Chapter 10

ALEX

I had to try my luck again. I felt like a teenager that was in a new relationship constantly looking at my phone for a call or a message. It was disheartening. I sat in my hotel room thinking about where I could have done better. She must have forgotten by now. It'd been too long. I missed my easy life while I still played hockey. I should probably ask my private investigator to search for her again. I should bump into her somehow and act surprised. That was the only option I had. Coz there was no way she ignored my suggestion of the company. Did she have that much confidence in herself? I stood up to get ready.

Things were going well back at home, and although it was hard to admit, it hurt that my father didn't bother to call or ask about my well being. He should have disowned me a long time ago. Somehow I still wanted to prove to him that I wasn't useless. I wanted to be better than him. I couldn't call the feeling I had love, it wasn't hate either. I just didn't like him somet