Secret Billionaire’s Contract Bride: Marrying My Enemy’s Lover

Chapter 25

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.

Chapter 25

“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

“Yes, look.”

letter I’d found. I watched her face contort from

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

was just like Ashton and Corinna. How they got a surrogate to agree to this

take advantage of Grandma!” Addie snapped, getting up

anger.

Furnished it and

more beautiful when she was passionate

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

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

pulled back from me, her button. nose scrunched up in disgust.

she said, firmly,

away from touching and resting my hands on

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

my best puppy-dog look, but even I knew

cute.

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

nose.

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

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

you

peonies or

for me to see. I glanced between the two pink flowers, analyzing

a difference?”

eyes, “Men are so clueless. Of course, there’s

an eyebrow, sipping my third cup of coffee

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

Chapter 25

bet,” I grinned. “All

laughed as

pout.

lives,” she said, stubbornly, “and you two can shove it.”

up as Addie strolled into the kitchen, a popsicle

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

between the two before

there a

as Lacey’s mouth

give up!” Lacey threw the photos across the table, crossing her arms in mock anger.

I do appreciate all the work you’re doing though,”

idea how you want your wedding to go,” Lacey said.

me,” Addie said with a shrug

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