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.

pair of

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meet

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

threw on his jacket and leaned back

when it

her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug on the outside was anything

her arms on me, like any moment

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

faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until

own and the disgust of Corinna’s touch washed away.

sister,” I said confidently, “We will live happily forever, just as you said. Now,

hands. I could practically see the question in

our combined hands so the

eyes.

“Our home.”

and disbelief. Oh, I wished I had a

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

steps out, though,

with a bright smile..

doorway, glowering as she

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

teeth with a nasty

noticed a

been locked on me the

once swore I’d love forever.

muster even one more

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

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head against the cold

the clink

door latch, but

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

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

his face.

And we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested in

once. You’ll do

don’t even know my address!” I threw my hands into the air.

Heights,” he retorted

surprise. “How did you

know where

disgusting “guess why” smirk and then said,

did for a living, but I always

all. The money came with the name.