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.

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

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down to meet

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

threw on his jacket and leaned

forced when it

practically threw her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug

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

with to marry a

and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until

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

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

I could practically see the question

smiled as I raised our combined hands so the

eyes.

“Our home.”

Oh, I wished I had

door, breathing in the fresh air as I could finally

though,

with

at the doorway, glowering as

baby is a big deal for a model, but you would do

teeth with a nasty look at me.

smirk fell when I noticed a large figure standing behind

blue eyes had been locked on me

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

and I’d made mine. I couldn’t muster even one more fake smile as I tightened my grip

about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances

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his hand around mine as I

leaning my head against the cold window as the

the clink of the doors locking.

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

the doors,” I glared at Damon, “I’m

you have a past,” he said, the

his face.

flushed. “It was one time! And we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested in

once. You’ll do it

even know my address!” I threw my hands

he

paused, looking at him in surprise.

know where I

why” smirk and then said, “I

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

all. The money came with