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.

as Damon handed over my jacket, a pair of dainty hands latched

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

goodbye to my sister, would you mind, Damon?” she batted her eyelashes like a

paid her no mind as he threw on

it became clear he

smirked at the hateful glare she sent me until she practically threw her arms around me.

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

to threaten him with to marry a loser

washed over me as I pulled out of the hug and faced Corinna. I stepped

and

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

to our combined hands. I could practically see the question

our combined hands so the light hit

eyes.

“Our home.”

disbelief. Oh, I wished I

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

few steps out, though, I couldn’t help myself.

turned around with

glowering as she watched us leave.

but you

her teeth

a large figure standing

blue eyes had been locked on me

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

one more fake smile

I said quietly, dragging him away from the house. At that moment all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between Damon and Ashton, but I

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his hand around mine as I led

settled in the front, leaning my head against the cold window

clink of

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

I glared at Damon, “I’m not going to

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

his face.

were at a stoplight!” 1

once. You’ll do it again.”

my address!” I

he retorted immediately.

in surprise. “How did you know that?”

didn’t even know where

why”

Damon did for

The money