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

Chapter 13

“I’m home.” I called to nobody as I dropped my keys into the nearby ceramic dish, shutting the door to my apartment behind me. I let out a breath, glad to finally be home.

Only silence answered me as usual.

My apartment was basic with minimal furniture and only a few photos hung on the fridge. The faucet leaked, the carpet was missing in some spots, and there was a dusty smell to it. But it was home.

I sighed, checking my phone for the hundredth time. I had not heard from Damon all day, and it was worrying me. He was the one that insisted we get started on having a baby soon, it wasn’t like him not to keep in contact with me.

I’d barely made it to my kitchen when I heard a firm knock on my door.

I frowned, warily grabbing the pepper spray I kept by the door at all times just in case. I thought it had been silly, but Damon had insisted on getting it for me.

Now, I was glad he did.

I held my finger on the trigger as I opened the door, and to my surprise, it wasn’t a burglar. “Mrs. Merryweather?” I asked, in surprise.

My next-door neighbor, a sweet old lady with a cheery disposition, stood at my door with a smile. “Oh, hello, dear! Did you happen to get my mail yesterday?” she asked, smiling kindly at me.

“Oh, yeah, I did.” I grabbed the mail from my side table, handing it over with a grin. “Here you go, Mrs. Merryweather.”

“Oh, you’re such a dear. Thank you!”

She left as quickly as she came. I sighed, shutting my door.

I threw the pepper spray on the table, feeling like an idiot. I headed to the kitchen, but again, a knock on my door halted me in my tracks.

I sighed. Who could this be now?

Mrs. Merryweather never stopped by more than once.

“Yes, Mrs-”

I threw open the door, but all the words I was going to say died in my throat.

It wasn’t Mrs. Merryweather.

It was Ashton. He was standing there smiling cooly at me.

“What are you doing here?” I demanded, my voice turning colder than ice.

Ashton sneered at me but didn’t answer. Instead, he pushed past me and entered my apartment. “Ashton, what are you doing? Get out,” I said firmly. The last thing I wanted was to see him.

“Still as small and ugly as ever,” he said about my apartment as entered without permission.

him, “You need to leave right now! And you can keep your opinions to

with that “sshole?” Ashton said, refusing to look

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halted in my tracks, absolutely dumbfounded,

on me, resentment in his

he barge into my apartment because of this? Why did he even care? He was marrying my sister, after

little piece of my brain whispered that

my eyes at Ashton, not letting him intimidate me as my temper flared up. He had some nerve coming into my

that any of your business?”

wrist tightly enough that it hurt.

at him, just as

am.” I lied and jerked my hand out of his grasp.

short, concise, and clear; there was no room for hidden

his eyes once seeming so kind and patient to me were filled with an ugliness I

whore. Just

I was not going to let

the police,” I pointed at the

sneered at me before heading towards the door, stomping in his boots. He threw the door open with more force than necessary and

NDA, Adelaide,” Ashton reminded me darkly, and then he was gone, and the door slammed behind him.

and deadbolting it. My legs

I realized. Ashton was so different suddenly.

to my knees, no longer able to hold myself up, and clutched at the cold floor. Ashton had never spoken to me that way before. I’d never seen him so angry and bitter.

around my shoulders, wondering if he would come back-if he would send someone

and I pulled my phone out of my pocket. My hands were already. dialing

he didn’t have time. Maybe he’d be mad

head against the door as I realized how alone I really felt.

I muttered to myself.

her?” Jenna snacked on a popsicle as she leaned over my shoulder, pointing at the

head. I flipped the page

role of one of our female leads in the movie, but I

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yet to come to a decision. All of them seemed wrong

pretty,” Jenna pointed at the blonde on

seems like more of an action heroine. She might overshadow our lead,” I said,

pick

as I flipped to the

eyes stared back at me from the

top was written, ‘Corinna Summers.”

me in my personal life, no way was

for her to join the cast. I told them we could make her an extra or something, but they want her as

up to her?” Gabriel asked, entering the tent with a

our female leads came in,” Jenna said, biting into

my other shoulder