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.

I narrowed my eyes at her, fuming at

up on my fiance,” Corinna grinned. I twitched at her emphasis on the words. ‘my’ but

I didn’t know if I was more angry

you?” Corinna taunted me, a gleeful grin on her face.

narrowed my eyes at her, stepping forward

Ashton, and I were dating for over

Chipin ||

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

nor upset like I thought she

*still you,

The shiny diamond gleamed in the light like it

her? She didn’t love Ashton, that much was clear. She was using him to hurt me like she had

and I wouldn’t let her, so she’d go to our dad and cry until he forced me to hand it

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

pocket and dangled it in

I came here to

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

glanced up at me, and a smirk

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

blood was boiling before, this was the eruption.

snarled, as I spun on my heel

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

be doing anything to mess up our plans,

mine.”

narrowed my eyes at

you call your relationship a plan?”

blanched and let go of my

mean to say it like that,”

you mean, Corinna?” I stepped forward, using my height advantage against her.

I wanted to know exactly what these two

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

at the door, my mind whirling with possibilities.

plan. What plan?

was 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

too easy, and I hated myself for getting worked up about it. I was going to have to remind myself to burn the matching one.

Chapter 11

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

intrigue me about this little