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

Chapter 10

POV: Damon

I smirked, enjoying the sight of Adelaide turning bright red-just like an apple. Turns out that nickname wasn’t so wrong after all.

“I–uh–It’s nice to meet you,” she stuttered out, awkwardly, attempting to compose herself and smiling,

“You’re Adelaide Hildebrand, right?” Kathy asked as she approached. She wrapped her arm around her wife, reaching her other hand out for Addie to shake.

Addie took it eagerly. “Yeah, I am. You’re Kathy Bishop, right? The talent manager?”

“That’s right,” Kathy nodded. “You’re the director for Noonrise right?”

Addie grinned. “That’s right. You’re the one who suggested Gabriel-”

I tuned out of the conversation, letting Kathy and Addie talk about their work. I glanced at Lacey, meaningfully, and she took the hint.

“I’ll be right back, babe.” She kissed her wife on the cheek and followed me a bit of distance away. I kept one eye on Addie, who was excitedly waving her hands about the project. It made me happy to see her so happy about something, I didn’t even care what it was.

“How did you hear about us?” I said, bluntly to Lacey making sure to keep my voice low.

She didn’t even blink, too used to my personality by now.

“How could I not?” she scoffed, placing a hand on her hip. “The press has your brother and his new fiance all over the tabloid covers. It was quite a shock to me. I thought you and Corinna were in a relationship. But turns out, you’re with Adelaide.”

“We were,” I said curtly, making sure to keep my face neutral.

“Then why is she marrying your brother?” she asked, incredulously. “Did something happen?”

“They decided it on their own,” I shrugged, not caring why they decided to do it. It fit into my plans, and that’s all that mattered. I wasn’t exactly upset over losing her.

Let them dig their own graves faster.

“I know you didn’t love her, but I thought you would care at least a little bit,” Lacey sighed. “Looks like I was wrong.”

H

“Don’t say anything to Adelaide about the business,” I changed the topic hurriedly. I needed to keep that a secret for as long as possible.

She looked taken aback for a moment, but then her eyes narrowed on me. “Why?” she asked suspiciously, “I understand your father but-”

“Ashton is up to something.” I glanced at Addie, the joy in her eyes having a way of making even the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant seem comfortable. I couldn’t help but smile to myself.

Lacey blinked at me in rapid succession, an almost shocked

the smile off my face in a hurry,

crossed her lips as she looked

“Oh, I see.”

get hurt,” I snapped,

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not believing a

again,” she gushed, a grin spreading from one side of her face to the other. “I can’t believe you’re finally growing up. You’re such

rolled my eyes, impatiently tapping my foot.

in the least,” she smiled. “Honestly, though? I’m happy for you. You deserve someone great, and I

her hair, her eyes sparkling like they always had when

said, roughly, burying my emotions as

easily. “Just make sure not to hide it too long. Lies aren’t a great way

for that, I thought.

both of them reading each other as easily as they breathed. I

have an event to attend,” Kathy told

problem! I should get going too.” Addie smiled, and I could

annoying and endearing how Addie could make friends with anyone. People just gravitated to her, and she had no clue. Her cluelessness made her even

small smile, the first I’d ever seen from her when not looking

my number,” she offered it to Addie. “If you need anything, just give

in her eyes as she grinned at

was so nice to meet you,” Lacey grabbed Addie into another hug which Addie returned with a small smile. “I’m sure we’ll be fast friends. If

air. If joy had a sound, it would

grinned, stepping

back into the restaurant, laughing at one another. Their hands were still entwined

Addie with a

was not,” Addie huffed, but I could see the slight blush across her cheeks. “I was just concerned about what the press might

you’re turning red?” I grinned. I couldn’t help but tease her when it made her

up!” she said but her

and we both pulled our phones out of our pockets. No new messages on my

the smile 1 expected, her lips were drawn into a deep

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look in her

in her pocket as she shook her head. “Nothing. I have to go.”

“Where?”

snapped, and I knew something was wrong.

told her, firmly, crossing my arms as I leaned on her car door.

me and then

She sighed.

the set. One of the actors is ill. I have

a