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.

pair of dainty

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

need to say goodbye to my sister, would you mind, Damon?” she

threw on his jacket and leaned back against the wall.

when it

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

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

you have to threaten him with to marry a loser

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

familiar than my own and the

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

hands. I could practically see the question in

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

eyes.

“Our home.”

face crumpled in fury and disbelief. Oh, I

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

few steps out, though, I

with a bright smile..

at the doorway, glowering as she watched us

but you would

Corinna gritted her teeth with a nasty

noticed a large figure standing behind

locked on me the entire

I once swore I’d love forever. But all that love vanished the moment he kissed my

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

was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between

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hand around mine as I led us

leaning my head against the cold window

I heard the clink of

the door latch, but like

I glared at Damon, “I’m not going to

taking that chance. Besides, you have a

his face.

time! And we were at a stoplight!”

it once. You’ll do

so stupid! You probably don’t even know my

he

in surprise. “How did you

know

disgusting “guess why” smirk and then said, “I live

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

a Steyn, after all. The money