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.

over my jacket, a pair of dainty hands

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to meet Corinna’s

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

as he threw on his

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

glare she sent me until she practically threw her arms around me. What looked like a

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

you have to threaten him with to marry a loser like you?”

Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until I felt

and the disgust of Corinna’s

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

eyes falling to our combined hands. I

smiled as I raised our combined hands so the light hit the rings just perfectly, glittering

eyes.

“Our home.”

Oh, I wished I had a

door, breathing

few steps out, though, I couldn’t

with a bright

at the doorway, glowering

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

gritted her teeth with a nasty look at

noticed a large figure standing behind her.

been locked on

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

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

was getting

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tightened his hand around mine as I led us

my head against the

the clink of the doors locking.

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

glared at Damon, “I’m not going to jump out of

taking that chance. Besides, you have a

his face.

we were at a

You’ll

even know my address!” I threw my hands into

he retorted

him in surprise. “How did you

didn’t even know where

gave me a familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk and then said, “I live

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

all. The