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

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down to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

mind, Damon?” she batted her eyelashes like a master, acting the part

as he threw on his jacket

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

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

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

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

and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until I felt the

than my own and the disgust of Corinna’s

will live happily forever, just as you said. Now, if

back, wide eyes falling to our combined hands. I could practically see the question in her eyes. What

so the light

eyes.

“Our home.”

fury and disbelief. Oh,

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

though,

around with a bright

the doorway, glowering as she watched

baby is a big deal for a model, but you would

gritted her teeth with a nasty look at

smirk fell when I noticed a large figure standing behind

blue eyes had been locked on

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

couldn’t muster even one more fake smile as I tightened my grip on Damon’s hand.

all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I

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his hand around mine as I led us back to Damon’s

in the front, leaning my head against the cold window as

clink of

the door latch, but

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

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

his face.

“It was one time! And we were at a

once. You’ll do it

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

Heights,” he retorted

paused, looking at him in surprise. “How did you know

even know where I lived.

me a familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk

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

all. The money came with the