face remained neutral. Figures she wouldn’t recognize her own daughter.

“What are you doing here?” I blurted out, my voice sharper than intended.

Mia blinked, her expression pleasant but guarded. “It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

I couldn’t fathom the casual tone in her voice. After all these years of silence, all she could muster was a casual greeting? Anger surged within me, a tempest threatening to break free.

“A while?” I scoffed. “Try a lifetime. Where have you been?”

Timothy and Kamran stood awkwardly to the side. Kamran, attempting to bridge the awkward silence, asked, “Do you two know each other well?”

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her attention back to me. “Evie’s my daughter.

storm of conflicting emotions, the wounds of abandonment ripping open anew. “Was your plan

we head inside? We have a reservation, and we can talk more

“Talk?

please,” she started, and her bottom lip poked out like it

through the night air. “You left me with a father who was mentally absent. I had to navigate that alone. Where

faltered, a hint of remorse

the right to

mediate, his voice a measured attempt at peace. “Let’s not

You invited me

“Evie, we can leave now.

“No, I’m fine. Let’s just go inside,” I conceded, though the sick feeling in the pit of my

surreal backdrop to the unraveling drama. A

words threatening to suffocate us. Kamran, suddenly

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mother nodded in agreement. “He’s right, Evie. We can talk about everything later. For

beneath the surface. The audacity of suggesting a casual dinner. after

at pleasant conversation cut through

a lawyer, right?” Kamran inquired, his

Well done.”

words carefully. “Thank you. I

a sharp mind to navigate a whole

conversation feeling like a charade.

of unease that settled over me. Kamran’s attempts at pleasant interaction were disarming, a stark contrast to the cold glares he’d given me before. Mia, sitting beside him, wore an expression of detached amusement that added fuel to the