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 at the

I twitched at her emphasis on the words. ‘my’ but

however. I didn’t know if I was more angry at her for doing this

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

eyes at her, stepping forward until we were almost nose-to-nose.

my sister, Ashton, and I were dating

Chipin ||

the actual homewrecker?” I said, my voice

one bit, nor upset like I thought she might

*still you,

diamond gleamed in the light like it was taunting me.

that much was clear. She was

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

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

key out of my pocket and

love with Ashton. I came here to return this.”

scratching my palm, and I pulled away,

glanced up at me, and

along?”

thought my blood was boiling before, this was the eruption. I couldn’t stop myself from retaliating

as I spun on

into my skin.

doing anything to mess up our plans, Adelaide. Ashton

mine.”

I narrowed my eyes at

your relationship a plan?” I said with a

blanched and let go of my arm like she’d

didn’t mean to say it like that,” Corinna

what did you mean, Corinna?” I stepped forward, using my height advantage against

know exactly what these

threshold. Before I could ask

door, my mind whirling with possibilities.

plan. What plan?

was lost in my thoughts as I headed back to my car, not paying

didn’t surprise me one bit. She liked to make my

getting worked up about it. I was

Chapter 11

they’d caused me. I

me about this little visit was