All Chapters of The Billionaire Hockey King Stole A Kiss From Me: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Chase’s POVThe coach and medical team tried to stop me, but I didn’t let that happen.“Even if you want to go back in there, you have to be checked and verified by the medical team,” the coach had insisted.“That is not going to happen,” I had insisted.“I am your coach and that is my final verdict,” he had also insisted.“I don’t care,” I had stated stubbornly.I didn’t get this far in my career to be bowing to the whims and caprices of these coaches. The game had its rules, but they always liked to coin theirs. They liked to be in control of every player, but I wasn’t that kind of player that any coach could control.And I had also known that Coach Fred was one of them.“I am getting back into that pitch and that is final,” I had told him stubbornly.“You had an accident,” he stated the obvious.“And I am perfect now,” I stated.“Chase, don’t be a brute,” he warned.“And don’t be a showstopper,” I also said.Just then, the other team had scored a third goal, and although my heart h

Chase’s POV“Do you need me to get you some water?” Tiana asked me.She was the first person I saw when I entered my room. Somehow, she had used her influence to get into the players’ lodge and waited for me in my room.If it wasn’t for the influence and connection that she had, she would never have been granted access, especially as I wasn’t there when she came. I understood that it was better she waited in my room instead of coming out for everyone to see her.She was a big deal, and her presence, especially if they knew that she was here for me, would raise brows, and for a woman like Tiana Donalds, she would want to avoid that at all cost. I also wanted to avoid it, because I didn’t like scandals or wrong perceptions of any kind.That wasn’t to say that I was pleased to be seeing her unexpectedly.I hated surprises, but one thing that was still surprising to me was Tiana’s sudden interest in me.We had met about two months ago during a private cocktail party for sports’ players an

Carmen’s POVStanding out with everyone else while Tiana had her moment with Chase just made me feel…deeply jealous.In a way, I felt that that was supposed to be me. I didn’t even get the chance to let Chase know that I was there before Tiana ordered everyone of us out, and Chase just sat there and let her take charge.What was going on between them? I couldn’t tell, but it made me jealous. I wasn’t jealous as Chase’s manager. Rather, I was jealous as the girl whom he had locked lips with, and that wasn’t something anyone should ever know. It was a good thing that people couldn’t read the mind.I had to shake off the feeling.Chase is not committed to me, and one stupid kiss that happened as a mistake wasn’t something that should make me start acting territorially. More importantly, it wasn’t professional at all, especially as I wasn’t ready to lose my job yet.However, I still felt that Tiana and Chase spent too much time in there.What were they talking about? What were they doing

Chase’s POVUsually, I wouldn’t be moved one bit. I had fired others before her, and no matter how deeply a few of them begged, I didn’t change my mind, but something about Carmen’s voice cut through the brick wall surrounding my heart.And maybe it was her voice, but something about her sob story made me a little less insistent. It was something I could resonate with.As she pleaded, I was forced to flashback on how things had been for me.Growing up in the suburbs of the city had been the worst thing that ever happened to me. My parents had no money, and my dad was deadbeat. He left home every morning and returned home late at night, very drunk.And I always wondered why my mum bothered with keeping dinner for him.“Why do you keep doing this?” I had queried her. “He doesn’t give a shit about us. He doesn’t provide for us, and yet, you use the money we get from working menial jobs to make dinner for him,” I had added angrily.I was fourteen at the time, and I had already been expos

Chase’s POVFor the life of me, I couldn’t explain why I was indulging Carmen this much. Everyone around me knew that I was reserved.The only persons who had heard me talk much about anything were Jonathan and Terry. Jonathan, rarely, but Terry, more often because we had spent longer time together, and our relationship wasn’t even work-related.But here I was, going back and forth with Carmen.“Are you ready to leave?” She asked me.And I realized that I was ready, but I didn’t want to leave.There was something about Carmen’s presence that made me want more of it even though I shouldn’t, and no, it had nothing to do with romantic or emotional feelings. I hadn’t bantered with anyone this long enough without nearly strangling them with anger and frustration. Yes, Carmen had a way of frustrating me, but then again, I liked it in an odd way.Telling her that I was ready to leave meant sharing her presence with the other management team, and right now, I didn’t want that.“No, not yet,”