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.”

got to be f*cking kidding me. They really went and got married? In Vegas

was of Damon dressed in a suit, a massive grin on his face as he carried Adelaide in

tint of

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

to upstage us, I knew it. Who did they

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

could fix this.

nails on the hard plastic of the phone impatiently as it rang.

it

your name and number

“Sh*t!”

knowing where

him, he was gone again. Typical Steyn. Always

to call. I dialed the number of my grandmother. The old bat had always disliked me, but years of sucking up to her were about to pay

rang

No answer.

She was probably in on this too. She had always loved

I couldn’t let Adelaide win. I couldn’t let them do this to me.

I should have done all along. I dialed my

first ring. I could always depend on my mother to be

came her sugary sweet voice.

and that

“She’s as crafty

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

snapped sharply. I fell silent, 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

victory. This is what we’ve been working towards for years,” my mother spat. “That boy, Damon. You did what I

me. I made sure of it.”

said and chuckled

I

sure to give me an update once you destroy her.”

“Love you, too.”

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

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

sure Adelaide hated him. Whispering in both of their cars to keep them apart, sabotaging any attempt of kindness from

Damon was a wild card. He was difficult to predict. He’d always

two brothers.

one thing was clear. He still wanted

But even if he wanted me, he loved her. I

use Damon to fix

sick, cruel, horrible idea, filled my mind.

think he wanted to. I’d been making her believe lies about him all our lives; what was one

up in despair-the desolate look in