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 hands latched onto my

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down to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

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

mind as he threw on his jacket and

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

she practically threw her arms around me. What

skin crawled at the feeling of her arms on me, like any moment she might shove a knife

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

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

was more familiar than my own and the disgust

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

I could practically

so the light

eyes.

“Our home.”

fury and disbelief. Oh, I wished I had

door, breathing in

though, I

around with a bright smile..

at the doorway, glowering as she watched us

a model, but you would

Corinna gritted her teeth with a nasty look at

when I noticed a large figure standing

locked

vanished under the gaze of the man I once swore I’d love forever. But all that love

one more fake smile

that moment all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I

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hand around mine as I led

my head against the cold

the clink of the

latch, but like

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

have a past,” he

his face.

And we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested in

did it once. You’ll do it again.”

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

Heights,” he retorted immediately.

surprise. “How did you know

didn’t even know where

a familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk

Damon did for a living, but

was a Steyn, after all. The