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

Chapter 113

*Corinna

I sat across the table from the man I had convinced myself that I was in love with. I had taken on all his sweet words and allowed myself to be fooled by his persona and charisma.

That was what made them dangerous. Narcissists were the silent killers of society. They knew how to manipulate the mind in order to get their desired result. They were cunning, charismatic, and understood others’ weaknesses to a tee.

He knew I had been starved of love as a child. To my parents, I was merely a product for them-a trophy. They never loved me. At least not in the way that I wanted them to. Their love was the kind that had to be earned; it was never freely given. They often made me feel like I was only worth loving if I was 100% perfect.

As a child, such things could destroy you and that was exactly what it did to me. I had allowed Ashton to treat me the exact same way my parents did. To him, I was merely the trophy wife that he wanted in order to further his political career. He never loved me, at least not in the way that I wanted him to.

Ashton’s blue eyes peered into mine. I could see the disdain and hurt in his eyes. I knew he wasn’t hurt because he was losing me and our marriage was coming to a timely end. He was far more upset at the fact that his entire political campaign had been smeared.

He was trying to go for governor this year and to be quite honest with you he was a shoe in to win. This divorce was a big red stain that the people of Nevada could not look past. All that he had done to me was now public and all that he had done to my sister was there for the entire world to see on the Internet.

Did I feel bad for him? Absolutely not. He deserved everything that was coming to him. His abuse had gone on for too long and now it was time for him to pay reparations.

“Are we ready to begin?” said my lawyer from beside me.

I nodded

my

head, my eyes never leaving my soon-to-be ex-husband’s face. Ashton’s face remained stoic.

her inheritance with Mr. Steyn. She will also not have to pay any kind

was walking away broke. He had tried to mooch me for all my worth but I was not going to allow him to take a single dime, he didn’t deserve

Mr. and Mrs. Steyn,” my lawyer looked between the two of us. “Is this divorce something that you want to go through?”

“Yes.”

a say in this

course, but that didn’t matter. This was happening whether he

Steyn.” My lawyer placed the paper in front of

like we

done nothing but

me and play with my emotions. But as of today, I was a free woman. After the ink was placed on that piece of paper I was free to make my own choices which also

no longer his

don’t love anyone aside from yourself, Ashton. So don’t try to fool me with this fake persona. I fell for your tricks once before but not today. You

suddenly that heartbroken husband was gone and in came the true and real

he was.

I

you’re going to make it? Well, think again. You are nothing but a small blip and you will fizzle out. This little divorce

intention for them but they just slid off

papers, Ashton”

that my reaction didn’t please him. He wanted me to be moved or at the very least hurt by his comments but I would not allow him to have that power over

He then slid the document to me and I signed on the dotted line as

I was free.

it had been constant back and forth and now

from my seat and thanked my lawyer before making my way to the door. I didn’t