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

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meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet

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

no mind as he threw on

was a little too forced when it

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

arms on me, like any moment she might

marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat into my

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

familiar than my own and

your blessing, sister,” I said confidently, “We will live happily forever, just as you said. Now, if you

our combined hands. I could practically see the

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

eyes.

“Our home.”

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

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

though,

around with a bright smile..

glowering as she

is a big deal for a model, but you

smirked as Corinna gritted her teeth with

when I noticed a

had been locked on

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

even one more fake

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

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mine as I led

leaning my head against the cold

I heard the clink of the doors locking.

pulled on the door latch, but like I expected, it did

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

you have a past,” he said, the passing streetlights

his face.

flushed. “It was one time! And we were at a

did it once. You’ll do it again.”

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

Heights,” he retorted

surprise. “How did you

father didn’t even know where I lived.

disgusting “guess why” smirk and

didn’t know what Damon did for a living, but I always

was a Steyn, after all. The