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

Chapter 20

POV: *Adelaide*

“Congratulations!”

The cheers rang in my ears as I stood there with a blank face. I was still too shocked to even speak.

“I’m so proud of you, Corinna.” My stepmother pulled Corinna into a firm hug, a huge smile on her face. “You’ll be a great mother.”

“To the Steyns and Hildebrands! To the next generation!” My father raised a toast, a pleased look on his face.

Everyone rejoiced as they held up their glasses-except for me.

Mine was still spilled out over the floor.

“Addic, honey, are you alright?” my grandmother asked, concerned.

I glanced at her, tears swimming in my eyes as my emotions went haywire. I didn’t even know what I was feeling, I just knew it wasn’t good.

“Come with me, dear.” My grandmother patted my hand as she pulled me into a quiet corner.

“I’m sorry,” I told her as I wiped away the tears building in the corner of my eyes.

“There is nothing to be sorry for, Adelaide,” my grandmother said sternly but softly. She brushed away the hair from my face, a smile pulling at her aging eyes. “It may seem like Corinna has everything now, but love is the real prize. That’s all I ever wanted for you.”

Love? Did she mean love with Damon?

“Thank you, Grandma,” I smiled, laying my head on her shoulder. I felt warm inside but also worried.

I thought I had been in love with Ashton, but he screwed me over in the worst way possible.

And Damon…

I wasn’t even sure what I was feeling. Even if I was falling in love with him, which I didn’t want to admit in the slightest, there was no guarantee he felt the same way.

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He didn’t need the inheritance, and he never would. So why did he marry me? To get back at Corinna or…..

I sighed, wrapping my arm around myself. Why did my life have to be so complicated? A few months ago, I had everything figured out. It all came crashing down in one day!

“Grandma, I’m gonna go home. Is that okay?” I asked.

“Of course, dear. It was so nice to see you,” she said as she brought me into a hug, wrapping me tightly, and I smiled, happy to have this little bit of comfort.

said and

my eyes.

Home.

up in this morning. I decided not to think about how quickly I’d adopted that as my home,

Grandma,” I smiled, “See you later.”

amidst the crowd of people. Despite how happy they looked on the inside, I knew them both too

were fake-as plastic as dolls. This was all for show, even if they

glanced over at me, and our eyes met. His intense glare bore into me, and I

him once, but I didn’t anymore. I

now.

my feelings for Ashton for good. Now, there was nothing between us.

I got to my car, my phone started to ring. I sighed, not really wanting

“Hello?”

“Howdy, Addie!”

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“What are

called me unless there was a big issue. That was

drawl. “Cause we need the approval of the director to make

mean.”

visited our set. He’d pointed out a few flaws and said somebody would come

rubbing my temple. “Our budget’s small

Addie.” I could hear Cassidy’s grin from here. “All been paid for, I

my eyes, already getting the memo.

here

said before ending the call.

Work never ends.

*ss. Damon had practically paid for Cassidy to redo the whole set including a

him that I was not going to spend two months rebuilding the whole set from the

only wanted to help and was so

and I was exhausted. I silently cursed Damon

me with a bunch of work. Work I did not want to deal with.

lounged in the tent, not quite ready to go back to Damon’s mansion.

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more I pondered my life, the more free donuts I stuffed

just reaching out to grab the final jelly one when

Jenna said as she took a

wasn’t alone. Kathy, the woman I’d met at the Mexican restaurant the

see you again,

I realized how that sounded. “Not that I don’t want you here,” I added quickly. I could hear how awkward I sounded and

you like to have drinks with me and Lacey later? She’s been begging for me to

couldn’t help but

sure,” I laughed. “I could use a