The character actress who was last seen on television in GMA-7's "Villa Quintana" said that the other woman was an acquaintance of hers and it was when she was busy with the series last year that the affair happened.
"'Yung totoong rason kung bakit kami naghiwalay, kung bakit hindi natuloy 'yung marriage namin na seven years na, it all boils down to having another woman," Maricar told "Startalk." "Habang abala ako sa pagtatrabaho sa teleserye last year, umuuwi ako ng mga umaga, ganyan ang mga ganap."
She never confronted the other woman, though, even if she had evidences.
"I don't wanna stoop to her level, my god," she said. "My ex-husband chose that path. Ginusto niya iyon, doon siya."
But she didn't give up on the marriage that easily. Although she and Don didn't have a child, she wanted to fix their relationship but it was the PBA player that wanted to end it.
"Ako ang nagsabi sa kanyang huwag nating sayangin ‘yung seven years na mayroon tayo. Huwag nating itapon. I even said I am willing to adjust, I am willing to change if your complaints are puro ako lang. I'm willing naman to fix that, ayaw niya e... Buo ang decision niya na ayaw niya. Ang sinasabi niya lang is, 'We outgrew each other.' Ang sagot nga lang niya sa akin is parang, 'I'd rather end it now than hurt you more,'" she said.
Their annulment is already under way and their division of assets angered Don, who was earning more than her.
"Galit na galit siya sa akin noong ipinaglaban ko 'yung kalahati ko. Ang sama-sama ng loob niya sa akin," she revealed.
Maricar is in the cast of the 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry "My Big Bossing's Adventures" as Prinsesa Marga, playing opposite Vic Sotto and Ryzza Mae Dizon.
When asked if she's now ready to go into another relationship, she said she's not even dating because she wants to start a better new year.
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