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

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

Damon?” she batted

paid her no mind as he threw on

it became

practically threw her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug

arms on me, like any moment she might shove a

with to marry a loser

Corinna.

familiar than my own and the disgust of Corinna’s

will live happily forever, just as you said. Now, if you don’t

eyes falling to our combined hands. I could

hands so the light hit

eyes.

“Our home.”

crumpled in fury and disbelief. Oh, I wished

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

steps out, though, I couldn’t

around with a

doorway, glowering as she watched us

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

as Corinna gritted her teeth with a nasty

noticed a large figure standing behind

had been locked

under the gaze of the man I once swore I’d

choice and I’d made mine. I couldn’t muster even one more fake smile

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

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I led us

against the cold

the clink

but like I expected, it

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

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

his face.

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

once. You’ll do it

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

Heights,” he

looking at him in surprise. “How did you know

didn’t even know where I

“guess why” smirk and then said, “I

wasn’t exactly a nice neighborhood. I didn’t know what Damon did for

after all. The money came with