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.

I narrowed my eyes at her, fuming at the knowledge that

fiance,” Corinna grinned. I twitched at her emphasis on

I didn’t know if I was more angry at

crush taken away from you?” Corinna taunted me,

her, stepping forward

Ashton, and I were dating for

Chipin ||

he proposed to you. Who’s the actual

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

*still you,

gleamed in the light like

head. What 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

she wanted. She’d try to take it, and I wouldn’t let her, so

stop letting her get to me. I fled our family to get away

out of my pocket and

I’m still in love with Ashton. I came here to return this.” I handed the key over, and

her nails scratching my palm, and I pulled away, hating even the thought of her touching me.

at me, and a smirk crossed her lips.

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

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

snarled, as I spun on my heel to

digging into my skin. She

anything to mess up our

mine.”

narrowed my eyes at her, my suspicions quickly rising.

a plan?” I

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

that,” Corinna bit

what did you mean, Corinna?” I stepped forward, using my height

these two had planned,

threshold. Before I could ask anything more, she shut

the door, my mind whirling with

What

lost in my thoughts as I headed back to my car, not paying

She liked to

up about it. I was going to have to remind

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a reminder of the betrayal they’d caused me. I didn’t need any more physical reminders, the mental reminders were plenty.

intrigue me about this little visit