Secret Billionaire’s Contract Bride: Marrying My Enemy’s Lover

Chapter 6

POV: *Adelaide

“What are you two doing on my set?” I snapped at the two full-grown men acting like squabbling children. “You’re causing a ruckus and scaring my team!”

“I need to talk to you.” Ashton demanded before Damon could even open his mouth. He shot a glare at Damon. “Alone.”

“Oh?” I said calmly. “I’m afraid I have nothing to discuss with you.”

“Adelaide!” Ashton’s face turned red as he clenched his fists in fury.

Damon grinned, looking like he was enjoying the scene.

“You know what I want to talk to you about,” Ashton said through gritted teeth. “You and that man-” “And why should my engagement concern you?” I asked him, pointedly. “You’re simply my childhood friend, nothing more. Isn’t that right, Ashton?”

I smirked, standing firm with my head raised high as Ashton’s mouth flopped open and closed like a fish. He turned red and then purple, stewing in silent anger. Then, with one last venomous look at

he spun on his heel and made his way back to his car.

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“See you at the next family dinner!” I couldn’t resist calling out to him.

Once he was out of sight, my shoulders slumped under the pressure of my brewing emotions. I sighed, rubbing the headache I could feel coming on.

Some part of me felt victorious. The rest of me just felt exhausted.

I turned to the other annoyance standing by my side. I crossed my arms, feeling like I needed a long nap after this.

“And what’s your excuse?” I said grumpily. “Are you stalking me now? How’d you even find out where I worked?”

Damon smirked. “I have my ways.”

“This isn’t a show and tell,” I snapped, “Don’t you have your own job, or is the great Damon Steyn too busy for regular work?”

Damon just smiled, looking around at the set as he let me rant.

“Not even listening to me. Typical Steyn,” 1 huffed as the rest of my frustration drained out of me. My emotions settled as I calmed down. Usually, Damon would be happy to argue back with me, but not today, it seemed. I was the tiniest bit grateful for that. I didn’t have the energy to keep up with his

wits.

Once I relaxed, Damon took a step toward me, wrapping an arm around my waist as he led me onto

my own set.

The gall of this man.

allowed him to maneuver me towards the director’s

you really here?”

for a living? I’m only curious about

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at how much Damon cares for his

Jenna called as we approached. “Did you get

away from Damon to collapse into my chair. “We’ve

hovered behind me, his hands laid on the back of my chair.

Damon flashed her a

he held out

no time shaking it, looking rattled herself. She eyed Damon up and down, and I knew that

Damon said, placing a hand on my shoulder. “It’s a wonderful job you’ve done here.”

could tell

problem,” she laughed, “Addie’s the one who’s been taking care of us. We’d be absolutely lost without

her praise, and I could feel Damon’s eyes on me. I coughed into

we take him on a tour around, Addie?” Jenna suggested with a scheming glint in her

had something planned.

tried to refute,

love to,” he sent

…Traitors.

to my feet. “Fine, but just a quick one.”

we’d constructed the town area. A run-down town was surprisingly hard to make considering the

I said, pointing out the various buildings set around us. “Took us

through two contractors,” Jenna huffed, “but they assured

safe.”

a critical eye, an impassive look on his face as he surveyed the set. He seemed to be inspecting

I waited for his judgment, a small bit of me wanting

saloon, looking at one of the beams holding up ceiling of the awning.

the

isn’t secured properly,” he said with a frown, “It could collapse with enough force. A windstorm comes, and it’ll take the

at the beam he was pointing out. Jenna

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with the wobbling beam. I could see the irritation that passed over her features as she looked at Damon. Clearly,

building until next week’s shoots. How much would it cost to

casually, eyes already wandering to the other buildings, “The wood’s sturdy, just some extra reinforcement, and it’ll

shrugged. “We’ll have to put in an order. Ugh, more work.” I was glad he had noticed and saved me from a possible disaster, but I was also

care?

frowned when Damon brought his ringing cell phone out, flipping

at the thought when Jenna leaned over to whisper

playboy who couldn’t even pass the college exam. Everyone said his father bought him his degree, so why does he seem to

including Corrina, even Damon’s own family, viewed him. But this tricky, foxy, jerk could never

stupid playboy. That would make my life so much easier. He’s too smart for his own

know

his phone, chuckling. “I’m sure