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?”

the pure curiosity instead of

“Yes, look.”

handed her the letter I’d found. I watched her face contort from shock to

fumed, throwing the letter onto the bed. “I can’t believe she’s trying to cheat! I should’ve known better than to believe anything

to agree to this was anybody’s guess, but I’d bet on money. It was always

getting up as she began to pace across the floor, her

anger.

done everything for Corinna! She bought her that stupid apartment of hers! Furnished it and everything and even hired a redecorator when Corinna

hands. She was even more beautiful when she was passionate about something. And loyal. Two of

scowled, turning to me determinedly. “I

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wrapped her in my arms, holding her to my chest, and I was relieved when she went easily, laying her head on my shoulder with a sigh.

was only a moment before Addie pulled back from me,

take a shower,” she said, firmly, pointing to the bathroom.

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

don’t think you earned that,” Addie said playfully, even as my arms. tightened around

me?” I pouted. I gave her my best puppy-dog look, but even I knew I was the farthest from

cute.

said as she smiled,

nose.

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

Once it did, I covered my overly-warm face with a hand, a smirk playing on

you be so

peonies or dahlias?”

me, holding a photo of each flower in her hands for me to see. I glanced between the

there a

rolling her eyes, “Men are so clueless. Of course, there’s a difference.”

an eyebrow, sipping my

our wedding. She

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grinned. “All laminated,

and I laughed as Lacey turned to us

pout.

said, stubbornly, “and you two can

Addie strolled into the kitchen,

up the two photos of the flowers again, “Which flower do you like

two before she gave Lacey

a

snorted as Lacey’s mouth dropped

the table, crossing her arms in mock anger. “You two are perfect for

the work you’re doing though,” Addie shrugged with an apologetic smile.

wedding to go,”

me,” Addie said with a shrug of