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

Chapter 11

Adelaide POV

“SOS.”

The message was straightforward, but I was still suspicious. I didn’t want to see Ashton, but the SOS message… I felt like I couldn’t ignore it.

When we were kids. Damon came up with the SOS signal for when there was an emergency we couldn’t go to anyone else about. Even after everything, I couldn’t leave him alone.

All of us knew it-Damon, Ashton, Corinna, and I. We’d all used it, and we’d all responded to it. It was a rule that we would always answer it, no matter what. No questions asked and no refusing.

And that made it all the more suspicious. Why would he reach out to me after everything that’d happened?

I sighed, knowing I shouldn’t have lied to Damon, but I didn’t want him following me. I knew he wouldn’t want me to go see Ashton.

This was a bad idea. A really bad idea. I think he knew I wasn’t telling him the truth.

I stood in front of penthouse door number three.

I took a deep breath and knocked. There was no turning back now.

To my surprise, the door swung open immediately, but it wasn’t Ashton behind it.

It was Corinna. She leaned against the open door, her arms crossed, and a smirk on her face. Her hair was wet as if she’d just gotten out of a shower. She was wearing only an oversized T-shirt, leaving her legs bare.

I stiffened as I noticed exactly what T-shirt she was wearing. It was the one from my first date with Ashton at the amusement park, I had the matching one in my closet.

My blood boiled, but my head remained calm. Why was she here? Why would he let her lure me here like this?

“I knew you were still a lovesick puppy over Ashton,” Corinna taunted me. “Couldn’t resist rushing over here at the littlest text.”

“I assume you sent the message then?” I said, coldly. We both knew it had been her, but I wanted to hear it from her mouth.

Corinna grinned, “He left his phone behind this morning, and I just couldn’t resist the urge to toy with you.”

“Classy trick,” I said, sarcastically. “Now what do

you want?”

“Just to prove something.” Corinna eyed her nails, casually.

at her, fuming at the knowledge that this

up on my fiance,” Corinna grinned. I twitched at her emphasis on the words. ‘my’ but otherwise remained

was a master of stabbing weaknesses, however. I didn’t know if I was more angry at her

you?” Corinna taunted me, a gleeful grin on her face. “My sister, the

her, stepping forward

dating for over

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he proposed to you. Who’s the actual homewrecker?” I

bit, nor upset like I

*still you,

up her hand. The shiny diamond gleamed in the light like it was taunting me.

my head. What had I even expected from her? She didn’t love Ashton, that much was clear. She was using him to hurt

it, and I wouldn’t let her, so she’d go to our

too tired for this, I sighed. I had to stop letting her get to me. I fled our family to get away from her. I had no intention of continuing this spat.

a key out of my pocket and dangled it in

I’m still in love with Ashton. I came here to return this.” I handed the key over, and

it away from me, her nails scratching my palm, and I pulled away, hating even

at me, and a smirk crossed her lips.

along?” she said sarcastically. “Going well, I

I thought my blood was boiling before, this was the eruption. I couldn’t stop myself

f*ck yourself, Corinna,” I snarled, as I spun on my heel to leave.

could move another inch, her long nails digging into my skin. She pulled me to

up our plans, Adelaide.

mine.”

attention. I narrowed my eyes

would you call your relationship a plan?”

she blanched and let go of my

say it like that,” Corinna bit out, her skin turning

Corinna?” I stepped forward, using my

exactly what these two had planned, and I wanted to know now.

threshold.

the door, my mind whirling with possibilities.

What plan?

was lost in my thoughts as I headed back to my

She liked to make my life h’ll in

worked up about it. I was going to

Chapter 11

just a reminder of the betrayal they’d caused me. I didn’t need any more physical reminders, the

did intrigue me about this