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.

her, fuming at the knowledge that this was a

grinned. I twitched at her emphasis on the words. ‘my’ but otherwise

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

you?” Corinna taunted me, a gleeful grin on her face. “My sister, the little homewrecker.”

her, stepping forward until we were

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

Chipin ||

you. Who’s the actual

surprised one bit, nor upset like I thought she

*still you,

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

She didn’t love Ashton, that much was clear. She was using him to hurt me like she

take it, and I wouldn’t let her, so she’d go to our

tired for this, I sighed. I had to stop letting her get to me. I fled our family to get away from her. I had no intention of continuing

of my pocket and

here to return this.”

away from me, her nails scratching my palm, and I pulled away, hating even the thought

up at me, and a

the baby-making with my boyfriend coming along?” she

before, this was the eruption. I

Corinna,” I snarled, as I spun on

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

be doing anything to mess up our plans, Adelaide.

mine.”

my attention. I narrowed my eyes at her, my suspicions

relationship a plan?” I

blanched and let go of my arm like she’d been burned.

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

you mean, Corinna?” I stepped forward, using

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

as she pushed me over the threshold. Before I could ask anything more, she shut the door in my

glared at the door, my mind whirling with

What

back to my

me one bit. She liked to make my

it. I was going to have to remind myself to burn the matching one.

Chapter 11

they’d caused me. I didn’t need

this little visit was