Chapter 65: It hurts, right?
She did not call Maxim; she did not reach out to him. She changed her number. She gave him enough time and space to reflect on what he said or felt while she licked her own wounds in silence.
What she acknowledged was she did not know what she wanted to do on her career front so she chose this.
Maybe she would find her passion here. She convinced herself.
’’And what else?" Madam Chen smiled.
Diana bit her bottom lips, ’’I should not have said that in front of the reporters. I am sorry. I thought you would not accept it so...’’
’’So, you would control our decisions through the media?’’ Madam Chen pushed herself to her feet, ’’You would use our weakness against us to coerce us into accepting your choices, Diana?"
’’Mom, I... ahh...’’ Diana gasped when the woman grabbed her hair and yanked her head back in a harsh tug.
’’I hate manipulators. I hate hypocrites. Look at you, baby. At times like this when you try to act smart, you are so much like your fucking father. You make me hate you so much,’’ Madam Chen threw a tight slap across her face, ’’Look at you what you are doing, Diana. I treat you so well but why did you have to make a fool of me like that?’’
’’Mom, I...’’ Diana wanted to excuse her behavior but she felt guilty. What her mother said was right. She was afraid that they would not let her do it so she announced it in front of the whole media so that they would be forced to accept her decision.