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

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet

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

paid her no mind as he threw on his jacket and leaned back against

little too forced when it became clear he wasn’t going

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

me, like any moment she

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

calmness washed over me as I pulled out of the hug and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until I felt the calloused hand I was

familiar than my own and

for your blessing, sister,” I said confidently, “We will live happily forever, just as you said. Now, if you don’t mind, we are

I could practically see the

as I raised our combined hands so the light hit the rings

eyes.

“Our home.”

Oh, I wished I had a

grasped Damon’s hand tighter and took a step out the door, breathing in the fresh air as

out, though, I

with

glowering as she watched

for a model, but you would do

smirked as Corinna gritted her teeth with a nasty look at me.

a large figure standing behind her.

been locked on me

of the man I once swore I’d

choice and I’d made mine. I couldn’t muster even one more fake smile as I tightened my grip on Damon’s hand.

moment all I could think about was getting

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his hand around mine as I led us back

the cold window as the car rumbled beneath

heard the clink of the doors locking.

pulled on the door latch, but

doors,” I glared at Damon, “I’m not

Besides, you have a past,” he

his face.

was one time! And we were at

You’ll do

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

Heights,” he

looking at him in surprise. “How did

father didn’t even know where

“guess why” smirk and

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

Steyn, after all. The money came with