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

Chapter 34

POV: “Damon”

The tapping of a pencil on a desk was irksome to most people, but to me, it was soothing. I stared down at my drawing of the floor plan, thinking deeply about the design. I glanced at the old drawings I had as references.

Floors made of peppermint and slides made of candy. It was near impossible to turn a child’s dream house into a real, functional floor plan, but I would make it work. She was more than worth it.

Adelaide’s tastes had changed from when she was seven after all.

A bay window here, a winding staircase there, a tower in the back for stargazing. These I could work with. I imagined seeing her face taking it all in for the first time.

I smiled as I worked. The plans were almost finished. Years of work culminated in the piece that sat before me.

My greatest masterpiece. And it was all for her.

Right as I put my pencil to paper once more, my phone buzzed, and the vibrating rattled my set of tools.

I sighed, annoyed as I picked it up, answering the call.

“Steyn.” I said, coldly.

“Damon

It was a whisper-just barely audible-but I could hear the fear in the voice. A voice I recognized.

“Corinna?”

“Could you come over?” she asked, breathless through the phone. “I think someone is trying to break in.”

I frowned. “You live in a secure apartment complex, Corinna. Your father ensures that. Nobody can break in.”

“I know,” Corinna sighed, “But it’s just… after my stalker… Please, Damon. I tried to call Ashton, but he isn’t answering. I need your help. Please.”

I caught on immediately. I’d learned everything about Corinna, her voice said it all.

Despite her performance, I knew she was only trying to manipulate me. For some reason, she wanted me over at her place.

too obvious. She always thought she was

about the pictures, the ones of me and Adelaide on the front cover of every magazine. We’d overshadowed her wedding, and she was willing to do anything to get back at us for it.

smirked, leaning back in my

She was always so easy to manipulate, and she didn’t even realize

I said, coolly. “I’ll be over in

means so much to me,”

hand. The ring Adelaide had slid onto my

ever.

we had left to do was take care of Ashton and Corinna.

wed,

glanced down at the floorplans I had almost finished. Written at the top was ‘AD-Dream”

over, our happy ending could begin.

she opened the door, throwing herself into my arms. I rolled my eyes at her theatrics but

make sure she thought I was there sincerely. Luckily, she

and pulled back, her eyes shining as she smiled up at me. She was

the apartment. I didn’t want anyone to catch sight of

on the couch, stretching out her bare legs. “But I didn’t know who else to go to.”

a bit that I didn’t take the seat next to her, but she

me, will she?” Corinna frowned, eyes

it was all fake. Everything she was doing was for show.

“She wasn’t home.”

eyebrows. “Then where

pretending to be irritated as I crossed my arms. A perfect picture of a disgruntled husband who didn’t know

have a proper wedding. I know our

as I leaned back

behind her car, her lips curling into a smirk as she got up. She stalked her way over to me, circling the chair like a shark

of your business,” I snapped, glaring at the

neck as she pressed her lips to my ear. “I just want to

but I clenched my jaw tight and held still, pretending like I was interested in what she offered. It wasn’t

get married,” I lied through my teeth, glaring at a spot on the wall. “I just did it to

circled back around the chair,

I snorted. “Addie forced me into it. She wouldn’t sleep with me unless we had a real wedding. And as you know,

let alone saying them, but it had to be done. I had to get as much information from Corinna as