A Ex do Bilionário

A Ex do Bilionário

Jessica Edmund

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Introduction

Quando Thea Kennedy é acusada de namorar o bilionário por causa do dinheiro dele, ela encontra outros meios de cuidar da saúde de sua mãe. No entanto, os rumores custam a ela seu relacionamento com Ashton Ryder, um dos solteiros mais cobiçados da Austrália.

Eles finalmente se separam e afirmam seguir em frente, mas o destino leva Ashton de volta à Austrália quando ele ouve que Freya, sua irmã, foi encontrada inconsciente.

A situação sinistra o leva de volta à vida de Thea como seu novo chefe e CEO de uma empresa que ele comprou.

Será que ele conseguirá superar o que Thea fez e aceitar o fato de que ainda está apaixonado por ela? Ou ele seguirá em frente e se casará com a modelo Claire Jenkins, que tem outras intenções para ele?
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Chapter 1

Olhando de volta para o casal que estava na varanda de um apartamento, estava o belo céu. As estrelas brilhavam descaradamente para eles, sem vergonha, e eles também não tiravam os olhos delas.

Era o início de um novo dia que marcava o aniversário de um ano deles. Decidiram passar juntos, como o casal que eram.

Ashton e Thea,

Em poucas semanas, eles se casariam para sempre.

Ashton afastou o cabelo dela, permitindo que o ar fresco tocasse seus ombros expostos, e então colocou um colar nela. O diamante brilhava na noite, cintilando junto com as estrelas. Ele podia sentir o sorriso dela por trás. Ele sabia que ela adorava esse tipo de presente e era isso que ele sempre a presenteava.

Houve um tempo em que ela se recusava a aceitar qualquer coisa dele, mas ele sempre a fazia aceitar. Não importava o que ela dissesse. Ele gostava que ela se sentisse especial, que sentisse que não havia mais ninguém além dela, e ele rezava para que ela pensasse o mesmo.

Ele finalmente a virou para encará-lo, gentilmente.

"Você é a Lua e eu sou o Sol, lembra?" Ele explicou para ela e ela riu.

"Eu lembro," Ele sorriu para ela também, espalhando as mãos sobre os ombros dela para abraçá-la. Depois de um tempo, ela se virou de volta para admirar a noite com ele.

"Eu estava chateada naquela noite," ela começou. "Minha mãe estava no hospital, eu estava estressada... e então nos encontramos no hospital, bem antes do eclipse." Ela sorriu com suas últimas palavras.

"Sim, nós pertencemos um ao outro, amor," ele disse. "Eu não quero que nada dê errado."

Ela se virou para ele. Desta vez, ele soltou o abraço. "Nada vai dar errado, Ash." Thea disse a ele e ele assentiu.

"Temos que prometer um ao outro que, não importa o que aconteça, quaisquer que sejam as circunstâncias, nós as superaremos. Qualquer coisa que nos incomode, vamos conversar sobre isso. Qualquer coisa que pareça duvidosa, podemos conversar sobre isso também." Ele disse e ela concordou.

"Ok,"

Ela lhe deu um sorriso tranquilizador antes de levantar o colar para entrelaçá-lo com o dele como uma promessa, um incentivo para sempre lembrar.

Ele sorriu também, então a virou para encarar o céu novamente. Juntos, estavam dispostos a passar a noite e não apenas aquela noite, mas outras noites, enquanto durasse.


(Um ano depois)

Thea reuniu toda a coragem que lhe restava depois de ontem. Ontem foi literalmente o pior dia de trabalho neste restaurante horrível. Ela achava difícil sair tão de repente porque lutou muito para conseguir um emprego depois do colapso de sua mãe. Eles usaram quase todo o dinheiro que tinham para pagar as contas médicas. Considerando que a doença de sua mãe piorou logo após aquele incidente.

Aquele incidente mudou sua vida para sempre.

Ela suspirou antes de entrar no restaurante. Todos os olhos se voltaram para ela imediatamente. Ela os ignorou e caminhou mais para dentro do restaurante para começar o dia.

Thea colocou seu avental e começou imediatamente, resistindo a cada chance de olhar para Cassandra, sua colega de trabalho, que não parava de lhe dar um sorriso malicioso.

"Thea?" O gerente chamou e a moça se virou para encará-lo. "Me encontre no meu escritório," ele disse e ela assentiu.

Quando ela passou por Cassandra, que estava no balcão, ela teve certeza de ouvir algo como,

"Isso mesmo, você vai ter o que merece."

"Senhor?"

O homem de meia-idade que já estava sentado em sua cadeira suspirou.

"Tenho certeza de que você já sabe por que a chamei, Thea, então vamos direto ao ponto." Ele afirmou e ela nervosamente se endireitou.

"Thea, eu me recuso a permitir que uma cena como a de ontem passe sem ter algo a dizer sobre isso."

"Senhor, eu-"

"Deixe-me terminar, jovem!" O homem explodiu de raiva. "Cassandra me contou tudo o que aconteceu ontem."

Oh não! De novo não!

"Eu esperava mais de você, de todas as pessoas, mocinha. Eu tentei, mas toda vez você desperdiça minha paciência. Acho que não tenho mais, então preciso que você arrume suas coisas e nunca mais volte porque você está demitida!"

"O quê? O que a Cassandra te disse? Estou te dizendo, Mark-"

"Agora é Sr. Rowell para você." Ele disse, mas ela balançou a cabeça, aceitando a formalidade imediatamente.

"Ela começou tudo. Cassandra me acusou de algo que eu nunca pensaria em fazer e depois mentiu para você." Thea disse a ele.

"Bem, eu não me importo com o que realmente aconteceu, mas ela me disse que te confrontou sobre você estar saindo com o namorado dela e você começou a gritar com ela, mas você começou a confusão primeiro e isso é tudo que eu sei."

Ela quase riu alto. Pelo amor de Deus, aquela garota é uma mentirosa e uma vadia barata. Andrew nem estava namorando ela.

"Eu pensei que você fosse pelo menos madura o suficiente para levar sua briga de gato para outro lugar, mas você decidiu fazer isso aqui, na frente do meu restaurante! Você vê a mim e meu pequeno império como nada?" Ele gritou.

"Não, não, de jeito nenhum, Sr. Rowell. Você precisa ouvir meu lado da história. Cassandra está mentindo-"

"Eu já ouvi o suficiente para me deixar louco. Apenas vá embora, Thea, e não volte." Mark disse a ela.

"Eu preciso desse emprego, Sr. Rowell... Eu imploro. Eu não fiz nada de errado, por favor, não me mande embora." Thea implorou.

"Você deveria ter pensado nisso antes de bater em uma moça inocente bem na frente da minha loja! Não preciso dizer isso de novo. Saia do meu escritório, imediatamente!" Mark gritou e a moça saiu correndo do escritório, chorando.

Ela pegou sua bolsa onde a havia deixado antes de sair pela porta dos fundos. O que ela faria agora? Por que ela?

Thea passou a mão pelo cabelo em frustração antes de chamar um táxi e ir para casa.

~~

(Londres, 9:45 da manhã)

O jovem abotoou a manga da camisa para se preparar para o trabalho, pois já estava atrasado. Ele se recusou a olhar novamente para a mulher que estava deitada em sua cama. Toda vez que o fazia, lembrava que eles não eram nada como ele tinha antes.

"Ashton, querido, já está pronto para o trabalho? Por que não me acordou?" A mulher disse suavemente, mas ele a ignorou, pegou o paletó e saiu do quarto.

Mais uma vez, ela conseguiu o que queria com ele, exatamente como desejava. Seu sonho desde criança era estar com Ashton e ela se viu realizando isso no momento em que ele a pediu em casamento na frente de todos.

Ela ficou pasma.

Mas depois daquele doce momento, ele voltou a ser frio como antes. Mas isso não a incomodava. No momento em que viu a discussão dele com Thea, ela sabia que era sua única chance de conseguir o que queria.

Ela suspirou e saiu da cama para tomar um banho.

No momento em que ela desceu para o café da manhã, ele se levantou para sair da sala de jantar.

"Ótimo café da manhã, Maria, vou sair agora."

Ela o viu se levantando e imediatamente o chamou.

"Ashton?" O homem parou. Ela sorriu e desceu as escadas.

"Você gostaria de algo especial para o jantar, querido?"

"Não, vou comer fora." Ele disse.

"Bem, podemos jantar fora juntos?" Ela perguntou e ele assentiu.

"Claro, vou te buscar às cinco." Ele disse antes de sair.

Ela sorriu para si mesma e sentou-se para tomar seu café da manhã. Os lábios de Maria formaram uma linha fina. No entanto, ela decidiu que era melhor não mostrar nenhuma emoção em relação ao casal.

Ela considerava Ashton como um filho e o entendia muito bem. Ela também sabia que o relacionamento deles estava por um fio desde o minuto em que a mãe dele o forçou a pedir Claire em casamento na frente de todos.

O pior de tudo, ela se perguntava como Thea estava. A memória do término deles parecia muito recente em sua cabeça.

"Você precisa de alguma coisa?" Claire balançou a cabeça, dispensando-a com um aceno de mão.

~~

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