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 good

to me. I’d played her long enough to

meant.

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

smirked, leaning her lips close

to have her hands on me, and I wanted desperately for them. to be Adelaide’s hands instead. But I had no

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

hurt him. Plus, I’m sure he’s doing the same with someone else too.”

now.

smirked, leaning in

eye- like there was whenever she felt like she had

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like that night of her engagement.

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

shoulders, holding her back from me.

together, Corinna,” I said, firmly.

anger was instant.

know you want me. Besides, we both know Adelaide will never love you the way you want her to. Your engagement with her is just

she would’ve been right.

of the light she gave off to allow myself even the tiniest hints of her warmth, that I’d agreed to Corinna’s proposal.

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

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

matter,” Corinna growled.

coffee table along with a dozen.

I said, simply.

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

wine glasses on the table and narrowed

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

I said with a smile.

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an eyebrow, suspiciously but

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

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

right,” she laughed, nervously, quickly getting to her

said,

out anyway?” Corinna said, narrowing her eyes. accusingly at me.

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

I said, simply before brushing past her.

to get me to stop. “What

glanced at her, and despite how much I wanted to brush her away, I

you,” I said, quietly not meeting

slow smirk spread 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

as she did, my phone began to ring.