The Billionaire's Ex

01|Memory

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Staring back at the couple who were standing on the balcony of an apartment, was the beautiful sky. The stars sparkled bluntly at them without shame and they never took their eyes off it too.

It was the beginning of the new day that had begun their one-year anniversary. They decided to spend it together, as a couple that they were.

Ashton and Thea,

In a few weeks, they were to be wedded as one, forever.

Ashton swept her hair over allowing cool air brush her exposed shoulders, then he placed a necklace on her. The diamond glittered in the night, twinkling along with the stars. He could feel her smiling from behind. He had in mind that she loved these kind of presents and that was what he always showered her with.

There came a time where she once refused to accept anything from him but he always made her accept them. No matter what she says. He liked her to feel special, to feel that there was no one else but her and he prayed she thought the same.

He finally turned her to face him, gently.

'You are the Moon and I am the sun, do you remember?' He explained to her and she chuckled.

'I remember,' He smiled at her too, spreading his hands over her shoulders to embrace her. After a while, she turned back so she could admire the night with him.

'I was upset that night,' she started. 'My mom was in the hospital, I was stressed out...and then we met in the hospital, right before the eclipse.' She smiled at her last words.

'Yes, we belong together baby,' he said. 'I don't want anything to ever go wrong.'

She turned to him. This time he released his hold on her. 'Nothing will go wrong, Ash.' Thea told him and he nodded.

'We'll have to promise each other that no matter what, whatever circumstances, we shall surmount them. Whatever irks us, we'll talk about it. Whatever seems sceptical, we can talk about it as well.' He said and she agreed.

'okay,'

She gave him an assuring smile before raising her necklace to interlock it with his as a promise, an incentive to always remember.

He smiled too, then turned her to the face of the sky once again. Together they were willing to spend the night and not just that night, but other nights as long as it took them.

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(A year later)

Thea gathered all the courage she had left after yesterday. Yesterday was literally the worst day of working in this shitty restaurant. She found it hard to leave so suddenly because she fought so hard to get a job after her mother's breakdown. They used up almost all the cash they had for medical bills. Taking that her mother's illness went overdrive right after that incident.

That incident changed her life for good.

She sighed before entering the restaurant. All eyes turned to her immediately. She ignored them and walked further into the restaurant to begin the day.

Thea put on her apron and started off immediately, resisting every chance to glance at Cassandra, her co-worker, who wouldn't stop giving her a sly smile.

"Thea?" The manager called and the lady turned to stare at her manager. "Meet me in my office," he told her and she nodded.

When she walked passed Cassandra who was at the counter, she was sure she heard her say something like,