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.

him to maneuver me towards the director’s tent, not even questioning

you really here?” I asked,

new man meet your coworkers and see what you do for a living? I’m only curious about you, Addie,” Damon flashed me

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publicity stunt. Look at how much Damon cares for his new

called as we approached. “Did you get it

away from Damon to

me, his hands laid on the back of my chair. His body heat was not helping the hot desert sun

you’re-” Jenna gasped, and Damon

Steyn,” he held out

herself. She eyed Damon up and down, and I

said, placing a hand on my shoulder. “It’s

I could tell she was skeptical of him.

the one who’s been taking care of us. We’d

I could feel Damon’s eyes on me. I coughed into my hand to escape the embarrassment.

don’t we take him on a tour around, Addie?” Jenna suggested

had something planned.

tried to refute, but

he sent her a

…Traitors.

got to my feet. “Fine, but just a

town area. A run-down town was surprisingly hard to make

is,” I said, pointing out the various buildings set around us. “Took us weeks to make considering the budget we

Jenna huffed, “but they assured us that, despite how it looks,

safe.”

face as he surveyed the set. He seemed to be inspecting everything with an intensity that caught me by

for his judgment, a small bit of me

fixed on a small point of the nearby saloon, looking at one of the beams holding

the

properly,” he said with a frown, “It could collapse with enough force. A windstorm comes, and it’ll take the whole

beam he was pointing out. Jenna patted the beam and it wobbled

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back, surprised as the entire awning shook along with the wobbling beam. I could see the irritation that passed over her features as she looked

I frowned, “We’ll have to get that fixed. Luckily, we aren’t using this building until next

the other buildings, “The wood’s sturdy, just some extra reinforcement, and it’ll be good to

more work.” I was glad he had noticed and saved me from a possible disaster, but I

care?

cell phone out, flipping it open with a cool.

at the thought when Jenna leaned over

be a stupid playboy who couldn’t even pass the college exam. Everyone said his father bought him his degree, so why does he seem to be nothing like the rumors say? That was

even Damon’s own family, viewed him. But this tricky, foxy, jerk could never fool my eyes.

was just a stupid playboy. That would make my life

enemies know you

his phone, chuckling. “I’m sure