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.

jacket, a pair of dainty hands latched onto my other arm, pulling

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meet

mind, Damon?” she

he threw on his jacket and

forced when it became clear he wasn’t going

sent me until she practically threw her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug on the

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

threaten him with to marry a

and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until I felt the calloused

my own and the disgust of Corinna’s touch

live happily forever, just as you said. Now,

falling to our combined hands. I could practically

raised our combined hands so the light hit the

eyes.

“Our home.”

crumpled in fury and disbelief. Oh, I

hand tighter and took a step out the door, breathing

though, I

around with a bright

the doorway, glowering as she

model, but you would do it for love, right?”

Corinna gritted her teeth

fell when I noticed a large figure standing behind her.

locked on

I once swore I’d love forever.

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

At that moment all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between Damon and Ashton, but I couldn’t

Chapter 4

hand around mine as I led us back to Damon’s car.

head against the cold window as

the clink

the door latch, but like I expected, it

at Damon, “I’m not going

that chance. Besides, you have a

his face.

And we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested in my defense.

once. You’ll do it again.”

You probably don’t even know my address!” I threw

Heights,” he retorted immediately.

surprise.

know

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

I didn’t know what Damon did for a living, but

The money came with the