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

*Adelaide*

Chapter 75

He had brought her to our house.

She was the very reason we were fighting and he had brought her to the house. I wanted to throw something, namely at him. He was acting like the last two weeks had not happened. She had been one of the sole reasons for our disagreements and now he had her in my house.

“Are you suddenly hard of hearing, husband?” I knew that my tone would rub him the wrong way but I didn’t care.

“Adelaide, let me explain.”

“Explain what?” I flared at them both. “You know how I feel about her and yet you bring her to my house. To my place of solitude. And here I was missing you and wishing that this whole little feud we have going on could just stop.”

Angela cleared her throat drawing attention to her. I was mere seconds from punching her in the throat and from the way my husband moved cautiously toward me with his hands up, I think he knew.

“I think I should leave.” She got up from her seat, grabbing her bag.

“Yes, you should,” I snapped.

She had the audacity to look startled like she wasn’t trying to take my man in broad daylight. Who did she think she was? The level of disrespect was getting to be too much and I would not stand for it. I was no one’s doormat.

“I’ll be in touch, Damon.”

That made the little monster in me grow about twice its size.

“I think it’s best that from this moment on you and my husband sever whatever contact you have between the two of you.”

Angela looked to Damon for some assistance and to my shock and surprise he mouthed the words, ‘It’s okay. My mouth gaped at the two of them.

“Are you serious right now?” I pointed at my husband. “I am your wife Damon or does that mean nothing to you?”

been perfect the last month. We had been getting back into the swing of things and now here we were.

chest hardened like concrete around my heart, weighing down the soft tissue. This was

up with him but with what he was doing, I didn’t know if I could stomach this much longer. I turned on my

he pleaded. “Just

in I allowed my body to ease. A loud silence blanketed us. Neither one of us was prepared

said it didn’t feel good to have his hand in mine. Holding him felt

here.” My voice was barely above

good reason,” he leaned his forehead against mine. “Will you let me tell

I nodded.

was in a much calmer headspace and had the clarity to listen to whatever he was about to tell me.

that. I needed to have a better handle on myself for next time. I am not a fighter but that woman had me wanting to throw the

I noticed that the vase I usually had in the corner was laying shattered on the opposite end of

That was odd.

tell you this but… Ashton

Chapter 73

blood drained from my face. “He was

got home I walked in

heart squeezed. My

that there were parts of her that feared Ashton. I didn’t know if he had ever struck her but he had done enough emotional damage to mark her for life. He had manipulated her and used her love for him against her. He turned her into this shell

what happened.”

had transpired from start to finish.

There were no two ways about it. I was going to make sure that he

that’s why she

it was absolutely necessary. I know how much she makes you

that I could save the people that I loved. And if that meant I had to play nice. with Angela then

what did

at something other than trying to steal my man. “And

my husband was the first in

heart

And she kind of helped me avoid a murder charge today.” He laughed it off but the truth behind it was that my husband was going to murder his brother