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

Chapter 25

Corinna was easy to manipulate. Her looks were her biggest concern, so I just made her feel wanted.

Adelaide wasn’t. She’d always been the smarter of the two.

Not to mention, she was much more beautiful.

“So where were you really?” Addie said with a warning tone in her voice when I returned home. She scowled, crossing her arms as she watched me slink into our room, guiltily.

“At work,” I tried, even though I knew it wouldn’t work at this point. Adelaide was always smarter than she let on.

“Oh, really?” she said and raised an eyebrow, disbelievingly. “Then why did Peter say you had a day off today?”

“Peter?” I repeated, the realization dawning on me.

“I’m sorry!” I heard the distant shout of Peter from somewhere

downstairs. I sighed, rubbing my forehead as I felt a migraine coming on. Why hadn’t I thought of Peter?

Of course, Peter would’ve blown my cover. He couldn’t keep his mouth shut for more than two minutes.

But this was also my fault. I should’ve warned him not to say anything. It was probably better this way. I realized I didn’t want to keep anything from her.

I wanted us to be partners.

I didn’t want to start my marriage with more lies.

“I wasn’t at work,” I admitted, making my way across the room to the bed. I knelt on the floor before her, caressing her cheek as she frowned.

“Then where were you? And why do you smell like perfume?” she asked, her eyes wavering as she pulled back from me, waving her hand in front of her nose.

It stung, but I knew she would forgive me. She was just that kind of person. I just had to tell her the truth.

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“I saw Corinna,” I told her, honestly. “I heard about her pregnancy, and I wanted to confirm it for myself.”

She glanced at the wall behind me, and I could see her thoughts drifting further away from me. The way she was creating distance between us. I couldn’t let that happen.

“I see,” she said, quietly and looked away from me.

“I had to play along with her flirting to get information,” I said, shamefully. “But nothing happened.”

Addie looked down at her hands in her lap and then at me.

“Did it work?”

look in her eyes, the pure curiosity instead

“Yes, look.”

I watched her face contort from shock to anger as she read it.

bed. “I can’t believe she’s trying to cheat! I should’ve known better than to believe

This was just like Ashton and Corinna. How they got a surrogate to agree to this was anybody’s guess, but I’d bet on

try to take advantage of Grandma!” Addie snapped, getting up as she began to pace

anger.

apartment of hers! Furnished it and everything and even hired a redecorator when Corinna complained it was too ‘flashy.”

as Addie mocked the quotation marks with her hands. She was even more beautiful when she was passionate about something. And loyal. Two of the long list of reasons

turning to me determinedly. “I don’t care about the money,

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well. I wrapped her in my arms, holding her to my chest, and I was relieved when she went

only a moment before Addie pulled back from

a shower,” she said, firmly, pointing

and resting my hands on her hips. Her cheeks lit up. “You’ll have to join

said playfully, even as my arms. tightened around her waist. “Besides, Mrs.

best puppy-dog look, but

cute.

she smiled, proudly then quickly kissed me on the

nose.

blinked a few times, completely dumbfounded, and she giggled, wiggling out of my arms

my brain to reboot. Once it did, I covered

How can you be

so peonies or

her hands for me

a difference?”

rolling her eyes, “Men

you getting so worked up over flowers?” I raised an eyebrow, sipping my

have seen her with our wedding.

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I grinned. “All laminated, too

as Lacey turned to us

pout.

save lives,” she said, stubbornly, “and you two can shove it.”

Addie strolled into the kitchen,

said, excitedly, holding up the two photos of the flowers again, “Which

her head, looking between the two before

a difference?”

Lacey’s mouth dropped open.

threw the photos across the table, crossing her arms in mock anger. “You two are perfect for each other. You both have no class. Or

I do appreciate all the work you’re doing though,” Addie shrugged with

wedding to go,” Lacey said. “Every girl dreams of their

a