It's said that the ML forced the MC to sign the papers, but from my reading of the situation, it was clear that the MC let loose his mouth and actually wanted a divorce in the moment of anger, which hurt the ML deeply. So instead of forgiving him for that moment of anger, the ML pushed back. I understood it as one of the first and few times the ML truly expressed his feelings in such a way (and it was devastating for them both). However, I found it extremely understandable.

Yes, people do say hurtful things when they are angry and regret it afterwards, but some things once said, you can't always just take back. Actions do have consequences.

All because ML wanted to punish MC for not revolving around ML every moment of every day. And then when they start to get back together, he goes and punishes him again. Again for nothing.

MC was always the one making sacrifices for ML's career. However, MC wasn't the only person burdened by the one-sidedness of their relationship. ML was aware of MC's sacrifices, and he also felt like his job was forcing MC to change and destroying his original values. Because of this, ML was under a huge amount of pressure and essentially held hostage by MC's "good intentions". Neither of them did anything wrong, but because they didn't know how to properly communicate, these problems festered until they ended up divorcing.

Because they got together when MC was an immature underage kid

he unilaterally decides ML doesn't need him anyway, and ML should choose his acting career over his marriage with MC. The reason ML was so angry was because MC completely disrespected their feelings for each other. ML also made sacrifices for the relationship. ML married him publicly even though it would have a huge impact on his career. Despite this, MC decided on his own that their relationship was less important than ML's success as an actor. His reaction was to give up instead of fighting for their marriage. This is what pissed ML off.

broke his contract and didn't properly explain his thinking to MC.

The ML is a petty bastard. He was too jealous for MC talking with another male character for an hour so he picked a fight and they had hate s*x. To the point where the MC was bruised the next day.

Again. It was like a one hour conversation with a younger man who was already in a relationship. But the ML was a dickhead and took things too far; MC had balls everywhere except to tell the ML no and went along with it. Ugh.

Then the ML let MC take the fall for the "crazy" night when it was the ML who started the sh*t to begin with. Not to mention the MLS pov from there on out was that MC needed to be punished and to recognize his owner.

THE f*ck?????

They bring out the worst in each other.

but when I reached the part where he forced MC signed divorce paper, I cannot stand anymore. May be I'm not understanding the situation clear because I read it with MTL, I cannot sympathetic him at all. He was like you hurt me and I'll hurt you more behaviour. He only care that MC once think of giving up and flet hurt but not thinking from MC side at all.

I personally don't agree w some reviews that down-rated the novel because they didn't like the ML's behaviour. It's pretty realistic to explode at someone who you've spent ten years cherishing if they tell you that they think your relationship will rot into something ugly lol.

And it's clear he was aware of his own impulsivity, based on how he tried to get back with the MC (albeit, very awkwardly). If anything, I thought the ML's emotional outbursts made him more complex.

I was soooo tired of the author repeating the MC & ML's ages. Especially with the phrase 'together, their ages added up to over seventy...' I think I saw it at least a dozen times.

Like we get it!! They're middle-aged! No need to mention it twice a chapter. It's like the author projected onto her own story and conveyed to us her own mid-life crisis. If it hadn't been that, I would've rated this 5 stars.

openly admitted "It makes me feel panicked when you act like that" (not sic). It was pretty early on in their relationship re-development, and surprised me a fair bit.

Like the casual treatment of a r*pe of a side character... that was too heavy and not treated as seriously as it should have been. Or the ML's behaviour/comments at times, like "His monkey had been wild for too long and didn't recognize his owner anymore. He needed to be taught a lesson." That was a bit much, especially at that point in the story, and I had an unfavourable impression of the ML at first. However, it may be that the writing of the ML's POV as a whole is not as strong as the MC's, the MC is much more well-fleshed and relatable/understandable. The ML does treat the MC very well, all things considered.