Chapter 2: The Woman Who Wanted Fame
Three weeks passed.
Ethan rebuilt his life.
No interviews.
No revenge.
No public attacks.
He simply moved forward.
And that made Chloe even more desperate.
Because she expected anger.
Anger meant he still cared.
But Ethan gave her nothing.
One evening, Chloe appeared at a charity event where Ethan was receiving an award.
The cameras immediately turned.
She walked toward him.
“Ethan, can we talk?”
The room became silent.
Everyone watched.
Ethan looked at her.
“About what?”
“About us.”
He smiled faintly.
“There is no us.”
The words were quiet.
But everyone heard them.
Chloe swallowed.
“I made a mistake.”
Ethan looked at her.
“A mistake is forgetting an anniversary.”
His voice hardened.
“A mistake is saying the wrong thing.”
He stepped closer.
“What you did was a choice.”
The crowd went silent.
“You chose millions of strangers over the person who loved you.”
Chloe’s eyes filled with tears.
“I love you.”
Ethan looked at her for a long moment.
Then he answered:
“I believe you loved the version of me that made your life look better.”
That sentence destroyed her.
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Because deep down…
she knew he was right.
