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

Chapter 33

POV: “Corinna”

The sunbeams made their way through the cracks of the bay window; the dark curtains that blocked them out were nothing under its power.

I twitched in my sleep, the light behind my eyes pulling me from my dream. I shifted my head to the right, breathing in deeply. The light, however, was stubborn.

It followed me, and I groaned. flipping onto my stomach and burying my head in the pillow.

I had never been a morning person. Necessity had forced it upon me, but as my consciousness surfaced from sleep, I counted the days in my head.

Friday. It was Friday morning. I had no responsibilities, so I could sleep in until 10:00.

If the stupid sun would let me rest.

Mornings were the worst.

I yawned, still half-asleep as I pulled my pillow over my head, blocking out the rays of the morning sun filtering through the curtains of the window.

I sighed in relief, my body relaxing as I slipped right back into sleep. I could’ve slept the day away.

If it wasn’t for the alarm I’d set last night ringing incessantly,

“Ugh!” I threw my pillow, hearing it thump against the wall as I sat up in bed, grumpily. I fished for my phone on the nightstand, wincing at the sudden light from the screen as I shut off the alarm.

There was an unseen text message on my phone that caught my attention.

1 frowned, sitting up in bed as I opened it up.

“Girl, don’t look at the news, Leila texted me.

“Why? Did my father do something stupid again?’ I wrote back, rolling my eyes. It wouldn’t have been the first time my father had gotten himself into trouble.

He wasn’t a good man or even a good father, but he was better than none at all. Adelaide took that for granted. Just another thing I hated about her.

‘Not exactly, came the reply.

“Then what?”

Finally, she texted back with a link to a news article. Wasting no time, I clicked it, and my jaw dropped open.

*Damon Steyn and Adelaide Hildebrand Elope before wedding!

I scrolled down to read at a fast pace.

Two days before their official wedding. Damon Steyn, the son of CEO Dalton Steyn of Steyn Industries, and Adelaide Hildebrand, the first daughter of the old Hildebrand lineage, were caught leaving the Las Vegas Chapel dressed in wedding attire Thursday night.”

f*cking kidding me. They really went and got married? In

a suit, a massive grin on his

with a tint of

the wedding dress Adelaide had on. It was too pretty for someone like her. She deserved to wear

us, I knew it. Who did

snapped, raising my phone to throw it at the wall,

could fix

tapping my nails on the hard plastic of

rings, it

is Ashton Steyn. Leave your name and number and

“Sh*t!”

even knowing where Ashton

him, he was gone again. Typical

had always disliked me, but years of sucking up to her were about to pay off.

phone rang and rang

No answer.

this too. She had always loved Adelaide more

the panic growing inside of me. I couldn’t let Adelaide

my teeth and did what I should have done all along.

I could always

sugary sweet

“I just woke up and saw the news, and that b*tch eloped with Damon already!

“She’s as

Maybe we should back off,” I said, full of doubt

sharply. I fell silent, my voice cutting off immediately. I felt like a child being scolded-like I always did with my mother. She had an

we’ve been working towards for years,” my mother spat. “That boy, Damon.

me. I made sure of

chuckled deviously. “Don’t

I

baby. Make sure to give me an update once you destroy

“Love you, too.”

I ran a hand through my messy hair. Everything wasn’t lost. I could still do

with Adelaide since we were children. She was the only

both of their cars

easy to manipulate, but Damon was a wild card. He was difficult to predict. He’d always been the smarter

two brothers.

clear.

weeks ago proved that. But even if he wanted me, he loved her. I curled my

could I use Damon

horrible idea, filled my mind. I smirked, my plan beginning to take shape.

to think he wanted to. I’d been making her believe lies about him all

could just imagine now how her face would twist up in despair-the desolate look in her eyes as she realized that no one in this world was on her side.