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 got married?

a massive grin on his face as he carried Adelaide in his arms, both of their

with a tint

sneered at the wedding dress Adelaide had on. It was too pretty for

to upstage us, I knew it. Who

the

fix this.

my nails on the hard plastic of the phone impatiently as it

three rings, it

Ashton Steyn. Leave your name and

“Sh*t!”

the phone, not even knowing where

again. Typical Steyn. Always

grandmother. The old bat had

rang then cut off

No answer.

course. She was probably in on this too. She had always loved Adelaide more than me.

me. I couldn’t

my teeth and did what I should have done all along. I dialed my

could always depend on my mother to be there for me.

came her sugary sweet voice.

the news, and that

said coldly. “She’s as crafty

Maybe we should back off,” I said, full of doubt about our strategy. “If I try anything more here-”

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

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

I frowned. “He still wants me. I made sure of

and chuckled deviously. “Don’t stop until you ruin

I sighed.

baby. Make sure to give me an update once

“Love you, too.”

ran a hand through my messy hair. Everything wasn’t lost. I could still do this.

had been in love with Adelaide since we were children. She was the only one that didn’t know

Whispering in both of their cars to

manipulate, but Damon was a wild card. He was difficult to predict. He’d always been the smarter of the

two brothers.

one thing was clear. He still

loved her. I curled my arms around my knees, anger,

use Damon to fix

horrible idea, filled my mind. I smirked, my plan beginning

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

in despair-the desolate look in her eyes as she realized