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 fiery look in her eyes, the pure curiosity instead of the anger I’d

“Yes, look.”

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

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

surrogate to agree to this was anybody’s guess, but I’d

she’d try to take advantage of Grandma!” Addie snapped, getting up as she began to pace across the floor,

anger.

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

more beautiful when she was passionate about something. And loyal. Two of the

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

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

moment before Addie pulled back from

stink. Go take a shower,” she said, firmly,

were a breath away from touching and resting my hands on her hips. Her cheeks

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

me?” I pouted. I gave her my best puppy-dog look,

cute.

smiled, proudly then quickly kissed me on the

nose.

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

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

you

peonies or dahlias?”

her hands for me to see.

a

eyes, “Men are so clueless.

flowers?” I raised an

should have seen her with our wedding. She had

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grinned. “All laminated, too right?”

index cards!” Kathy and I laughed as

pout.

she said, stubbornly, “and you two

face lit up as Addie strolled into the kitchen, a

of the flowers again, “Which flower do

looking between the two before she gave

there a difference?”

Lacey’s mouth dropped open.

mock anger. “You two are

not big into flowers. I do appreciate all the

have some idea how you want your wedding to go,” Lacey said. “Every girl dreams of their perfect

said with a