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 married? In Vegas of

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

with a tint of

had on. It was too pretty for someone like her. She deserved to wear

this to upstage us, I knew it. Who did

it at the wall, but I stopped, calming myself. We

could fix this.

Ashton’s number, tapping my nails on the hard plastic of the phone impatiently as

three rings, it cut off.

is Ashton Steyn. Leave your name and

“Sh*t!”

glowered at the phone, not even knowing where Ashton was. Probably with that wh’re of his.

again. Typical Steyn. Always gone

of who else to call. I dialed the number of my grandmother. The old bat had always disliked me, but years of sucking up to her were about to pay off.

rang then cut off abruptly.

No answer.

She was probably in on this too.

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

what I should have done

first ring. I could always depend on my mother

came her sugary

woke up and saw the news, and that b*tch eloped with Damon already! She’s completely undermined my wedding!”

my mother said coldly. “She’s

do? Maybe we should back off,” I said, full of doubt about our strategy. “If I try

she snapped sharply. I fell silent, my voice cutting off immediately. I felt like a child being scolded-like I always did

working towards for years,” my mother spat. “That boy, Damon. You

me.

chuckled

Mother,” I sighed.

give me an update once you destroy

“Love you, too.”

ended with a click, and I ran a hand through my messy hair. Everything wasn’t

confidence, however, was wavering. I knew Damon had been in love with Adelaide since we were

sure Adelaide hated him. Whispering in both of their cars

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

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 knees, anger, and jealousy swirling around

Damon to fix

filled my mind. I smirked, my plan

think he wanted to. I’d been making

in her eyes as she realized that no one in this world was on her