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

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I glanced down at the address Damon had texted me and then back up to the building before me. The numbers matched, but I was pretty sure I was in the wrong place.

Ambrosia Royale was something straight out of a fairy tale. I couldn’t believe Damon lived here.

Unlike the Meridian, which was a casino built for the high class, Ambrosia Royale looked like a massive palace.

Stretching as far as the eye could see, the windows were lit up and the entire area was surrounded by greenery. Finely cut grass and topiaries and flower beds of every kind. It looked exactly like the kind of thing you’d see in a European castle.

There was even a gorgeous fountain with stone statue cupids out front.

This is where Damon wanted me to go?

Feeling very out of place, I sucked it up and took the long drive up to the entrance. When I got out, there was a man in a suit waiting out front.

“Welcome to Ambrosia Royale, a luxury casino. May I help you today?” the man asked in an accent. He was clearly not from around here.

“Uh, yeah. I’m here to see Damon Steyn,” I told him.

“Name, please?” the man asked.

“Adelaide Hildebrand,” I told him, quickly.

The man nodded once, “Oh, yes. Everything has been arranged, you may go right on up. Take the elevator straight up and you’ll be there. You can’t miss it.”

“Uh, thanks,” I said as the man nodded once and offered his hand out. I reluctantly handed over my keys and he took them gently, taking my car and parking it for me.

I climbed the stairs up to the entrance, holding onto the marble railings. I felt very much like a princess in a movie.

Ambrosia Royle was quiet- unlike every other casino, I’d been in. The man did say it was a luxury. casino and he was not kidding.

From floor to ceiling, everything was dripping with a luxurious atmosphere-even the games were quiet as men in suits and women in gorgeous dresses played. The sound of muted conversations filled the rooms.

It was actually more relaxing than I thought it would be. The pillars were carved, every inch detailed, and the floors were marble. Accents of gold showed up everywhere I looked. Gold was always the biggest sign of wealth.

the elevator easily and pressed the button to the

I got paid in a year. Must be his trust fund, I thought. The Steyns were filthy

to be a trust

elevator dinged, and I stepped out directly in front of the

was simple, much to my surprise, and very large. The flooring was the same

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that the downstairs just didn’t

was afraid to touch anything down there cause the place

But here….

on the coffee table, and pictures and drawings were on the walls. The fridge had magnets on it and random little items were scattered throughout

in the sink, and he’d left the salt out

comforting to me. I could see how much time Damon spent here. I could see Damon

a drafting table piled with unfinished work. Bookshelves filled to the brim with books-unsorted and uneven. There were so many, they were even piled on the floor-boxes and

about our past together.

apartment reminded me of

called ‘controlled chaos.’ Everything was thrown around in a way that only Damon could

the couch-phone to his ear as he spoke rapidly into it. He looked serious like he was in the zone.

as I realized he was speaking Mandarin. I didn’t know it myself, but I knew enough to catch a few words like ‘yes’ and ‘no’ and ‘expensive. How did he know Mandarin? Why did he know Mandarin?

a moment, I interpreted. I rolled my eyes. heading instead to

was an unfinished blueprint labeled ‘AD-Dream’. Even though I wasn’t the best at deciphering floorplans. I could see how much love

a house, or at least, the beginnings of a house.

I

house. I even drew silly little sketches in crayon of what I wanted the

a kid, but the floorplan before me looked just

would’ve been fun. Was this

“Sorry about that.”

caring that I was no through his stuff. Maybe he actually wanted. me to know more about him.

architect,” I flashed him a grin, leaving

like you’re not surprised,” Damon smiled,

much we hated one another, we had always made a good team as children. We were both smart, just in different ways.

science fair,” I told him, the memory making me smile. “I know how smart you

paired up with Damon for the science fair, but I

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