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 the anger I’d

“Yes, look.”

her face contort from shock to anger

lying b*tch!” she 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 that came out of

nodded in agreement. 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

take advantage of Grandma!” Addie snapped, getting up as she began to pace across the floor, her face turning red

anger.

Furnished it and everything and

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

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

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

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

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

down until our lips were a breath away from touching and resting my hands on her hips. Her cheeks lit up. “You’ll have to

even as my arms. tightened around

I gave her my best puppy-dog

cute.

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

nose.

she giggled, wiggling out of my

did, I covered my overly-warm face with a hand, a

you

so peonies

flower in her hands for me to see. I glanced between the two pink flowers, analyzing each

there a difference?”

Lacey dropped the photos, rolling her eyes, “Men are so clueless. Of course,

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

seen her with our wedding.

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grinned. “All laminated, too

cards!” Kathy and I laughed as Lacey turned

pout.

stubbornly, “and

up as Addie strolled into the kitchen,

flowers again, “Which flower do you like best?

her head, looking between the two before she

there a difference?”

snorted as Lacey’s

Lacey 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

the work you’re doing though,” Addie shrugged

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

me,” Addie said with a shrug