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.”

went and got

was of Damon dressed in a suit, a massive grin on his

a tint of pink.

Adelaide had on. It was too pretty for someone like

to upstage us, I knew it. Who did they think they were?

it!” I snapped, raising my phone to throw it at the wall, but I stopped,

fix this.

on the hard plastic of the phone impatiently

it

Leave your name and number and

“Sh*t!”

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

he was gone again. Typical Steyn. Always gone when they were needed.

had always disliked me, but years of sucking

phone rang and rang then cut

No answer.

on this too. She

of me. I couldn’t let Adelaide win. I couldn’t let

should have

could always depend on my

came her sugary sweet voice.

the news, and that b*tch eloped with Damon

“She’s

full of doubt about our strategy. “If I

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

her win anything. 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

“He still wants me. I made sure of

mother said and chuckled deviously. “Don’t stop until you ruin her.”

Mother,” I

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

“Love you, too.”

ran a hand through my

knew Damon had been in love with Adelaide since we

Whispering in both of their cars to keep them

was easy to manipulate, but Damon was a wild card. He was

two brothers.

was clear. He still wanted

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

Damon

horrible idea, filled my mind. I smirked, my plan beginning

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

how her face would twist up in despair-the desolate look in her eyes as she