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?”

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

soft tissue. This was not

making up with him but with what he was doing, I didn’t know if I could stomach this much longer. I turned on my heel and made my way to the staircase. But before I could get far my husband stopped me and

“Just let me

front door and for the first time since I walked in I allowed my body to ease. A

good to have his hand in mine. Holding him

here.” My voice was

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

I nodded.

my anger had evaporated I was in a much calmer headspace and had the clarity to listen to whatever he was about to tell

to get under my skin like that. I needed to have a better handle on myself

to the couch where we sat side by side with our hands. intertwined. It was then that I noticed that the vase I usually had in the corner was laying shattered

That was odd.

he sighed heavily. “I don’t know how to tell you this but… Ashton

Chapter 73

from my face. “He was

“He was and when I got home

heart squeezed. My poor sister.

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

from start to finish. With everything he told me, my rage only increased

ways about it. I was going to make sure that he paid for every tear that had fallen from

that’s why she was here?”

much she makes you feel

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

what did

colleague and get Corinna a meeting.” This was good, at least she was good at something other than trying to steal my man. “And I will finance it

a shocking turn of events. Usually, my husband was the first in

of heart with

avoid a murder charge today.” He laughed it off but the