Chapter 26 — Medals Are Not For You

"Miss Kieu, some internal discussions were only aimed at the working environment at that time. Cutting out the context to make it public is not beneficial to anyone." “I haven't said it will go public yet.” “So how do you want to handle it?” “Tomorrow afternoon, club representatives, the documentary production team and my lawyer will meet together.” "Lawyer?" “Discussed copyright issues for treatment documents and images, as well as payment for my professional services over the past three years.” Phuong Kha's voice became tense. “At that time, she volunteered to go along, but there was no official contract.” “Whether or not an actual service relationship has been formed is left to the lawyer to evaluate.” After hanging up, I gathered the portable hard drive and all original documents into a file bag. A car stopped outside the window. Luc Thua Da did not use crutches when getting out of the car. He stepped heavily on the ground, each step was heavy. He pushed the door open and walked in, throwing a newspaper of that day on the table. The headline was printed very large: *[Injured champion withdraws, wife, recovery specialist, leaves team after husband controversially wins trophy.]* “Have you found a lawyer?” "Yes." “Sue the club?” “Negotiate first.” “Do you still want to pay the service fee with me?” "Correct." The corners of Luc Thua Da's lips pursed into a straight line. “What you said in that press conference was wrong.” “Which sentence?” “Personal feelings.” “What else?” He was silent. I folded the newspaper and threw it in the trash. "Two years ago, I felt that you were acting on your emotions, that your plan was delaying my return. Why didn't you say anything at that time?" “At that time, I was impatient to return to play.” “That's why you agreed in the meeting to dilute your professional status to the public?” “After that, I won't mention that again.” “Because the media department has already done it for you.” Luc Thua Da put his hands on the edge of the table, the leg brace made it impossible for him to stand. “I didn't expect they would erase you like that.” “When I saw the draft, you didn't tell them to add it back.” “Kieu Tranh.” His voice was hoarse. "I admit I did wrong. But now you bring things from three years ago to find a lawyer, do you intend to turn everything between us into a contract?" “Professional services inherently require records.” “So what about this marriage?” “Wait until your wound stabilizes, then we will do the procedure.” His fingers suddenly tightened. “What procedure?” "Divorce." Outside the window, there were reporters who discovered his car and gathered together, pointing their cameras in this direction. The flash light passed through the curtains, beat by beat, into the room. Luc Thua Da stood there, not moving for a long time. “I said I can't think clearly for the time being.” “Think clearly now.” ### 10 Luc Thua Da was not present at the negotiation meeting the next afternoon. His wound needed to be monitored at the hospital, and Chu Khoi Son did not allow him to leave. The club's General Director, Head of Legal Department and Phuong Kha attended. The documentary production side also brought two lawyers. On my side, in addition to the lawyer, there is also a professional interests representative from the Sports Rehabilitation Association. In the first ten minutes of the meeting, the club still tried to emphasize the marital relationship between me and Luc Thua Da. "At that time, Ms. Kieu participated in treatment mainly because of family responsibilities." My lawyer presented documents one by one over the past 3 years. Invoice for purchase of office equipment. The recovery plan is updated monthly. The evaluation report for each stage is signed and confirmed by the Club Coaching Board. Minutes of internal meetings I participated in as a recovery expert. Along with the consultation document that the medical team sent me before each adjustment to the training schedule.