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

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meet

she

paid her no mind as he threw on

too forced when it became clear

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

like any moment she might shove a

threaten him with to marry a loser

the hug and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand

than my own and

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

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

our combined hands so the light

eyes.

“Our home.”

Oh, I wished I had a

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

out, though, I couldn’t help myself.

turned around with a bright smile..

stood at the doorway, glowering as she

a big deal for a model, but you would do it

gritted her teeth with a nasty look

noticed a large figure standing behind her.

had been locked

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

I couldn’t muster even one more fake smile as I

moment all I could think about was getting away from

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I led us back to

front, leaning my head against the cold window

the clink of

but like

I glared at Damon, “I’m not going to jump

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

his face.

we were at a stoplight!” 1

it once. You’ll do it again.”

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

he

looking at him in surprise. “How

father didn’t even know where I lived.

“guess why” smirk and then

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

all. The