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.

my eyes at her, fuming at the knowledge that this

hung up on my fiance,” Corinna grinned. I twitched

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

you?” Corinna taunted

at her, stepping forward until we

your information, my sister, Ashton, and I were dating

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you. Who’s the actual homewrecker?” I said, my voice icy.

bit, nor upset like I thought she might be

*still you,

hand. The shiny diamond gleamed in the light like it was

that much was clear. She

take it, and I wouldn’t let her, so she’d go to our dad and cry until

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 my pocket

Ashton. I came here

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

up at me, and

along?” she said sarcastically. “Going well, I

before, this was

snarled, as I spun on my

long nails digging into my skin. She pulled

not be doing anything to mess up our plans, Adelaide. Ashton isn’t yours anymore;

mine.”

my eyes at her, my suspicions quickly rising.

call your relationship a plan?” I said

as she blanched and let go of my

to say it like that,” Corinna bit out, her

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

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

stomping her foot as she pushed me over the threshold. Before I could ask anything more, she

door, my mind

What

as I headed back to

message ending up being from Corinna didn’t surprise me one bit. She liked to make my life h’ll in whatever way

for getting worked up about it. I

Chapter 11

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

intrigue me about this little visit was