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

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down to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

my sister, would you mind, Damon?” she batted

her no mind as he threw on his jacket and leaned back against

was a little too forced when it became clear he wasn’t

her arms around me. What looked like

feeling of her arms on me, like any moment she might shove a knife

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

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

own and

forever, just as you said. Now, if you don’t mind, we

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

the light hit the rings

eyes.

“Our home.”

Oh, I wished I had a

tighter and took a step out the door, breathing in the fresh

steps out, though, I

turned around with a bright smile..

the doorway, glowering as she watched us

a baby is a big deal for a model, but you would do it for love, right?” I sent the

Corinna gritted her teeth with a nasty

fell when I noticed a large figure

blue eyes had been locked on me the entire time.

vanished under the gaze of the man I once swore I’d love

made mine. I couldn’t muster even one more fake smile

getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between Damon and Ashton, but I couldn’t be

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his hand around mine as I led us back

my head against the cold window as the car rumbled beneath

clink of the

pulled on the door latch, but like I expected,

doors,” I glared at Damon, “I’m not going

chance. Besides, you have a past,”

his face.

And we were at

once. You’ll do it

don’t even know my

Heights,” he

at him in surprise. “How did you know that?”

even know where I lived.

familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk and then said, “I live nearby.”

know what Damon did for

The money