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.

my jacket, a pair of dainty

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meet Corinna’s

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

he threw on

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

at the feeling of her arms on me, like

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

washed over me as I pulled out of the hug and faced Corinna.

familiar than my own and the disgust of

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

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

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

eyes.

“Our home.”

disbelief. Oh, I wished I had a

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

few steps out, though, I couldn’t help myself.

around with a bright

stood at the doorway, glowering

you would do it for love,

gritted her teeth with a nasty look at

a large figure standing behind her.

eyes had been locked on me the

man I once swore I’d love forever. But

muster even one more fake smile

house. At that moment all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw

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hand around mine as I led us

my head against the cold window as the car rumbled beneath us.

heard the clink of the doors locking.

door latch, but like I

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

have a past,”

his face.

one time! And we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested in

it once. You’ll do it

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

he retorted immediately.

at him in surprise. “How

know

disgusting “guess why” smirk and then

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

was a Steyn, after all. The money