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?”

at the fiery look in her eyes, the pure curiosity instead of

“Yes, look.”

the letter I’d found. I watched her face contort from shock to anger as she read

“I can’t believe she’s trying to cheat! I should’ve known better than to believe anything that came out

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

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

anger.

hasn’t done everything for Corinna! She bought her that stupid apartment of hers! Furnished it and everything and even hired a redecorator

Addie mocked the quotation marks with her hands. She was even more beautiful when she was passionate about something. And

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

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to my feet as well. I wrapped her in my arms, holding her to my chest, and

moment before Addie pulled back from me, her button. nose scrunched up

shower,” she said, firmly,

away from touching and resting my hands on her

playfully, even as my arms. tightened around her waist. “Besides, Mrs. Rivas is making waffles.”

best puppy-dog look, but even I knew I

cute.

do,” she said as she smiled, proudly then quickly kissed

nose.

dumbfounded, and she giggled, wiggling out of my arms and heading down the

her, waiting for my brain to reboot. Once it did, I covered my overly-warm face with a hand, a smirk playing

How can you

so peonies or dahlias?”

each flower in her hands for me to see. I glanced between the

a

dropped the photos, rolling her eyes, “Men are so clueless. Of course, there’s a

up over flowers?” I raised an eyebrow, sipping my third cup of

have seen her with our wedding. She had so many

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grinned.

laughed as Lacey turned to us with

pout.

lives,” she said, stubbornly,

lit up as Addie strolled into the kitchen, a popsicle hanging

Lacey said, excitedly, holding up the two photos of the flowers again, “Which flower do you like best?

head, looking between the two before she gave Lacey an

a difference?”

Lacey’s mouth dropped open.

threw the photos across the table, crossing her arms in mock anger. “You two

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

to go,” Lacey said.

me,” Addie said with a shrug of her shoulders.