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.

what’s that?” I narrowed my eyes at her, fuming at

up on my fiance,” Corinna grinned. I twitched

more angry at her for doing this or at myself for falling for

stand having your crush taken away from you?” Corinna taunted me,

at her, stepping forward until we were

and I were dating for over a year. We were

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actual homewrecker?” I said,

one bit, nor upset like I thought she might be

*still you,

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

Ashton, that much was clear. She was using him to hurt me like she had

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

to stop letting her get to me. I fled our family to get away from her. I had no intention

out of my pocket and

because I’m still in love with Ashton. I came here to return

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

and a smirk crossed her lips.

the baby-making with my boyfriend coming along?” she said sarcastically. “Going well, I hope?”

blood was boiling before, this was the

I spun on my heel to leave.

move another inch, her long nails digging into my skin. She pulled me

doing anything to mess up our plans, Adelaide. Ashton

mine.”

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

would you call your relationship a plan?” I said with

and let go of

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

stepped forward, using my height advantage against

exactly what these

me over the threshold. Before I could ask anything more, she shut the door in my face.

my

plan. What

was lost in my thoughts as I headed back to my

surprise me one bit. She liked to make my life h’ll in whatever way she

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

Chapter 11

caused me. I

me about this