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.”

They really went and got married? In Vegas of all places?!

a suit, a massive grin on his face as he carried Adelaide in his arms, both of

with a tint of pink.

for

upstage us, I knew

snapped, raising my phone to throw it at the wall, but I stopped, calming myself. We still had

could fix

number, tapping my nails on the hard plastic of

rings, it

Leave your name and number and I will-”

“Sh*t!”

not even knowing where Ashton was. Probably with that wh’re

needed him, he was gone again. Typical Steyn. Always gone when

of who else to call. I dialed the number of my grandmother. The old bat had always disliked me, but years

and rang then cut

No answer.

course. She was probably in on this too. She

I couldn’t let

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

on the first ring. I could always depend on

her sugary sweet

news, and

said coldly. “She’s as crafty as her mother was.”

should back off,” I said, full of doubt about our strategy. “If I

cutting off immediately. I felt like a child being scolded-like I always did with my mother.

Not even the smallest victory. This is what we’ve been working towards for years,” my mother spat. “That boy, Damon. You did what I

me. I made sure of it.”

chuckled deviously. “Don’t stop until

I sighed.

to give me an update once you

“Love you, too.”

ended with a click, and I ran a hand through my messy hair. Everything wasn’t lost. I could still do this.

Adelaide since we were children. She was the only one that didn’t know

both of their cars to keep them apart, sabotaging

a wild card. He was difficult to predict. He’d always

two brothers.

one thing was clear. He still

But even if he wanted me, he loved her. I curled my arms around my knees, anger, and jealousy swirling around until I felt sick with

could I use Damon to fix this mess?

an idea, a sick, cruel, horrible idea, filled my

to sleep with me. I just needed Adelaide to think he wanted to. I’d been making her

her face would twist up in despair-the desolate look in her