CHAPTER 35
Norman has just arrived and was already on his way to his meeting with some of his friends when…
“Norman,” a man had suddenly appeared and blocked his way.
“Max… what a pleasant surprise! What can I do for you?” Norman asked in a teasing manner.
Norman’s bodyguards were already beside Max and were ready to move when Norman signaled them to move away.
“What do you want Max? This isn’t the proper place to start a fight. It will be both bad for the two of us,” he said in a mocking manner.
Max’s face was dim and obviously full of anger. “What have you done to Fate?” he asked with a serious tone in his voice.
“Straight to the point! I admire that in a man. But sadly it is also something I don’t tolerate,” Norman uttered.
“What did you do to Fate?” Max repeated in a more threatening voice.
Norman looked around at the people staring at them. They were in the lobby of a very famous hotel.
“If you’re planning to make a scene here, I suggest you think twice. I don’t have any intention of being in tomorrow’s newspaper,” Norman warned.
Max looked straight into Norman’s eyes. “You don’t? Well I do! Being on the headline news is nothing new to me… whether good or bad is still news. Don’t you think so?” he said with a frightening look in his eyes.
Norman again looked around. “We can talk upstairs… follow me,” he uttered as he walked passed by Max.
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Ten minutes later…. Max was finally alone with Norman.
“Now we can talk. Here you can do and say whatever you want,” Norman said as he sat down on the long couch facing Max. “So?” he asked with a mocking smile.
“I want you to set Fate free. She doesn’t belong to you,” Max said straight away.
Norman looked at Max. Then he let out a long laugh before speaking again.
“Set her free? Why? Tell me one good reason why I should do that?”
“Because she doesn’t love you… she loves me,” Max replied immediately.
“Love you? Am I hearing it right? Or am I starting to have hearing problems?” Norman said with a wicked smile on his face.
“Just set her free! She can’t marry you! What did you do to her? Why is she suddenly getting married with you? Tell me! What did you do to her?” Max asked out loud.
Norman looked at Max’s angry face. “So now you’re suddenly concerned about her? Tell me, what do you think gives you the right to come back into her life?”
Max suddenly stopped. His anger immediately disappeared and he quickly lowered his head in embarrassment. “I… I… I know I have done many stupid things, but I love her. It’s the only reason I can give you.”
“Love? No… I’m sorry but I don’t think that’s a good enough reason, especially when the love you’re talking about is the main reason why you hurt Fate in the first place,” Norman quickly replied that crushed Max’s courage.
Max shook his head. He then sighed. “Don’t you think you’re already too late? You have already given her so many heartaches and you have totally ruined her life. Do you even know what she went through after the two of you got separated? While you were passing the time, enjoying your life as a superstar… she had withdrawn from the outside world. She stopped racing, even though it is her first love… her life.”
“I… I just wanted to give her enough time to heal and to think,” Max tried to explain.
“Such a foolish reason! Do you know she got sick after she left you? Did you know that she even tried to commit suicide?” Norman suddenly decided to reveal everything to see Max’s reaction.
Max instantly looked straight at him. “What?” he somehow couldn’t believe what he heard.
“You heard me… she tried to commit suicide. She got sick and was sent to a private institution to be treated. Is it too shocking? So now tell me… how come you don’t know such important details. If you truly loved her, you should have known about those things…. You should have been beside her during those times she was hurting. So now, can you answer me this one simple question… What gives you the right to have her back?” Norman coldly uttered.
Max was totally blown away with Norman’s revelations. He suddenly lost all the things that he wanted to say. He was left speechless and unable to think clearly.
Norman shook his head again. “See! You can’t answer me, can you? I admit… she doesn’t love me. But I swear to God, I love her more than my own life. I may act cold and may seem like the devil in everyone’s eyes… but I would do everything to protect her and to take care of her. I already stopped chasing her after she decided to be with you because I wanted to give her what she wanted. I wanted her to be happy. If I had known, that you were just going to destroy her, I would have already stepped in and I would have already taken her away from you.”
“Please… I want another chance,” Max begged.
“Another chance? You’re not worthy to have another chance. You should be the one to let go. Think Max…. Do you really think you can give Fate the things she needs? Do you think she will be happy with you? What happens after you have stopped singing? What kind of job will you get? And after you’ve returned to the life of a normal person, will you be able to maintain Fate’s luxurious life? How will you give her the kind of life she’s used to? Think! You won’t be able to keep someone like Fate happy… not unless you’re very rich like me. I, on the other hand, can surely provide her with all the things she will need, in order to live a comfortable life. While you… you’re just relying on your current career as a singer. You’re nothing compared with me,” Norman said with such arrogance and cold tone.
Max looked away. He knew Norman was right. But he truly loved Fate and he was willing to do anything just to have her back.
“I love her and I will do anything just to have her back,” he bravely said out loud as he stared at Norman.
Norman clapped his hands. “Quite a brave guy, I see… Sadly even if you say you love her a million times… I won’t give her back to you. So I suggest you just leave and forget about her.”
“No! I won’t stop until she’s with me again,” Max replied with such determination in his eyes.
Norman smiled. “Good luck in trying! Let’s just see who will win this time…” he said as he slowly stood up and started to walk straight to the door.
Max felt like his whole was slowly crumbling down. He was already thinking of how he was going to go against someone like Norman. He knew his chances were pretty small. But his love for Fate was still giving him strength.
“Oh… before I forget…. You have to win her back before Sunday. We’re getting married on Sunday morning … in Japan. So you better work fast, if you really want to have her back,” Norman said with a laugh, and then he quickly left the room.
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Norman was already standing out of the room when he suddenly shook his head. He couldn’t believe he just allowed Max to have another chance to get Fate back. “I am really going crazy,” he uttered to himself. He then sighed heavily. He knew the final race to Fate’s heart had just begun…
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