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 of the

“Yes, look.”

watched her face contort from shock to

“I can’t believe she’s trying to cheat!

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

Addie snapped, getting up

anger.

hers! Furnished it and everything

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

them get away with this,” Addie scowled, turning to me determinedly. “I don’t care about the money, but I won’t let

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my feet as well. I wrapped her in my arms, holding her to my chest, and I was relieved when she went easily, laying her head on

before Addie pulled back from me, her button. nose

Go take a shower,” she said, firmly, pointing

were a breath away from touching and resting

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

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

cute.

said as she smiled, proudly then quickly kissed me

nose.

giggled, wiggling

my brain to reboot. Once it did, I covered my overly-warm face with a hand,

How can you be so

peonies

at me, holding a photo of each flower in her hands for me to see. I glanced between the two pink flowers, analyzing each one.

a difference?”

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

raised an

have seen her with our wedding. She had so many binders.” Kathy

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I grinned. “All laminated, too

Kathy and I laughed as Lacey turned to

pout.

binders save lives,” she said, stubbornly, “and

into the

flowers again, “Which flower do you like best? Peonies or Dahlias?”

between the two before she gave Lacey an awkward smile.

there a difference?”

Lacey’s

arms in mock

big into flowers. I do appreciate all the work you’re doing though,”

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

Addie said with a shrug of her