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

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

meant.

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

Adelaide do this?” Corinna smirked, leaning her lips close to

and I wanted desperately for them. to be Adelaide’s

to Ashton. Should you really be doing this?” I said, casually like I didn’t care. Even when I

cares?” she scoffed. “What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him. Plus, I’m sure he’s doing

thing now. Ashton

leaning in closer, “it’s for old time’s

glint in her eye- like there was

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night of

perfume washing over me. It was overpowering-floral in a way that stung

shoulders, holding her back from me.

Corinna,” I said, firmly.

was instant.

looking at me with at haughty expression. “I know you want me. Besides, we both know Adelaide will never love you the way you want her to. Your engagement with her is

years ago, she would’ve been

Addie, just wanting to be on the outstretches of the light she gave off to allow myself even the tiniest hints of her warmth, that I’d

got rid of the woman my father wanted me to marry,” I

always did when I brought it up. There was still a

doesn’t matter,” Corinna growled.

bottle on the coffee table along with a dozen.

not,” I said, simply.

way to the wine bottle. I grabbed it. The cork was gone,

on the table and narrowed my eyes. Any pregnant woman knew

one of the empty glasses as I poured it out. I glanced at her, offering

I said with a smile. “Have a

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an eyebrow, suspiciously but still accepted the

for a pregnant woman to be drinking alcohol, don’t you

a snap, paling. She dropped the wine glass on the floor. It

she laughed, nervously, quickly getting to her

I said, disbelievingly.

anyway?” Corinna said, narrowing her eyes.

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

before brushing past

me

at her, and despite how much I wanted to brush her away, I held back. I still needed to keep her on my

you,” I said, quietly not meeting

eye again like she had won something. It was too bad for her I wasn’t a trophy. And she was no competition to

as she did,