At the Sunshine Hotel, Heath Ledger received the message and stood there in a daze, unable to fathom why.
Bale had promised to do his utmost to help him, and yet he had not even made it to the final audition, let alone win the role.
One who had seen hope only to reap despair— the blow was simply too harsh.
Heath Ledger picked up the phone and dialed Bale's number, intending to question him, but when he thought about everything Bale had done for him, all he could utter was, "Why has it turned out like this?"
Bale sighed, "Your news appeared on TMZ." He could only say, "I'm sorry, Heath, for calling you from New York, I didn't expect it to end this way..."
Heath Ledger had already pulled up his computer and, seeing the news on TMZ, said, "It's not your fault, it's my own inadequacy."
Bale urged, "Quit it, just quit it. That's the only way you're going to get your career back."
"I'll try," Heath Ledger didn't say much and quickly hung up the phone.
