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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meet Corinna’s

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

threw on his jacket and leaned back against

it became clear he wasn’t going

her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug

her arms on me, like any moment she might shove

him with to marry a loser like you?” Corinna

pulled out of the hug and faced Corinna.

own and the disgust

“We will live happily forever, just as you said. Now, if you don’t

wide eyes falling to our combined hands. I could practically see the

combined hands so the light hit the rings just perfectly, glittering into

eyes.

“Our home.”

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

hand tighter and took a step out the door, breathing in the fresh air as I could

few steps out, though, I couldn’t

with a bright smile..

the doorway, glowering as she

deal for a model, but you would do it for love, right?” I sent

her teeth with

a large figure standing behind her.

had been locked on me

I’d love forever. But all that love vanished the moment he

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

was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between Damon and Ashton, but I couldn’t be

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his hand around mine as I

my head against the cold

heard the clink of the doors

but

don’t have to lock the doors,” I glared at Damon, “I’m not going to jump out of a moving car.”

won’t be taking that chance. Besides, you have a past,” he said, the

his face.

time! And we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested in

once. You’ll do it

probably don’t even know my address!”

Heights,” he

in surprise. “How did you

know

why” smirk and then said,

I didn’t know what Damon did for

all. The money came with the name.