All Chapters of The Billionaire Hockey King Stole A Kiss From Me: Chapter 281 - Chapter 290

Chase’s POV“The best thing to do right now is to have a press statement,” Cindy Mayers informed me.“Another one?” I asked, instantly feeling displeased.The last one I had where I spoke horribly about Carmen still made me sick to my stomach, and those were the words that Cindy Mayers had put down herself.“This is the only way to get yourself out of this mess, Chase, unless you are willing to risk your career over this,” she had told me.Terry had been present and he had also assured me that it was the best.“You won’t be doing this alone, Chase,” Cindy Mayers said.“How do you mean?” I asked her.“Tiana Donalds will have to be a part of it,” she responded, making me feel worse. “You both are doing this as a couple where you tell your fans out there that the relationship only started recently,” she continued.I sighed deeply and hung my head.Cindy Mayers didn’t know that I was avoiding Tiana Donalds as much as I could.I knew that I couldn’t avoid her completely because she was my

Carmen’s POVBy Monday morning, I was still feeling sick to my stomach.Nothing had changed.I didn’t feel better.Millie had woken up earlier, gotten dressed up, and left for work with her new car. We weren’t exactly keeping malice, but we weren’t being best of friends either.I would only be able to check through her phone if we got back to talking as we used to. After the confrontation and trying to get the information out of her, she had left, and I was certain that she had gone back to him.And she had returned a little late.“Humph!” I heaved deeply.Today was also the day that Sean Noble would resume training at the big league, and that meant that I would be setting eyes on Chase Maddox after a whole week. It felt like it had been months already, and I really didn’t know how I felt about it.“Are you really ready, Carmen?” I asked my reflection in the mirror.Anyway, I couldn’t dwell on my emotion this morning as Steven Noble’s driver was already waiting outside for me, and the

Carmen’s POVI wanted Sean and I to arrive as early as Chase Maddox would; I already knew how he operated, but Sean Noble hadn’t bought the idea.“How can you achieve what you want if you don’t start by making an appearance?” Sean Noble had asked me with a mischievous look.I was the one who suggested this game, but now, it felt as though Sean had hijacked it, and it made me wonder if I was doing the right thing.However, on a brighter side, it would make him perform better, and so we had arrived right on time.“Sean Noble!” Roger James called with way too much excitement. “It is a pleasure to have you join us again,” he added.He exchanged firm handshakes with Sean and I mentally shook my head.It was very obvious that he was pandering to Sean, just like all the other hockey players.“We were getting a little worried,” Philip Trust commented.“You should know that as the only awarded hockey player in the team, I would never miss this for anything else in the world,” Sean Noble respon

Carmen’s POVI stood up the moment Steven Noble walked into his living room, exuding power and wealth and influence.“Good evening, Mr. Steven Noble,” I greeted.“Steven is fine, Carmen; I keep telling you this,” he corrected lightly.Not that I forgot, but it was just that the man seemed too powerful to refer to him with such casualness. Every single time I set my eyes on him, I was reminded of the power he carried just by being a senior member of the white house.I smiled at the correction.“I didn’t know that you would be back home early. I was just about leaving,” I told him.“I wanted to catch you before you left,” he said.I became alert instantly.“Is there a problem?” I asked worriedly.“Oh, no, Carmen. There is certainly nothing for you to worry about,” he said, making me slightly relieved. “I know that today is Sean’s first training since the incident, and I wanted to find out from you about his performance,” Steven Noble added.That was a relief anyway.“Sean was good today

Chase’s POV“I really hope that this is going to be a very private date,” I told Cindy as we approached the restaurant where I was supposed to have a date with Tiana Donalds.Even mentioning the name made me really upset because I never wanted to be in this situation.If I ever wanted to have a date with a woman, it certainly wouldn’t be Tiana Donalds. She wasn’t even in my list of choices.“We are doing this for public validation, Chase, you certainly don’t expect it to be private,” Cindy responded.I groaned out loud.Her response was enough to make me know what the actual answer was and what awaited me.“May I ask a question, Chase?” Cindy asked.“What?” I asked, almost sounding harsh.“Ever since you announced your relationship with Tiana Donalds, you have been very grumpy, and if you don’t want to be seen in public with her that much, then why did you let the entire city know about the relationship?” She asked me, sounding a little suspicious.I sat up straighter.No one had to k