Secret Billionaire’s Contract Bride: Marrying My Enemy’s Lover

Chapter 13

“I’m home.” I called to nobody as I dropped my keys into the nearby ceramic dish, shutting the door to my apartment behind me. I let out a breath, glad to finally be home.

Only silence answered me as usual.

My apartment was basic with minimal furniture and only a few photos hung on the fridge. The faucet leaked, the carpet was missing in some spots, and there was a dusty smell to it. But it was home.

I sighed, checking my phone for the hundredth time. I had not heard from Damon all day, and it was worrying me. He was the one that insisted we get started on having a baby soon, it wasn’t like him not to keep in contact with me.

I’d barely made it to my kitchen when I heard a firm knock on my door.

I frowned, warily grabbing the pepper spray I kept by the door at all times just in case. I thought it had been silly, but Damon had insisted on getting it for me.

Now, I was glad he did.

I held my finger on the trigger as I opened the door, and to my surprise, it wasn’t a burglar. “Mrs. Merryweather?” I asked, in surprise.

My next-door neighbor, a sweet old lady with a cheery disposition, stood at my door with a smile. “Oh, hello, dear! Did you happen to get my mail yesterday?” she asked, smiling kindly at me.

“Oh, yeah, I did.” I grabbed the mail from my side table, handing it over with a grin. “Here you go, Mrs. Merryweather.”

“Oh, you’re such a dear. Thank you!”

She left as quickly as she came. I sighed, shutting my door.

I threw the pepper spray on the table, feeling like an idiot. I headed to the kitchen, but again, a knock on my door halted me in my tracks.

I sighed. Who could this be now?

Mrs. Merryweather never stopped by more than once.

“Yes, Mrs-”

I threw open the door, but all the words I was going to say died in my throat.

It wasn’t Mrs. Merryweather.

It was Ashton. He was standing there smiling cooly at me.

“What are you doing here?” I demanded, my voice turning colder than ice.

Ashton sneered at me but didn’t answer. Instead, he pushed past me and entered my apartment. “Ashton, what are you doing? Get out,” I said firmly. The last thing I wanted was to see him.

“Still as small and ugly as ever,” he said about my apartment as entered without permission.

did not invite you!” I shouted, shutting my door as I ran after him, “You need

love with that “sshole?” Ashton said, refusing

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in my tracks, absolutely dumbfounded,

me, resentment in

of instinct. Did he barge into my apartment because of this? Why did he even care? He was

of my brain

as my temper flared up. He had some nerve

that any of your business?” I

wrist tightly

at him, just as furious as he

I lied and jerked my hand

was short, concise, and clear; there was no

from me, his eyes once seeming so kind and patient to

whore. Just

then snapped. I was not going to let him speak to me that

at the door, firmly. No hesitation, no second

threw the door

Adelaide,” Ashton reminded me darkly, and then he was gone,

and deadbolting it. My legs

was scared, I realized. Ashton was so

able to hold myself up, and clutched at the cold floor. Ashton had never spoken to me that way before. I’d never seen him so angry and

wondering if he would come back-if he would send someone next time. Who

through my mind, and I pulled my phone out of my pocket. My hands were already. dialing the number I had

be mad at me

against the door

I

Jenna snacked on a popsicle as she leaned over my

flipped the page taking in the images of dozens more

actors for the role of one of our female leads in

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to a decision. All of them

pointed at the blonde on page

might overshadow our lead,” I said, glancing over her credentials,

to pick a female lead

I flipped to the next picture but paused in

of familiar eyes stared back at me

on the top was written, ‘Corinna

me in my personal life, no way

her eyes, “The production team’s really pushing for her to join the cast. I told them we could make her an extra or something, but

asked, entering the tent with a confused look.

actress list for our female leads came in,” Jenna said,

my other shoulder and spat out, “No way.”