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 hands latched onto my other

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meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

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

on his jacket and leaned back against the

it

me until she practically threw her arms around me. What looked

on me, like any

threaten him with to marry a loser like you?”

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

familiar than my own and the disgust of

said confidently, “We will live happily forever, just as you

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

hands so the light hit the rings just perfectly, glittering into her

eyes.

“Our home.”

crumpled in fury and disbelief. Oh, I wished I had a

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

though, I couldn’t help

turned around with a bright

at the doorway, glowering as

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

as Corinna gritted her teeth

I noticed a large figure

had been locked on me the entire time.

gaze of the man I once swore I’d love forever.

and I’d made mine. I couldn’t muster even one

said quietly, dragging him 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, but I couldn’t be sure.

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mine as I led us back to Damon’s

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

clink of

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

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

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

his face.

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

once. You’ll

know my address!” I threw my hands into the

Heights,” he retorted

in surprise.

even know

a familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk and then said,

did for a living, but I always assumed he

Steyn, after all. The money came