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.

that?” I narrowed my eyes at her, fuming at the

I twitched at her

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

from you?” Corinna taunted me,

my eyes at her, stepping forward until

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

Chipin ||

the actual homewrecker?” I

upset like I thought she

*still you,

the light like it was taunting

shook my head. What had I even expected from her? She didn’t love Ashton, that much was clear. She was using

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 and cry until he forced me to hand

I sighed. I had to stop letting her get to me. I fled our family to get away from her. I had

out of my pocket and

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

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

at me, and a smirk crossed

with my boyfriend coming along?” she

this was the eruption.

I spun on my

inch, her long nails digging into

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

mine.”

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

you call your relationship a plan?” I said with

go of

that,” Corinna bit out, her skin turning

I stepped forward, using my height advantage against

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

stomping her foot as she pushed me over the threshold.

at the door, my

plan. What plan?

as I headed back to

from Corinna didn’t surprise me one bit. She liked to make my life h’ll in

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

Chapter 11

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

me about this little visit