Secret Billionaire’s Contract Bride: Marrying My Enemy’s Lover

Chapter 11

Adelaide POV

“SOS.”

The message was straightforward, but I was still suspicious. I didn’t want to see Ashton, but the SOS message… I felt like I couldn’t ignore it.

When we were kids. Damon came up with the SOS signal for when there was an emergency we couldn’t go to anyone else about. Even after everything, I couldn’t leave him alone.

All of us knew it-Damon, Ashton, Corinna, and I. We’d all used it, and we’d all responded to it. It was a rule that we would always answer it, no matter what. No questions asked and no refusing.

And that made it all the more suspicious. Why would he reach out to me after everything that’d happened?

I sighed, knowing I shouldn’t have lied to Damon, but I didn’t want him following me. I knew he wouldn’t want me to go see Ashton.

This was a bad idea. A really bad idea. I think he knew I wasn’t telling him the truth.

I stood in front of penthouse door number three.

I took a deep breath and knocked. There was no turning back now.

To my surprise, the door swung open immediately, but it wasn’t Ashton behind it.

It was Corinna. She leaned against the open door, her arms crossed, and a smirk on her face. Her hair was wet as if she’d just gotten out of a shower. She was wearing only an oversized T-shirt, leaving her legs bare.

I stiffened as I noticed exactly what T-shirt she was wearing. It was the one from my first date with Ashton at the amusement park, I had the matching one in my closet.

My blood boiled, but my head remained calm. Why was she here? Why would he let her lure me here like this?

“I knew you were still a lovesick puppy over Ashton,” Corinna taunted me. “Couldn’t resist rushing over here at the littlest text.”

“I assume you sent the message then?” I said, coldly. We both knew it had been her, but I wanted to hear it from her mouth.

Corinna grinned, “He left his phone behind this morning, and I just couldn’t resist the urge to toy with you.”

“Classy trick,” I said, sarcastically. “Now what do

you want?”

“Just to prove something.” Corinna eyed her nails, casually.

my eyes at her, fuming at the knowledge that this was a trap.

my fiance,” Corinna grinned. I twitched at her emphasis on the words. ‘my’ but otherwise remained cool.

was more angry at her for doing this or at myself for falling

away from you?” Corinna taunted me, a gleeful grin on her face. “My sister,

stepping forward until

my sister, Ashton, and I were dating for over a year. We were still

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actual homewrecker?”

didn’t look surprised one bit, nor upset like I thought she

*still you,

Corinna bit out, throwing up her hand. The shiny diamond gleamed in the light like it was taunting me.

I even expected from her? She didn’t love Ashton, that much was

take it, and I wouldn’t let her, so she’d go to our dad and cry until he forced me

had to stop letting her get to me. I fled our family to get away from her. I had no intention of continuing this spat. I was done with

out of my pocket and dangled it

Ashton. I came here to return this.” I handed the key

and I pulled away, hating even the thought of her touching

at me, and a

the baby-making with my boyfriend coming along?” she said sarcastically. “Going well, I

thought my blood was boiling before, this was the eruption. I couldn’t stop myself from

Corinna,” I snarled, as I spun on

my wrist before I could move another inch, her long nails digging into my skin. She pulled me

doing anything to mess up our plans, Adelaide. Ashton isn’t yours

mine.”

I narrowed my eyes

relationship a plan?” I said

let go of

say it like that,” Corinna bit out, her skin turning

mean, Corinna?” I stepped forward, using my height advantage against

up. I wanted to know exactly what these two had planned, and I wanted to know now.

over the threshold. Before I could ask anything

door, my mind whirling with

plan. What plan?

I headed back to my car,

Corinna didn’t surprise me one bit. She liked to make my

getting worked up about it. I was going to have to remind myself to burn the matching one.

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caused me. I

me about this