Todos los capítulos de Ten Years for a Hockey Star’s Whim: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

Moments after leading his team to win the Cup, my superstar hockey boyfriend, Grayson, announced an indefinite leave of absence on live TV.Twitter exploded instantly. The team's group chat was in absolute chaos. The captain sent a dozen furious voice memos, chewing Grayson out for treating the team's blood, sweat, and tears like a cheap joke just for some girl.Yet, in stark contrast to his teammates' blinding rage, Grayson's private PR team chat was celebrating."Let's see how Blair, his glorified babysitter, cleans up this mess.""She spent ten years busting her ass for his career, and Grayson just drops it all for Cici. True devotion."A new junior assistant chimed in quietly:"But if he quits, don't we lose our jobs? I heard the captain just smashed a locker in rage..."Grayson's childhood friend and personal trainer sent a smirking emoji:"You're new. Blair is a top agent who's willingly played our nanny for a decade. No matter what Grayson does, she bails him out. She'll just g

Over the years, Grayson had tossed the word "marriage" around countless times.The first time was when he signed his massive contract extension. We tasted financial freedom for the first time. We stared at the numbers in the bank account, too excited to sleep all night.Win a championship, sign a huge contract, marry the girl he loved.Grayson pinned me against the floor-to-ceiling windows, panting as he said he wanted to marry me. He promised to start a family and be together forever.But soon after, he met Cici, an influencer and known puck bunny, at a club party. Cici cried her eyes out, saying she was being exploited by her former agency. She claimed she couldn't even pay her rent, and had to pay off her family's debts.Grayson was suddenly hit with a savior complex. That very day, he put Cici on his personal payroll and offered her a salary way above the market rate.He only gave me a heads-up after it was a done deal. "Blair, Cici is really pitiful. She reminds me of when I had a

I stayed in the first-class lounge until nine in the morning and boarded my flight right on time.I put on an eye mask and forced myself into a deep sleep.A few hours later, the flight landed on the island.I had been longing for the sun and sand here since I was twenty. But I had always been trapped in hockey arenas and endless stuffy boardrooms.Countless planned trips had either been delayed because of the playoffs or completely ruined because Grayson wanted to throw a last-minute party.Now, completely removed from all those toxic people and toxic drama, I felt like even breathing had become incredibly freeing.The dull pain of a breakup and betrayal that I had imagined was quickly washed away by the crystal-clear turquoise waters.I went snorkeling for a while, came back to the beach, and treated myself to a massive lobster feast.Finally, holding a margarita, I unlocked my phone.Missed calls and unread messages had completely jammed the screen. It made the phone freeze for two

Then the PR Director finally tried to save face, sending a voice memo that was all bark and no bite."Are you really going to abandon Grayson? Blair, the whole league knows he is the superstar you built from the ground up. He is the crowning achievement of your resume. Are you really willing to just destroy him like this? Stop bluffing!""We were just playing around and making jokes. Do you really have to make things this ugly? You are talking big now, but in a few days when this blows up, you'll still be the one who has to swallow your pride and beg the GM for forgiveness. Why bother?"So they knew all along that I was the one who pushed Grayson to the position he was in today.Too bad the time I had already invested would never be a reason for me to compromise.I dropped the contact information for the lawyers directly into the group chat.After that, I logged straight into LinkedIn and published an official termination statement, declaring a complete professional split from Grayson.

My best friends also flooded me with video calls over the last few days. They always knew my situation, so they didn't have much extra curiosity.Hearing the news, they were absolutely thrilled, clapping and cheering on the video call: "Blair, you finally dumped that arrogant prick! Beautifully done!""It's a shame I used up all my vacation days for the year, otherwise I would definitely fly out there to pop champagne with you.""When you get back, we absolutely have to get together. I am going to talk trash about that piece of shit Grayson for three days straight! Having a gem like our Blair and not cherishing her, he is completely fucking blind."As they cursed, the topic started to drift. They started spamming the group chat with links to luxury apartments in Los Angeles, helping me scout out several highly secure neighborhoods. They even sent pictures from several purebred golden retriever breeders."Instead of waiting around for Grayson, you might as well raise a golden retriever