Part 3Three Questions to End a Marriage: Unmasking My A-List Husband

Under the shocked gasps of the entire studio, Ethan lost his composure.

He clearly hadn't expected me to reveal this. His voice was laced with panic and shock. "Chloe, you never told me..."

"Second question."

I coldly cut off his interrogation. "What is my favorite movie?"

This question was a trap. Over the years, whenever I was asked this in public interviews, my answer was always different.

But they all shared one common trait: my answer was always "Ethan's next movie."

When he first made his comeback, it didn't make much of a splash.

It was me who willingly burned my own public goodwill, constantly bringing him up in my interviews, using every glowing adjective in the dictionary to hype up his movies just to get the public curious about him again.

Later, a paparazzi happened to catch a video of him visiting me on set.

Despite coming from an elite family and looking flawlessly glamorous, when I tossed my half-eaten lunch box at him, he ate my leftovers without a hint of disgust.

After that video leaked, Ethan was instantly crowned the entertainment industry's "Ultimate Good Husband." Suddenly, offers for "perfect husband" roles came flooding in, many from top-tier directors.

But he politely declined them all, citing one single reason: I would get jealous.

So, in the public eye, I became the obsessed, insanely jealous wife, while he was the brilliant talent whose career was being held back by his overwhelming love for me.

Thinking of the past, I gave a self-deprecating laugh. I looked quietly at Ethan, waiting for his answer.

"Roman Holiday."

Ethan looked incredibly confident.

"Chloe, I know I'm right about this one. I read your diary."

"You wrote that you and I were like the main characters in Roman Holiday, just in reverse."

"You also wrote that it was your favorite movie, but it had your least favorite ending."

"Actually, I've always wanted to tell you: we will never be separated like the characters in that movie. I've been using my actions to prove that status and background are illusions. Our love can overcome anything."

"So why... why won't you just give me a chance?"

He suddenly buried his face in his hands. This man, who never showed weakness to the public, now looked so fragile that even his hair seemed to weep.

But I just watched him and said slowly, "You're right. That was my favorite movie."

Ethan's head snapped up, the sorrow in his eyes instantly replaced by overwhelming joy.

"But that was in the past."

"My favorite movie now is Breaking the Cocoon."

Hearing those words, the shock in Ethan's eyes was instantly swallowed by deep, undeniable guilt.

In a fraction of a second, every single pair of eyes in the studio darted straight toward Olivia Hayes in the observer's booth.

Because everyone knew that Breaking the Cocoon was marketed as a movie based on the real-life love story between me and Ethan.

Yet the male and female leads were played by Ethan... and Olivia.