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.

eyes at her, fuming

still hung up on my fiance,” Corinna grinned. I twitched

master of stabbing weaknesses, however. I didn’t know if I was more angry at her for doing this or at

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

eyes at her, stepping forward

sister, Ashton, and I were dating for over a year. We

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

surprised one bit, nor upset like I thought she might be

*still you,

hand. The shiny diamond gleamed in the light like it was

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

kids and I had a toy she wanted. She’d try to take it, and I

our family to get away from her. I had no intention of continuing this spat. I

pulled a key out of my pocket and dangled it

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

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

up at me, and

the baby-making with my boyfriend coming along?” she said

was boiling before, this was the eruption. I couldn’t stop myself from retaliating

Corinna,” I snarled, as I spun

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

anything to mess up

mine.”

eyes at her, my

relationship a plan?”

as she blanched and let go of my

like that,” Corinna bit

Corinna?” I stepped forward,

know exactly what these two had planned, and

the threshold. Before

at the door, my mind whirling with

plan. What plan?

my thoughts as I headed back to my

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

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

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

did intrigue me about this little visit was Corinna’s