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.

of dainty hands latched onto my other arm,

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet

Damon?” she batted her eyelashes like a master, acting

threw on his jacket

forced when it became clear he

threw her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug on the outside was anything

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

with to marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat

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

more familiar than my own and

live happily forever, just as you said.

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

so the

eyes.

“Our home.”

Oh, I wished I had

the door, breathing in the

out, though, I couldn’t help myself.

with

doorway, glowering as she watched

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

smirked as Corinna gritted her teeth with a nasty look

I noticed a large

blue eyes had been locked on me

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

one more fake smile as I tightened my grip on Damon’s hand.

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

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as I led us back to Damon’s

the cold window as the car rumbled

heard the clink

latch, but like I expected, it did

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

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

his face.

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

it once. You’ll

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

he retorted

paused, looking at him in surprise.

father didn’t even know where

me a familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk

exactly a nice neighborhood. I didn’t know what Damon did for a living,

after all. The money came