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.

of dainty hands latched onto my other arm,

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet

sister, would you mind, Damon?” she

threw on

smile was a little too forced when it

smirked at the hateful glare she sent me until she practically threw her arms around me. What

me, like any moment she might shove a knife through.

marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat into my ear

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

my own and the disgust of Corinna’s

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

combined hands. I could practically see the question in

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

eyes.

“Our home.”

fury and disbelief. Oh, I

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

steps out, though,

around with a bright smile..

at the doorway, glowering as

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

smirked as Corinna gritted her teeth with a nasty look at

noticed a large figure standing behind

eyes had been locked on me the

once swore I’d love forever. But all that love vanished the moment

made his choice and I’d made mine. I couldn’t muster even one more fake smile as

about was 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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mine as I led

in the front, leaning my head against the cold

the clink of the doors locking.

the door latch, but like I expected,

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

that chance. Besides, you have a past,” he said, the passing

his face.

were at a stoplight!”

did it once. You’ll do

know my

Heights,” he

surprise. “How did

didn’t even know where

gave me a familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk and then

Damon did for a living, but I always

was a Steyn, after all. The