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 onto my other arm, pulling

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meet

goodbye to my sister, would you mind, Damon?” she batted her eyelashes like a

he threw on his jacket and leaned back

when it became clear

arms around me. What looked like a

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

to marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat into

washed over me as I pulled out of the hug and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until I felt the calloused hand I was looking for.

than my own and the disgust

said confidently, “We will live happily forever, just as you said. Now, if you don’t mind, we

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

combined hands so the light

eyes.

“Our home.”

Oh, I wished

hand tighter and took a step out the door, breathing in the fresh air as I could

out, though,

turned around with a bright

glowering as

big deal for a model, but you would do

smirked as Corinna gritted her teeth

fell when I noticed a large figure standing behind her.

eyes had been locked

of the man I once swore I’d love forever. But all that love

muster even one more fake

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

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mine as I led us back

leaning my head against the cold window as the car rumbled

clink of

pulled on the door latch, but like I expected, it did nothing.

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

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

his face.

time! And we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested

did it once. You’ll

don’t even know my address!” I threw my hands

he retorted

surprise. “How did you know

even know where I

why” smirk and

a nice neighborhood. I didn’t know what Damon did for

a Steyn, after all. The money came