Secret Billionaire’s Contract Bride: Marrying My Enemy’s Lover

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“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.

handed over my jacket, a pair of dainty

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to meet

she batted her eyelashes

mind as he threw on his jacket

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

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

her arms on me, like any moment

with to marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat

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

and the disgust of

happily forever, just as you

eyes falling to our combined hands. I could practically see the question in her eyes.

I raised our combined hands so the light

eyes.

“Our home.”

face crumpled in fury and disbelief. Oh,

step out the door, breathing in the fresh air as I could finally breathe

though, I

around with a bright

doorway, glowering

but you would do it for love, right?” I sent

gritted her teeth

I noticed a

had been locked on me the

I’d

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

think about was getting away

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mine as I led

settled in the front, leaning my head against the cold window as the car

heard the clink

pulled on the door latch, but like

don’t have to lock the doors,” I glared at Damon, “I’m not going to jump

chance. Besides, you have a past,” he

his face.

flushed. “It was one time! And we were at a stoplight!”

it once. You’ll do

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

Heights,” he retorted

paused, looking at him in surprise.

father didn’t even know

me a familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk

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

all. The money came with the name.