Taming The Billionaire Alpha

Phoebe's POV Everyone thinks that I have it all, a loving husband, and unlimited access to all the finer things in life. But no one talks about what happens behind closed doors. No one talks about the sacrifices I have had to make along the way. Ashton Turner is my husband. They call him the wizkid of trading, but no one really knows that I am the one who started the company when I was in college. I have been in love with Ashton for ten years, and we have been married for the last five years. I wish I could say that being married to Ashton was easy, but that would also be a lie. The first two years of our marriage were indeed great, but I worked a lot. When Ashton said that he wanted us to start a family, I agreed with him. I have always loved Ashton, I wanted a family with him, so I did what I thought was right, I decided to step away from the business and hand it over to him. Even though I was no longer in control of the company, I still helped him from the sidelines, making sure that the business soared to even greater heights. But the more my husband became successful, the more he changed. Ashton began to be more distant. Not only that, he became closer to his childhood friend Melody. At first, I had nothing against Melody. If anything, I even thought of her as my sister, but her friendship towards me was fake. Ever since she became closer to Ashton, my husband has been distant and cruel. Coincidentally, I share the same birthday with Melody, and ever since she came back, he hasn't been around for any of my birthdays, but rather with Melody. And Melody, she never missed a chance to show me that Ashton will always choose her over me. Like when I accompanied Ashton to a business dinner a couple of months back. Melody showed up wearing the same dress as I was wearing. I didn't have a problem with it until she mentioned that mine was fake and that hers was the original bought by Ashton. I thought she was lying until Ashton admitted it himself. He said that there was only one dress in both our sizes, so he had someone replicate the dress for me. I was humiliated and embarrassed, I trended online, I was being bullied online, called names for wearing a fake designer dress. That incident was like a slap in the face, considering that it was bought by Ashton. Still, I didn't fight him on it, I let it slide. Then, a month ago, Melody showed up in my house unannounced. She basically threw herself from a second story building and told everyone that I pushed her off the balcony. Ashton was angry at me. He made me beg for forgiveness, and all the while, Melody was smiling at with an evil look in her eyes. Just when I thought I had seen the last of her, he moved her into our house, and ever since she moved in, every day has been like hell on earth for me. In my house, she acts like she's the lady of the house, up to a point where I feel like I am her maid. As for Ashton, he never believed me just as he never doubted Melody. That is only some of the things that have happened since Melody came back into his life. Then suddenly last night, he told me that he wanted to have dinner with me, I was so excited. We haven't had dinner on our own in years. I think that a part of him has seen how much I love him. I mean, why else would he want to have dinner with me? So, for tonight's dinner, I prepared myself. I originally chose a pale pink backless dress. It was a haute couture dress, expensive from the latest collection, but Melody "accidentally" spilled her red wine on my dress, leaving a huge stain. She left me with no choice but to change my outfit. I ended up going with another haute couture dress, a black one this time. I wasn't going to let her ruin my mood tonight. " Miss... Are you ready for the dishes to be served?" a waiter asked me. " Not yet. Please give me a few more minutes. My husband will be here soon," I said to him with a smile. " I'll be back in a few minutes," he said and left. I looked at the watch. I was beginning to get worried, Ashton is two hours late. I took out my phone and texted him. He texted me back and told me that he was at the door. True to his words, he walked through the door, but he wasn't alone. He was with Melody. My smile faded instantly. " Phoebe..." he said dryly and pulled out a chair for Melody. I can't remember the last time he pulled out a chair for me. " What is she doing here?" I said to him. He didn't say anything. He put his hand inside his coat, took out papers, and threw them on the table. " What's this?" I said to him. " I want a divorce..." he said dryly. " Phoebe, don't make this harder than it needs to be, Ashton has been good to you all these years, but you have to see the truth when it is staring at you in the face," Melody said, trying to look sweet and innocent, but I knew better, it was nothing but an act, like she had done so many times before. " Ashton, what's happening?" I said to my husband. " Like she said, don't make this harder than it needs to be, just sign the damn papers. " he said to me. " So you want me to sign the divorce papers? You want to leave me for her?" I said to him. " Phoebe... We all know that I am the only woman Ashton has ever truly loved, that is why he asked me to come back three years ago. We are done pretending to be friends, I'm pregnant, we have to get married, that won't happen if you're still married to him," she said to me. Her words were like daggers in my heart. I have been with Ashton for a decade, I have loved this man from the moment I first laid eyes on him. He was my first, I thought that he would be my one and only. I wanted to have a family with him, but after the third miscarriage, he decided that we should stop trying. He told me that he didn't want to see me in pain anymore. I believed him, only for him to turn around and have a baby with another woman. He brought her back from the capital. He brought her back right after I gave him the company. " No!" I said. " What do you mean no?" Ashton said, his face filled with confusion. I have never defied him, I have always given him what he wanted, but I couldn't just let him go this easy, a whole decade we have been together, surely that must count for something. " I don't care if Melody is pregnant. Let her have the child, we'll take responsibility for it, but I am not walking out of our marriage. Baby..." I said and went to his chair, I took his hand in mine and looked at him deep in his eyes. " I get it. You made a mistake. I can forgive you, I can forgive that you have been cheating on me with her, I can forgive that she's pregnant. Let's just go home and talk about this, okay?" I said to him. He pulled his hand away from my grasp, his face was cold, his glare, even colder. He looked at me like I was less than nothing. Like he couldn't stand me, he looked at me like I disgusted him. " Who told you that I want your forgiveness? I haven't touched you in months, why do you think that is? I am in love with Melody. She is carrying our child, and she is the woman I want to be with," he said to me. " You mean the woman your family wants you to be with? Ashton, you said that you loved me. You said that you didn't care about my background. You said that I would be enough. But I guess that was a lie, wasn't it? The truth is that you never loved me. You used me, made me give you the company I built, only so that you and Melody can reap the rewards of my hard work," I said to him. " I am more than willing to be fair, I'll give you the Brady Estate," he said to me. " You mean that property that no one wants? The one literally on the other side of the world?" I said to him. " Yes, I think it would be for the best if you got out of town, have a fresh start somewhere." he said to me. " So what? Am I to believe that you're doing this out of kindness for me?" I said to him. " I don't care what you believe. Phoebe, our marriage has run its course. It's time to go our separate ways," he said to me. I never thought that it would come to this, that he could actually want to leave me after all these years, but I can't ignore the truth anymore. Ashton is in love with Melody, and nothing is going to change his mind. I don't know what I am going to do, after all, I have burnt so many bridges to be with him. That includes my family. Especially my aunt, who was always against my relationship with Ashton. I can't go back home, at least not right now. I also know that I can't be with Ashton anymore. If he wants to end this marriage, there isn't much I can do. Ashton has already taken so much from me, I will be damned if I let him take away the only thing I am left with, my dignity. " Fine, I'll give you what you want," I said to him. " You will?" he said, sounding surprised, as if he was expecting me to fight him on this, but like I said, I need to leave this marriage with my dignity intact. I went back to my seat, went into my purse, and took out a pen. I signed the papers in silence, refusing to shed the tears clouding up my eyes. " I hope you don't regret this. I wish you both a happy life... I'll go back to the house and fetch my things. " I said and stood up. I drove home with tears in my eyes. Without even thinking, I went to the bedroom and took out a suitcase. I packed a few clothes and took my personal belongings. Rene, the housekeeper, walked in and found me packing. " Mrs. Turner, are you going somewhere?" she said, looking at my suitcase. I went into my pocket and gave her a card. " Rene... I want you to have this. There's more than enough in there for you. Consider it our parting gift. A thank you for being my friend all these years." I said to her. " Mrs. Turner, you're scaring me. What's going on?" she asked me. " I am leaving, for good. Take care of yourself, okay?" I said. " What about your things? At least leave me an address, and I'll send them over. " she said. " No need. Burn it all." I said and walked out.