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.

at her, fuming at the

grinned. I twitched

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

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

eyes at her, stepping forward until we were almost

I were dating for over a year. We

Chipin ||

proposed to you. Who’s the actual homewrecker?” I

surprised one bit, nor upset like I thought she might

*still you,

hand. The shiny diamond gleamed in the light

shook my head. What had I even expected from her? She didn’t love Ashton, that much was clear. She was using him to hurt me like she had everything else in

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 dad and cry until he forced me to hand it over.

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

key out of my pocket and dangled it in front of

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

my palm, and I pulled away, hating even

at me, and a

the baby-making with my boyfriend coming along?” she

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

f*ck yourself, Corinna,” I snarled, as I spun on my

digging into my skin. She pulled

up our plans, Adelaide. Ashton isn’t yours anymore; he’s

mine.”

my attention. I narrowed my eyes at her, my

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

let go of my arm like she’d been

say it like that,” Corinna bit out, her skin

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

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

she pushed me over the threshold. Before I could

the door, my mind whirling

plan. What plan?

headed back to my car, not paying attention

She liked to make my life h’ll in whatever

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

Chapter 11

me. I didn’t need any more physical reminders, the

about this little visit was Corinna’s slip-up.