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

grinned. I twitched at her emphasis on the

know if I was more angry at her for doing this or at myself

taken away from you?” Corinna taunted me, a

at her, stepping forward until

Ashton, and I were dating for over a

Chipin ||

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

one bit, nor upset like I thought she

*still you,

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 to hurt me like she had everything else in her

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 our dad

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 was done with her.

out of my pocket and dangled it in

I came here to return this.” I handed the key over, and Corinna glared at it.

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

glanced up at me, and

baby-making with my boyfriend coming along?” she said

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

yourself, Corinna,” I snarled, as I spun on my heel

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

up

mine.”

eyes at

relationship a plan?” I said with a

go of my arm like she’d been burned.

say it like that,”

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

what these two

foot as she pushed me over the threshold. Before I

glared at the door, my

plan. What plan?

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

up being from Corinna didn’t surprise me one bit. She liked to make my life

hated myself for getting worked up about it. I was going to have to remind myself to

Chapter 11

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

about this little visit was