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.

she said and smiled

my eyes.

Home.

in this morning. I decided not to think about how quickly I’d adopted

will, Grandma,” I smiled,

amidst the crowd of people. Despite how happy they looked on

smiles were fake-as plastic as dolls. This was all for show, even if they were pregnant. They’d

met. His intense glare bore into me, and I

him once, but I didn’t anymore. I knew for

now.

to the door as I said goodbye to my feelings for Ashton for good. Now, there was nothing between us.

I got to my car, my phone started to ring.

“Hello?”

“Howdy, Addie!”

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asked, confused. “What are you calling for?”

set. He never called me unless there was a big issue. That was

from the set?” Cassidy asked in his southern drawl. “Cause we need the approval of the director to make some minor improvements to the set-emergency improvements

mean.”

suddenly reminded of when Damon visited our set. He’d pointed out a few flaws and said somebody

the funds for this,” I sighed, rubbing my temple. “Our

grin from here. “All been paid for, I assure

guess, Damon?” I rolled my eyes, already getting

you be here

it twenty,” I said before ending the

Work never ends.

my *ss. Damon had practically paid for Cassidy to redo the whole

of course, was willing to do the whole thing, but I had to gently tell him that

a sweet guy who only wanted to help and was so much more reasonable than

were finished with the construction plans, it was nearly nightfall, and I was exhausted. I silently cursed Damon and his over-the-top way

bunch of

lounged in the tent, not quite ready to

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

just reaching out to grab the final jelly one when someone else took

jelly-filled,” Jenna said as she took a

at the Mexican restaurant the other day-who

again, Adelaide,” Kathy

how that sounded. “Not that I don’t want

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

help but

laughed. “I could use a little