The restaurant seemed deserted. I l

The restaurant seemed deserted. I looked around and then finally spotted Marc sitting alone at a table. He looked up from his phone and his face brightened up immediately. I walked over to his table. “Hi, sorry for being late” I said. “It’s okay, I was worried that you wouldn’t come” he said. He stood up and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek. I smiled awkwardly and sat down on a chair in front of him. “I have wanted to talk with you for a long time Olive” he began. “But I was afraid of the consequences, so I kept quiet” he continued. “What do you mean?” I asked, interrupting him. “Please, let me talk” he said. I nodded and kept quiet. “A lot has happened between us and I’m ashamed for hurting you Olive, I truly am sorry for that. I know that you forgave me, but I’ll always be ashamed of what I did” he sighed. “I wanted to tell you the truth, but I wasn’t able to. I think it’s safe to tell you now. Does Neymar know that you are meeting me?” he asked. “No one knows” I said. “I didn’t tell anyone either” he said. Marc reached over and held my hand on the table, which made me feel strange. “Olive, my love for you has been true and a piece of my heart will always belong to you” he said as he held my hand firmly. I didn’t react, because this was awkward. “I lied to you. The reason I broke up with you was a complete lie. I didn’t break up with you because I loved Melissa” he confessed. I stared at him, because I didn’t know what the hell he was saying. He looked me in the eyes and sighed. “Melissa wasn’t the love of my life and I would have never chosen her over you. It was a complete lie to make you stay away from me. I know I broke your heart into a million pieces that day and I’m truly sorry for that Olive” he said with sad eyes. I kept staring at him, because I couldn’t believe my ears. “Marc, I d-don’t unders-stand” I finally managed to stutter. “Olive, I was blackmailed” he said with a deep sigh.
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