Secret Billionaire’s Contract Bride: Marrying My Enemy’s Lover

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

I poked uncomfortably at the fish dinner on my plate, not even hungry anymore as I sat down at dinner.

I didn’t realize that when Damon meant dinner, he meant with the Steyns. I wished his grandparents were here. They’d always been kind to me.

But instead, we were joined by the three most boring old, balding political men I’ve ever met, Damon’s father, and of course, Ashton and Corinna.

Even the normally cool-headed Damon was irritated. I tried my best to keep a stoic expression on my face. They didn’t deserve to see my emotions.

“Absolutely ridiculous, this new tax reform needs to be halted in its tracks,” one of the men with a patchy beard said firmly.

“I

agree. The tax exemptions have always kept good companies like ours out of the hot water but they want to steal our money? Raise taxes on the middle class for goodness sake! They don’t need money, anyway,” another who was clearly wearing a wig said.

“I completely agree, sirs,” Corinna giggled to the men’s delight. They preened under her gaze. “Good men like you definitely deserve more recognition for your contributions.” She smiled at them all, making them feel important.

I tried not to roll my eyes and looked at Damon instead. He wore the same displeased expression as he had when he arrived.

“Oh-ho!” the man with the patchy beard grinned, “You’ve got such a delightful daughter-in-law on your hands, Dalton. I wish I could steal her away from your son.”

“I’m afraid she belongs all to me, sirs,” Ashton said charmingly, wrapping an arm around Corinna. Dalton, however, sipped his wine without saying a word.

I sent the men fawning over Corinna a nasty look which went ignored, but Damon’s smile was harder to ignore.

“Tax exemptions are meant for good, hardworking people who keep the economy stable, not hoarders with a government permit,” Damon smiled, though his eyes didn’t. I was shocked to hear him speak up; normally, he was so withdrawn from conflict.

“I beg your pardon?” the man with a curly mustache said with a frown.

“Then beg.” Damon chuckled.

Damon raised his glass to his father’s political friends gracefully, and I almost wanted to applaud him if I didn’t remember that he belonged to a family of ‘hoarders with a government permit

“Damon!” Dalton scolded sharply. He turned to them with an apologetic look. “I apologize for the rudeness of my son.”

“My brother is simply not as… educated on these matters.” Ashton smiled at the men, sending a mocking look to Damon. Damon’s smile of disdain in response knocked the preening from Ashton’s

face.

against every battle of wits we’d ever had, was insulting me. Damon was

may be a jerk, but at least he’d learned to dress without the maid’s assistance, I wanted

eyes unsettling. It felt like she was looking at a particularly juicy piece of meat and not a man

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upside the head, but Damon didn’t

he placed more of the vegetables onto my plate. I glared at the roasted bell peppers and then at him.

I hated bell

peppers.

else, simply ignoring them coldly like he couldn’t be bothered. I playfully nudged his arm with my elbow

an ugly glare. I met it cooly and smiled. She would never have his attention, and

you two? Any plans in the future?” the bald man asked Corinna and Ashton, face pink from

me whiplash. She gripped Ashton’s arm. looking up at him

we’re trying for a

luck on my part that I’d taken a sip of my water at the same time. I choked as it hit the back of my throat

just

pretended to be sympathetic, “I know it must

someone trying to gurgle shards of glass. I got myself under control,

so sudden,” I laughed awkwardly.

is a model. A child, how could it be? Let alone Grandma despised surrogacy deep

our own.” Corinna giggled, as Ashton wrapped

Cori,” Ashton smiled like a man truly in love. He was able to fake that well,

glass of wine, “To Corinna and

The men raised their glasses, happily enjoying their wine.

glance to

What were we to do now?

were going to take

only sound was the tires crawling across the pavement and wind flying by

earth we were going to do. If they had a baby before we did, they’d gain control over an inheritance they didn’t deserve. They’d squander it so quickly and ruin

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she’d make a good mother. Not only would it ruin her career, and

return.

visit, he puked all over

massive fit.

as a mother? Forget it.

to mention Ashton.

far just to get the inheritance. I needed the bringing a child

money, but

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