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 was a

I twitched at her emphasis on the

I was more angry at

poor Addie. Can’t stand having your crush taken away from you?” Corinna taunted me, a gleeful

her, stepping

information, my sister, Ashton, and I were dating

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

surprised one bit, nor upset like I

*still you,

gleamed in the light like it was taunting me. He proposed to me. Not

much was clear. She was using him to hurt me

take it, and I wouldn’t let her, so she’d go to our dad and cry until he

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

a key out of my pocket and dangled it in front

with Ashton. I came here to return this.” I handed

scratching my palm, and I pulled away, hating even the thought of

me, and a smirk crossed

boyfriend coming along?” she said sarcastically. “Going

blood was boiling before, this was

I spun on my heel

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

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

mine.”

my attention. I narrowed my eyes

call your relationship a plan?” I said with a

and let go

that,” Corinna

stepped forward, using my height

exactly what these two had planned, and I wanted

shrieked, stomping her foot as she pushed me over the threshold. Before I could ask anything more, she shut the

glared at the door, my mind whirling with possibilities.

What

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

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

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

Chapter 11

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

about this little visit was