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

my eyes.

Home.

thought in my head was not my tiny apartment but the mansion I had woken up in this

I smiled, “See you

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

smiles 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

thought I had loved him once, but I didn’t anymore.

now.

as I said goodbye to my feelings

started to ring. I sighed, not really wanting to

“Hello?”

“Howdy, Addie!”

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I asked, confused. “What are you

set. He never called me unless there was a

approval of the director to

mean.”

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

the funds for this,” I sighed, rubbing my

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

Damon?” I rolled my eyes, already getting

you be here

I said before

Work never ends.

for Cassidy to redo the whole set including a new paint

tell him that

help and was so much more

the construction plans, it was nearly nightfall, and I was exhausted. I silently cursed

with a bunch

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

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life, the more free

was just reaching out to grab the final jelly one when someone else took it from me.

as she

alone. Kathy, the woman I’d met at the Mexican restaurant the other day-who was married

to see you again, Adelaide,” Kathy smiled.

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

Would you like to have drinks with me and Lacey later? She’s been begging for me to invite you out,” Kathy rolled her eyes, but I could see the fondness in the way she spoke of

help but want that

I laughed. “I could use a little