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 was a

Corinna grinned. I twitched at her emphasis on the words.

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

Addie. Can’t stand having your crush taken away from you?” Corinna taunted me, a gleeful grin on

eyes at her, stepping forward until

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

Chipin ||

Who’s the actual homewrecker?” I said, my

look surprised one bit, nor upset like

*still you,

in the light like it was taunting

that much was clear. She was using him to hurt me like she had everything else in her life.

was just like when we were 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

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

of my pocket and dangled it

Ashton. I came here to return this.” I handed the key over,

from me, her nails scratching my palm, and I pulled away, hating even the thought of

up at me, and a smirk crossed

my boyfriend coming along?” she said sarcastically. “Going well,

was boiling before, this was the

Corinna,” I snarled, as I spun on

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

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

mine.”

attention. I narrowed my eyes at her,

call your relationship a plan?” I said with a

she blanched and let go of my arm like she’d been burned.

say it like that,” Corinna

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

these two had planned, and

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

glared at the door, my

plan. What

back to my car, not

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

myself for getting worked up about it. I was

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

me about this