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.

home safe, okay?” she said and smiled at me, looking into

my eyes.

Home.

to find the first thought in my head was not my tiny apartment but the mansion I had woken up in this morning. I decided not to think about how quickly I’d adopted that as my home,

will, Grandma,” I smiled, “See you later.”

of people. Despite how happy they looked on the inside, I knew

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

met. His intense glare bore into me, and

loved him once, but

now.

the door as I said goodbye to my

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

“Hello?”

“Howdy, Addie!”

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“What

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

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.”

of when Damon visited our set. He’d pointed out a few flaws

this,” I sighed, rubbing my temple. “Our budget’s small

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

I rolled my eyes, already getting the

Can you be here in about

twenty,” I said before ending the

Work never ends.

practically paid for Cassidy to

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

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

it was nearly nightfall, and I was exhausted. I silently cursed Damon and his over-the-top way of doing

was, it left me with a bunch of work. Work I did not want

ready to go back

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the more free

out to grab the final jelly one when someone else took

as she took a bite.

Mexican restaurant the other day-who was married

to see you again, Adelaide,”

you doing here?” I blurted, then blushed as I realized how that sounded. “Not that I don’t want you here,” I added quickly. I could hear

been begging for me to invite you out,” Kathy rolled

but want

I laughed. “I could use a