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

Chapter 24

POV: *Damon*

It had all started with an SOS.

I had been surprised to see the text from Corinna but I had responded nonetheless. I stared up at the apartment building her parents paid for, the security guards out front pressing back against the wave of reporters.

I couldn’t help but think about our past relationship as I stood in front of the same apartment building now that I had two years earlier.

The morning sun was bright as I made my way into the building, my feet following the familiar path to Corinna’s apartment. My dress shoes clicked loudly on the tile floor as I walked purposefully forward.

Finally, I stood in front of her door and knocked. It opened up immediately, the smell of Corinna wafting out into the hall.

“Hey, baby,” Corinna purred, a smirk on her face. She was only wearing a pink, fluffy bathrobe as she opened up the door for me.

“Corinna,” I said, coolly, stepping past her and into the apartment.

As usual, her apartment was a mess. A cluster of broken objects lay all around the floor- smashed vases and phones and items I couldn’t even recognize. This was a new level of messy even for her.

Clearly, she’d had another tantrum before I’d come. She was famous for her tantrums.

I took a seat on the leather couch, crossing my arms impatiently. She took the seat beside me, too close for comfort as she sent me a sly look. The robe dipped over the corner of her shoulders and I narrowed my eyes at the blatant flirting.

“To what do I owe the pleasure, Damon?” She smirked at me through lidded eyes, flirtatiously.

I silently apologized to Adelaide before I smirked, turning to Corinna. I didn’t have a choice, I had to find out what she knew, and this was the best way to achieve that.

“Just thought I’d drop by for old time’s sake,” I said cooly, looking at her longingly.

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“Old time’s sake?” Corinna scoffed, as she crossed one of her legs over the over. “You don’t honestly expect me to believe that?”

I shrugged, gazing around the room. Getting information out of Corinna was going to be difficult.

Luckily, I knew exactly how to play it.

“Adelaide would have.” I said with a small chuckle.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Corinna clenching her teeth, her flirty facade falling. The resentment in her eyes was not hard to miss. She’d never been able to hide her dislike for her half-sister, even when she tried.

Immediately, she went into action, shrugging off her robe and revealing the thin nightgown underneath-nearly lingerie but with just enough modesty to cover her assets.

She giggled-too high-pitched to be real.

not a good actress.

me. I’d played her long enough to know exactly what her

meant.

her leg over to straddle my lap, her hands. wrapping around my

Corinna smirked, leaning her lips

me, and I wanted desperately for them. to be Adelaide’s hands instead.

casually like I didn’t care. Even when I wanted to rip her hands

“What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him. Plus, I’m sure he’s doing the same with

I know one thing now. Ashton

leaning in closer, “it’s for old time’s sake, right?”

victorious glint in her eye- like there was whenever she felt

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night of

in to kiss me, the scent of her perfume washing over me. It

I grabbed her shoulders, holding her back from

sake? We never slept together, Corinna,” I said, firmly.

anger was

expression. “I know you want me. Besides, we both know Adelaide will never love

she would’ve been

of the light she gave off to allow myself even the tiniest hints

your stalker, and you got rid of the woman my father wanted me to marry,”

stalker-as she always did when I brought it up. There was still a

doesn’t matter,” Corinna growled.

a dozen. letters and magazines

I

as I got up, making my way to the wine bottle. I grabbed it. The cork was gone, replaced by one of the

table and narrowed my eyes. Any pregnant woman knew not to drink

it up, grabbing one of the empty glasses as I poured

I said with a smile. “Have

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eyebrow, suspiciously but still

sip, I said, “Quite odd for a pregnant woman to be

frowned, looking confused until she shut. her mouth with a snap, paling. She dropped the wine glass on

she laughed, nervously, quickly getting to her

I said,

said, narrowing her eyes. accusingly at me.

stepping over the broken wine glass on the floor until we were nose to

I said, simply before brushing past

to get me to stop. “What did you even

I wanted to brush her away, I held back. I

to see you,” I said, quietly not meeting

across her face, that victorious look in her eye again like she had won something. It was too bad for her I wasn’t a trophy. And she was no competition to the woman I truly

stepped closer, but right as she did, my phone