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 smile.

you mind, Damon?” she batted her eyelashes like

paid her no mind as he threw on his jacket and leaned back

smile was a little too forced when it became clear he wasn’t

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

the feeling of her arms on me, like

marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat into my

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

my own and

said confidently, “We will live happily forever, just as you

back, wide eyes falling to our combined hands. I could practically see

hands so the light hit the rings just perfectly, glittering

eyes.

“Our home.”

and disbelief. Oh, I wished I had a

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

few steps out, though, I couldn’t

turned around with a bright smile..

doorway, glowering as she

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

gritted her teeth with a nasty look at me.

noticed a large figure standing behind her.

blue eyes had been locked on me the entire time.

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

couldn’t muster even one more

go,” I said quietly, dragging him away from the house. At that moment all I could think about was getting away from

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around mine as I led us

head against the cold window as the car

the clink of the doors locking.

door latch, but

at Damon,

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

his face.

was one time! And we were

You’ll do it again.”

my address!” I threw my hands into

Heights,” he retorted immediately.

surprise. “How

didn’t even know where

disgusting “guess why” smirk and then said,

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

was a Steyn, after all. The money came with the name.