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.

narrowed my eyes at her, fuming at the knowledge that

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

didn’t know if I was more angry at her for

you?” Corinna taunted me, a gleeful grin on

at her, stepping forward until we

dating for over a year. We were still

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actual homewrecker?” I said, my voice

one bit, nor upset like I thought she

*still you,

gleamed in the light like it was taunting me.

had I even expected from her? She didn’t love Ashton, that much was clear. She was using him to hurt me like she had everything else in her

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

our family to get away from her. I

pocket and dangled it in

come here because I’m still in love with Ashton. I came here to return this.” I handed the key

her nails scratching my palm, and I pulled

glanced up at me, and a smirk

boyfriend coming along?” she

I thought my blood was boiling before, this was

I spun on my

long nails digging into

up our plans, Adelaide. Ashton isn’t yours anymore;

mine.”

narrowed my eyes at her, my suspicions quickly rising.

call your relationship a plan?” I said with a

blanched and let go of my arm like

like that,” Corinna bit out, her skin turning

what did you mean, Corinna?” I stepped forward, using my height advantage against her.

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

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

door, my mind whirling

plan. What plan?

thoughts as I headed back to my car, not

ending up being from Corinna didn’t surprise me one bit. She liked

was too easy, and I hated myself for getting worked up about it. I was going to have to remind myself

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me. I didn’t need any more physical reminders, the mental

about this little