Massive Diamond, Bye Ex!

I looked up at him. "Donovan, what about me? What am I to you?"

The atmosphere suddenly froze.

Donovan hesitated for a moment, but I still read it in his eyes.

How could I compare to her?

But I'm supposed to be his future wife, the person who will stand beside him forever.

Even though I already knew his answer, my heart still ached painfully.

I, who love him with all my heart and soul, am nothing to him compared to his niece, who isn't even related to him by blood.

My smile was bitter.

Seeing my devastated appearance, Donovan softened his tone. "As long as you don't target her anymore, the wedding in ten days will proceed as planned."

I shook my head.

There will be no wedding.

There will be no future.

I won't marry you.

Donovan assumed I was acting out of spite due to what just happened and forcefully pulled me into his arms.

"Sweetie, as compensation, I won't have a prenuptial agreement. Half of the Donovan family fortune will be yours."

He still thought our marriage was a downgrade for him, a gift to me.

As if marrying into the Donovan family was some grand favor.

But he forgot.

I am a three-time Best Actress award winner, a natural talent in the eyes of directors.

I won't be worse off without him.

I looked up at him. "Donovan, let's break up."

I was with him because I liked him.

But you can't let a little love make you compromise your entire life.

Maybe my tone was too cold.

He froze, eyes filled first with shock, then with a casual, teasing gleam as if he figured something out.

"Lena, I hate being threatened."

"I know you've been wronged today, but there's a limit to how angry you can get. Act up too much, and you'll lose more than you gain."

"Stop messing around with me, alright?"

His warm palm caressed my cheek slowly, intimate and ambiguous in this cramped space.

His eyes almost overflowed with tender affection.

As if he really loved me.

But the paparazzi squatting outside the film set only caught the photo of Donovan gripping my wrist and scolding me.

No one could see a trace of love.

Couldn't see the rings we exchanged.

Couldn't see that we wanted to spend our lives together.

The media wrote that Donovan was furious on behalf of Lila and wanted to blacklist me.

Starlet tactics are all the same. Undermine the other to boost your own worth.

I looked at the trending news, utterly disappointed.

I couldn't believe that even at this moment, I still harbored fantasies about him.

How ridiculous.

How much of this escalating drama was Lila's doing and how much was Donovan's indulgence?

I didn't want to guess anymore.

I was exhausted.

I dialed Director Chen's number.

"I've made up my mind. Please write me a recommendation letter. I'll audition in ten days."