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.

eyes at her, fuming at the knowledge that this was

Corinna grinned. I twitched at her

however. I didn’t know if I was more angry at

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

narrowed my eyes at her, stepping forward until we were almost

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

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actual homewrecker?” I said, my voice icy.

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

*still you,

bit out, throwing up her hand. The shiny diamond gleamed in the light like it was taunting me. He proposed to me. Not

She didn’t love Ashton, that much was clear. She was using him

it, and I wouldn’t let

fled our family to get away from her. I had no intention of continuing this spat. I

of my pocket and dangled it in front

with Ashton. I came here to return this.” I handed the key over, and

scratching my palm, and I pulled away, hating even the

at me, and a smirk crossed her

my boyfriend coming along?” she

was boiling before, this was the eruption. I

as I

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

to mess up

mine.”

eyes at her, my

your relationship a plan?” I said with a

blanched and let go

didn’t mean to say it like that,” Corinna bit out, her skin turning pale.

you mean, Corinna?” I stepped

know exactly what these two had planned, and I

out!” Corinna shrieked, stomping her foot as she pushed me over the threshold. Before I could ask anything more, she shut the

glared at the door, my

plan. What

my thoughts as I headed back

She liked to

up about it. I was going

Chapter 11

I didn’t

intrigue me about this little visit was Corinna’s slip-up.