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

twitched at her emphasis on the

was more angry at her for doing this or at

crush taken away from you?” Corinna taunted me, a gleeful grin

my eyes at her, stepping forward until we were almost

were dating for over a year. We were

Chipin ||

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

nor upset like I

*still you,

hand. The shiny diamond gleamed in the light

didn’t love Ashton, that much was clear. She

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 me to hand it

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

out of my pocket and dangled it in front of her.

with Ashton. I came here to return

scratching my palm, and I pulled

up at me, and a smirk

boyfriend coming along?” she

this was the

snarled, as I spun on my heel to leave.

inch, her long nails digging into my skin. She pulled me to face

doing anything to mess up our plans, Adelaide. Ashton isn’t yours anymore;

mine.”

my attention. I narrowed my eyes at her, my suspicions quickly

your relationship a plan?” I said with a

as she blanched and let go of my arm like she’d

that,” Corinna bit out, her

stepped forward, using my height advantage

up. I wanted to know exactly what these two

threshold. Before I could ask anything more, she shut the door

the door, my mind whirling with

What plan?

was lost in my thoughts as I headed back to my car,

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

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

Chapter 11

betrayal they’d caused me. I didn’t need

about this little visit was