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

Chapter 25

Corinna was easy to manipulate. Her looks were her biggest concern, so I just made her feel wanted.

Adelaide wasn’t. She’d always been the smarter of the two.

Not to mention, she was much more beautiful.

“So where were you really?” Addie said with a warning tone in her voice when I returned home. She scowled, crossing her arms as she watched me slink into our room, guiltily.

“At work,” I tried, even though I knew it wouldn’t work at this point. Adelaide was always smarter than she let on.

“Oh, really?” she said and raised an eyebrow, disbelievingly. “Then why did Peter say you had a day off today?”

“Peter?” I repeated, the realization dawning on me.

“I’m sorry!” I heard the distant shout of Peter from somewhere

downstairs. I sighed, rubbing my forehead as I felt a migraine coming on. Why hadn’t I thought of Peter?

Of course, Peter would’ve blown my cover. He couldn’t keep his mouth shut for more than two minutes.

But this was also my fault. I should’ve warned him not to say anything. It was probably better this way. I realized I didn’t want to keep anything from her.

I wanted us to be partners.

I didn’t want to start my marriage with more lies.

“I wasn’t at work,” I admitted, making my way across the room to the bed. I knelt on the floor before her, caressing her cheek as she frowned.

“Then where were you? And why do you smell like perfume?” she asked, her eyes wavering as she pulled back from me, waving her hand in front of her nose.

It stung, but I knew she would forgive me. She was just that kind of person. I just had to tell her the truth.

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“I saw Corinna,” I told her, honestly. “I heard about her pregnancy, and I wanted to confirm it for myself.”

She glanced at the wall behind me, and I could see her thoughts drifting further away from me. The way she was creating distance between us. I couldn’t let that happen.

“I see,” she said, quietly and looked away from me.

“I had to play along with her flirting to get information,” I said, shamefully. “But nothing happened.”

Addie looked down at her hands in her lap and then at me.

“Did it work?”

fiery look in her eyes, the pure curiosity instead of the

“Yes, look.”

face contort

bed. “I can’t believe she’s trying to cheat! I should’ve known better than to believe anything

they got a surrogate to agree to this

snapped, getting up as she began to pace across the floor, her face turning

anger.

hasn’t done everything for Corinna! She bought her that stupid apartment of hers! Furnished it and everything and

even more beautiful when she was passionate about something.

determinedly. “I don’t care about the money, but I won’t let them

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getting to my feet as well. I wrapped her in my arms, holding her to my chest, and I was relieved when she went easily, laying her head on my shoulder

pulled back from me, her button. nose scrunched up in

shower,” she said,

until our lips were a breath away from touching and resting

don’t think you earned that,” Addie said playfully, even as my arms. tightened around her waist. “Besides, Mrs. Rivas is making waffles.”

pouted. I gave her my best puppy-dog look, but even

cute.

I do,” she said as she smiled,

nose.

she giggled, wiggling out of my arms and heading down

did, I covered my overly-warm face with a hand, a smirk playing on my

you be so

so peonies

hands for me to see. I glanced between the

there a difference?”

dropped the photos, rolling her eyes, “Men

worked up over flowers?” I raised an eyebrow, sipping my third cup

should have seen her with our wedding. She had so many binders.” Kathy

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bet,” I grinned. “All laminated,

laughed as Lacey

pout.

stubbornly, “and you

as Addie strolled into the

flowers again, “Which flower do you like best?

the two before

there a

Lacey’s

I give up!” Lacey threw the photos across the table, crossing her arms in mock anger.

not big into flowers. I do appreciate all the work you’re doing though,” Addie shrugged with

how you want your wedding to go,” Lacey said. “Every girl dreams of their perfect

said with a shrug of her shoulders.