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.

jacket, a pair of dainty hands latched onto my other arm,

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet

would you mind, Damon?” she batted her

mind as he threw on his jacket and leaned back against the

forced when it

sent me until she practically threw her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly

crawled at the feeling of her arms on me, like any moment she

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

pulled out of the hug and faced Corinna. I stepped back,

and the disgust of Corinna’s

for your blessing, sister,” I said confidently, “We will live happily forever,

I could

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

eyes.

“Our home.”

in fury and disbelief. Oh, I wished

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

few steps out, though, I couldn’t help

with a

glowering as she

you would do it for

teeth with a

fell when I noticed a large figure standing behind her.

eyes had been locked on me the entire

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

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

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

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I

leaning my head against the cold window as the

clink of

the door latch, but like I expected, it

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

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

his face.

And we were

You’ll do it again.”

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

he

surprise. “How did

father didn’t even know where I lived.

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

Damon did for a living, but I always assumed

was a Steyn, after all. The money came