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.

Damon handed over my jacket, a pair of dainty hands latched onto my other arm,

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meet Corinna’s

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

no mind as he threw on his jacket and

when it

hateful glare she sent me until she practically threw her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug on the outside was

her arms on me, like any moment

have to threaten him with to marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat into my ear

faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched

than my own and the disgust of Corinna’s touch

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

I could practically see the question in her eyes. What home?

I raised our combined hands so the light

eyes.

“Our home.”

fury and disbelief. Oh, I wished I

a step out the door, breathing in the fresh air as

out, though, I couldn’t help

with a

doorway, glowering as she watched us leave.

baby is a big deal for a model, but you would do

gritted her teeth with

noticed a

blue eyes had been locked on

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

one more fake smile as

away from the house. At that moment all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between Damon and Ashton,

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tightened his hand around mine as I led

the cold window

heard the clink of the doors locking.

door latch, but like

have to lock the doors,” I glared at Damon, “I’m

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

his face.

And we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested

once. You’ll do it

don’t even know my

he

paused, looking at him in surprise. “How

know

“guess why” smirk and then said,

I didn’t know what Damon did for a

after all. The money came with