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.

over my jacket, a pair of dainty hands latched onto my

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet

you mind, Damon?” she

her no mind as he threw on

was a little too forced when it became clear he

me until she practically threw her arms around me.

the feeling of her arms on me, like any

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

Corinna. I stepped

was more familiar than my own and the disgust of Corinna’s touch

will live happily forever, just as you

eyes falling to our combined hands. I could practically see the question

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

eyes.

“Our home.”

and disbelief. Oh,

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

steps out, though, I

turned around with a

glowering as she watched us

but you would do it for

smirked as Corinna gritted her teeth with a nasty look at me.

I noticed a

blue eyes had been locked on me the entire

vanished under the gaze of the man I once swore I’d love forever. But all that love vanished the moment

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

that moment all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between

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hand around mine as I led us back

the cold window as

the clink of the doors locking.

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

I glared at Damon, “I’m not going to jump out of a moving

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

his face.

flushed. “It was one time! And we were at

it once. You’ll do it again.”

even know my address!” I threw my hands into the air.

he

him in surprise.

didn’t even know where I lived.

familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk and then

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

The money came with