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.

was not a

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

meant.

to straddle my lap, her hands. wrapping around

leaning

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

really be doing this?” I said, casually like I didn’t care.

Plus, I’m sure he’s doing the same with someone else

thing now. Ashton was

in closer, “it’s for old time’s sake,

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

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like that night of

leaned in to kiss me, the scent of her perfume washing over me. It was overpowering-floral in

I grabbed her shoulders, holding her back from

I said, firmly. “Our entire relationship was fake.”

was

we both know Adelaide will never love you the way you want her to.

ago, she would’ve

Addie, just wanting to be on the outstretches of the light

woman my father wanted me to marry,”

her stalker-as she always did when I brought it up. There was still a hint of fear in her eyes even after

matter,” Corinna

glanced at the full wine bottle on the coffee table along with a dozen. letters and magazines piled underneath it, an

I said,

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

the table and narrowed my eyes. Any pregnant woman

I poured it out. I glanced at her,

with a smile.

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raised an eyebrow, suspiciously but still

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

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

quickly getting to her feet. “Oh, I totally

said, disbelievingly.

said, narrowing her eyes. accusingly at

her. Instead, I marched across the room, stepping over the broken wine glass on

I said, simply before brushing past her.

to get me to stop. “What did you even

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

I just wanted to see you,” I said, quietly not meeting her

she had won something. It was too bad for her I wasn’t a trophy. And she was

but right as she did, my phone began to ring.