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

Chapter 33

POV: “Corinna”

The sunbeams made their way through the cracks of the bay window; the dark curtains that blocked them out were nothing under its power.

I twitched in my sleep, the light behind my eyes pulling me from my dream. I shifted my head to the right, breathing in deeply. The light, however, was stubborn.

It followed me, and I groaned. flipping onto my stomach and burying my head in the pillow.

I had never been a morning person. Necessity had forced it upon me, but as my consciousness surfaced from sleep, I counted the days in my head.

Friday. It was Friday morning. I had no responsibilities, so I could sleep in until 10:00.

If the stupid sun would let me rest.

Mornings were the worst.

I yawned, still half-asleep as I pulled my pillow over my head, blocking out the rays of the morning sun filtering through the curtains of the window.

I sighed in relief, my body relaxing as I slipped right back into sleep. I could’ve slept the day away.

If it wasn’t for the alarm I’d set last night ringing incessantly,

“Ugh!” I threw my pillow, hearing it thump against the wall as I sat up in bed, grumpily. I fished for my phone on the nightstand, wincing at the sudden light from the screen as I shut off the alarm.

There was an unseen text message on my phone that caught my attention.

1 frowned, sitting up in bed as I opened it up.

“Girl, don’t look at the news, Leila texted me.

“Why? Did my father do something stupid again?’ I wrote back, rolling my eyes. It wouldn’t have been the first time my father had gotten himself into trouble.

He wasn’t a good man or even a good father, but he was better than none at all. Adelaide took that for granted. Just another thing I hated about her.

‘Not exactly, came the reply.

“Then what?”

Finally, she texted back with a link to a news article. Wasting no time, I clicked it, and my jaw dropped open.

*Damon Steyn and Adelaide Hildebrand Elope before wedding!

I scrolled down to read at a fast pace.

Two days before their official wedding. Damon Steyn, the son of CEO Dalton Steyn of Steyn Industries, and Adelaide Hildebrand, the first daughter of the old Hildebrand lineage, were caught leaving the Las Vegas Chapel dressed in wedding attire Thursday night.”

kidding me. They really went and

his face as he carried Adelaide in his arms, both of

with a tint

the wedding dress Adelaide had on. It was too pretty for someone like her. She deserved to wear rags, and now she’d

this to upstage us, I knew it. Who did

it at the wall, but I stopped, calming myself. We still had

could fix this.

hard plastic

rings, it

Leave your name

“Sh*t!”

glowered at the phone, not even knowing where Ashton

him, he was gone again. Typical Steyn. Always gone

bat had always disliked me, but years of sucking

rang then

No answer.

on this too. She had always loved Adelaide more than

I couldn’t let Adelaide win. I couldn’t let them

did what I should have done all along. I dialed

always depend on my mother to be there for

sugary sweet

hurriedly, “I just woke up and saw the news, and that b*tch eloped with Damon already! She’s completely

mother said coldly. “She’s as crafty as her

back off,” I said, full of doubt about our strategy. “If

I felt like a child being scolded-like I always did with my mother. She had an extraordinary ability to make me feel so small.

her win anything. Not even the smallest victory. This is what we’ve been working towards for

I frowned. “He still wants me.

and chuckled deviously. “Don’t stop

Mother,” I sighed.

me

“Love you, too.”

ended with a click, and I ran a hand through my messy hair. Everything wasn’t lost. I could still do this.

however, was wavering. I knew Damon had been in love with Adelaide since we were children. She was the only one that

of their cars to keep them apart, sabotaging

easy to manipulate, but Damon was a wild card. He was difficult to predict.

two brothers.

thing was clear. He still wanted me.

even if he wanted me, he loved her. I curled my arms around my knees, anger, and jealousy swirling around until I felt

I use Damon

a sick, cruel, horrible idea, filled my mind. I smirked, my plan beginning to take shape.

I just needed Adelaide to think he wanted to. I’d been making her believe lies about him

just imagine now how her face would twist up in despair-the desolate look in her