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.

my eyes at her, fuming

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

stabbing weaknesses, however. I didn’t know if I was more

poor Addie. Can’t stand having your crush taken away from you?” Corinna taunted me, a gleeful grin on her face. “My sister, the little

eyes at her, stepping

dating for over a year. We were still

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the actual homewrecker?” I said, my voice icy.

didn’t look surprised one bit, nor upset like I thought she might

*still you,

bit out, throwing up her hand. The shiny diamond gleamed in the light

much was clear. She was using him to hurt me like she had everything

was just like when we were kids and I had a toy she wanted. She’d try to take it, and I wouldn’t let her, so she’d go to our dad and cry until he forced

her get to me. I fled our family to get away from her. I had no intention of continuing this spat. I was done with her.

key out of my pocket and dangled it in

still in love with Ashton. I came here to return this.” I handed the key

nails scratching my palm, and I pulled away, hating even the

me, and a smirk crossed her lips.

with my boyfriend coming along?” she said sarcastically. “Going

was boiling before, this was the eruption. I

I spun on my heel

wrist before I could move another inch, her long nails digging into my skin.

not be doing anything to mess up our plans, Adelaide. Ashton isn’t yours

mine.”

my attention. I narrowed my eyes at her, my

would you call your relationship a plan?”

watched as she blanched and let go of my arm like

didn’t mean to say it like that,” Corinna

stepped

know exactly what these

pushed me over the threshold. Before I could ask anything more, she shut the door in

the door, my mind whirling with possibilities.

What

in my thoughts as I headed back to my car, not

being from Corinna didn’t surprise me one bit. She liked to make my life h’ll in whatever way she

too easy, and I hated myself for getting worked up about it. I was going to have to remind myself to burn the

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they’d caused me. I didn’t need any more physical reminders, the mental

this little visit