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.

a pair of

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

you mind, Damon?” she batted her eyelashes like a master, acting the part of the

no mind as he threw on

when it became clear he wasn’t

me until she practically threw her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug on the outside

crawled at the feeling of her arms on me, like any

a loser like you?” Corinna spat into my

as I pulled out of the hug and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until I felt the calloused hand I was looking

more familiar than my own and the disgust of

sister,” I said confidently, “We will live happily forever, just

hands. I could practically see the question in her

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

eyes.

“Our home.”

fury and disbelief. Oh, I wished I had a camera.

a step out the door,

out, though, I couldn’t help

around with a bright

stood at the doorway, glowering as she

deal for a model, but you would do

her teeth with a nasty look at

a large figure standing behind her.

had been locked on me the

gaze of the man I once swore I’d love forever.

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

was getting away from everyone. I thought

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around mine as I led us back to Damon’s

head against the cold

the clink of the doors locking.

but like I expected,

don’t have to lock the doors,” I glared at Damon, “I’m not going to jump

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

his face.

we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested in

it once. You’ll

so stupid! You probably don’t even know my address!” I threw my hands into

Heights,” he retorted

in surprise. “How

know where I

“guess why” smirk and then said, “I live nearby.”

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

after all. The money