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

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

master of stabbing weaknesses, however. I didn’t know if I was more angry at her for doing this or at myself for falling for

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

my eyes at her, stepping forward until we

I were dating for

Chipin ||

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

upset like

*still you,

up her hand. The shiny diamond gleamed in the light like it was taunting me.

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

when we were kids and I had a toy she wanted. She’d try to take it, and I wouldn’t let her, so she’d go to

was too 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 this spat. I

pocket and dangled

here to return this.” I

it away from me, her nails scratching my palm, and I pulled

up at me, and a smirk crossed

boyfriend coming along?” she said sarcastically. “Going well,

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

I snarled, as I spun on my heel to

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

not be doing anything to mess up our plans, Adelaide. Ashton

mine.”

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

call your relationship a plan?” I

go of my arm like she’d been burned.

mean to say it like that,” Corinna

Corinna?” I stepped

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

foot as she pushed me over the threshold. Before I

at the door, my mind whirling

What

back to my car, not paying

She liked to make my life h’ll in

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

Chapter 11

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me about this little visit was Corinna’s