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.”

really went and got married? In

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

with a tint

dress Adelaide had on. It was too pretty for someone

us, I knew it. Who did

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

could fix

tapping my nails on the hard plastic of the phone

it cut

name and number and

“Sh*t!”

the phone, not even knowing where

was gone again. Typical

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

and rang

No answer.

course. She was probably in on this too. She had always loved Adelaide more than me.

bottom lip, the panic growing inside of me. I couldn’t let Adelaide win. I couldn’t

have done all along. I dialed my

could always depend

sugary sweet

hurriedly, “I just woke up and saw the news, and that b*tch eloped with Damon already! She’s completely undermined my

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

off,” I said, full of doubt about our strategy. “If I try anything

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 extraordinary ability to make me feel so

is what we’ve been working towards for years,” my mother spat.

I frowned. “He still wants me. I

use him,” my mother said and chuckled

Mother,” I sighed.

me an update once you destroy her.”

“Love you, too.”

a hand through my messy hair.

wavering. I knew Damon had been in love with Adelaide since we were children. She was the only one that didn’t know how he’d

I always made sure Adelaide hated him. Whispering in both of their

Damon was a wild card. He was difficult to predict. He’d always been the smarter of

two brothers.

one thing was clear. He

me, he loved her. I curled my arms around my

could I use Damon to fix this mess?

idea, a sick, cruel, horrible idea, filled my mind. I smirked, my plan

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

how her face would twist up in despair-the desolate look in her eyes as she realized that no