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.

what’s that?” I narrowed my eyes at her, fuming at the knowledge that this was a trap.

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

if I was more angry at her for doing this

poor Addie. Can’t stand having your crush taken away from you?” Corinna taunted me, a gleeful grin on her face.

my eyes at her, stepping forward until we

Ashton, and I were dating

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he proposed to you. Who’s the actual homewrecker?” I said,

one bit, nor upset like I

*still you,

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

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

I had a toy she wanted. She’d try to take it, and I wouldn’t let her, so she’d go to our dad and cry until he

tired for this, I sighed. I had to stop letting her get to me. I fled our family

pulled a key out of my pocket

Ashton. I came here to return this.”

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

up at me, and a smirk crossed her

coming along?” she said sarcastically. “Going

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

I spun on my

long nails digging into my skin. She pulled me to face her, a

up

mine.”

my eyes at her, my

a plan?” I said with

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

say it like that,”

I stepped

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

me over the threshold. Before

my mind whirling with possibilities.

plan. What

my thoughts as I headed back to my car,

me one bit. She liked to make my life h’ll in

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

Chapter 11

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

me about this little visit