The Hockey Captain’s Unwanted Wife (Blair and Grayson) novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154

-OLIVIA-

Blair took my hand and held it.

Support. That was all. She did not tell me to smile. She just kept me anchored while the court/turned into a stage. She knew that I needed this, especially now.

Roman looked surprised when he saw them.

Eden. His parents. The celebration already arranged around him. They pulled him forward toward a group of reporters before he could cross to the tunnel.

Victor leaned in and whispered something.

Roman’s face went irritated, then blank like he often used when he was obeying.

The questions started.

How did it feel to play like that? What got into him? The crowd absolutely loved him.

“I played tonight especially for someone in the crowd,” he said without a second thought.

My heart skipped a beat. He was talking about me. I couldn’t believe he’d actually said that. My belly actually got butterflies.

Then a reporter laughed. “We saw your girlfriend Eden down here. I’m sure it was for her.”

My heart squeezed tightly again. No. I didn’t like everyone thinking it was for her. She already thought Roman was going to propose. This would make her sure he would.

They kept on coming. “How’s the relationship?”

Roman paused for half a second.

“It’s good.”

I could not breathe. It’s good?

How could he say that so naturally? Especially after everything that has been happening between us. Why was he even still with her?

They kept going. They always kept going.

“Was she your good-luck charm tonight? I think this is the first game she ever attended and look how good you played to impress her.”

Roman’s jaw ticked.

“She was here yes,” he said. “That was enough.”

I felt like someone had just slapped me.

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He was letting them think it was all for her. And maybe it was and he’d just played with my heart because he knew how much he meant to me.

“Don’t ever break up with her,” a man joked. “Port City might need her in the building every night if this is

the result.”

Eden beamed for the cameras like she had scored the points herself.

She put her hand on Roman’s arm. He did not shake it off. He did not look at the seats. He looked at the logo on the microphone and gave them the version of the night his parents had clearly paid for. It hurt. Seeing him shut me out completely once the cameras were on him. He wouldn’t even look my way.

“How long have you two been together now?”

“Long enough,” Roman said.

“Any truth to the rumors this is getting serious?”

The pause was shorter this time.

“We’re good,” he said again. “That’s all I have on that.”

It was more than I could stand.

Port City’s new power couple. His good-luck charm.

I could not keep looking at it.

“I’ll be back,” I told Blair and Ethan.

I did not go to the bathroom.

I walked outside. Hoping that being away would help ease the pain.

I was crying before I made it to the curb.

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