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 hands latched onto

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meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

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

paid her no mind as he threw on his jacket and leaned back

a little too forced when it became clear he wasn’t going

her arms around

feeling of her arms on me, like any moment she might shove a

him with to marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat into

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

familiar than my own and

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

I could

our combined hands so the light hit the

eyes.

“Our home.”

face crumpled in fury and disbelief. Oh, I

out the door, breathing in the fresh air as I

few steps out, though,

with a bright smile..

at the doorway, glowering as she watched us leave.

for a model, but you would

as Corinna gritted her teeth

when I noticed a large figure

locked on me the

I once swore I’d love forever. But all that

made mine. I couldn’t muster even one more fake smile as I tightened my grip on Damon’s

I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between Damon and Ashton, but

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hand around mine as I led us

the cold window

heard the clink of the doors locking.

door latch, but like

the doors,” I glared at Damon, “I’m not going

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

his face.

were at a

You’ll do

probably don’t even know my address!”

he retorted

in surprise.

father didn’t even know where

familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk and then said,

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

after all. The money came