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

Chapter 4

“Whichever couple gives birth first will get our combined inheritances.”

A cold heavy stone settled at the bottom of my stomach like I’d swallowed a ten-pound block of ice.

I stared blankly at my grandmother’s little smug smile as she watched the chaos unfold around her. A child. That’s what she’d said, wasn’t it?

No matter how many times I fed the word to my brain, I couldn’t comprehend it. Like trying to read Latin or ancient hieroglyphs, my brain refused to process the very thought.

Amidst my Damon.

father’s gaping mouth and Corinna’s stunned look, I snuck a glance at the statue that was

Completely stiff and rigid, he moved not a single muscle, fists clenched on the table with his dark eyes wide in shock and locked onto the clock ticking away behind my grandma’s head.

“Grandmother, you can’t be serious!” Corinna’s screech burst through my thoughts.

“If you truly love him as you say, then it shouldn’t be a problem should it?” Grandmother retorted smugly. “I hope to see my great-grandchildren before I retire,”

The screech of my chair on the floorboards was damningly loud but not as loud as my pulsing brain. “Addie, dear?” my Grandmother asked.

I sucked in a breath, hiding my hands behind my back as I forced a smile onto my face.

“I should get going, Grandma. I live on the other side of town,” I said as calmly as could be in this situation.

“Of course, dear,” Grandma eyed Damon slyly. “You’ll take her home, won’t you, Damon?”

Damon swiftly stood up from his seat beside me, an impassive look covering his shock.

“Of course, Grandmother,” he said smoothly right at the same time that I said, “That won’t be necessary, Grandma.”

I glared at him as he sent me a cool look.

“Oh? Why not? You are engaged, aren’t you?” Grandma raised an eyebrow knowingly.

“I thought you had that thing.” I hinted to Damon, firmly. “That you couldn’t miss.”

“Don’t worry, dear,” he said exaggeratedly, “Did you forget it was rescheduled for tomorrow already? You must be getting forgetful, Addie.”

He smirked, fingers grasping my hand before I could shake him off and leaned over to whisper possessively into my ear, “I’d never let my fiance go home alone.”

“Of course. How could I forget,” I said through gritted teeth, trying to ignore the goosebumps his voice left along my arms.

I ignored the rest of the table as I kissed my grandmother’s cheek.

“Goodnight, Grandma,” I told her.

“You too, darling,” Grandma chuckled.

over my jacket, a pair of dainty hands latched onto

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

to say goodbye to my sister, would you mind, Damon?” she batted her eyelashes like a master, acting the part of the loving sister.

no mind as he threw on his jacket and leaned back

too forced when it became clear

her arms around me.

of her arms on me, like any moment she might shove a knife through. my

to threaten him with to marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat

hug and faced Corinna. I

hand was more familiar than my own and the disgust of Corinna’s touch

your blessing, sister,” I said confidently, “We will live happily forever, just as you said. Now, if you don’t mind, we are

falling to our combined hands. I could

raised our combined hands so the light hit the rings just perfectly,

eyes.

“Our home.”

face crumpled in fury and disbelief. Oh,

step out the door, breathing in the fresh air as I could finally breathe again.

out, though, I

with a

stood at the doorway, glowering as

for a model, but you would

teeth with a nasty

a large figure standing behind her.

locked on me the entire time.

of the man I once swore I’d love forever. But all that love vanished the

and I’d made mine. I couldn’t muster even one more fake smile as I tightened my

At that moment all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances

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tightened his hand around mine as I led us

head against the cold window as the car rumbled beneath

heard the clink

door latch, but like I expected, it did nothing.

at Damon, “I’m not going

that chance. Besides, you have a past,” he said,

his face.

one time! And we were

it once. You’ll do it

is so stupid! You probably don’t even know my address!” I

he retorted immediately.

paused, looking at him in surprise. “How did you

father didn’t even know where

gave me a familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk and

a nice neighborhood. I didn’t know what Damon did for a living, but I always assumed

after all. The money