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.

it home safe, okay?” she said

my eyes.

Home.

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

Grandma,” I smiled,

left, I glanced at Corinna and Ashton standing amidst the crowd of people. Despite how happy they looked on the

were fake-as plastic as dolls. This was all for show, even if they were pregnant. They’d never have anything real together.

His intense glare bore into

I had loved him once, but

now.

heading to the door as I said goodbye to my feelings for Ashton for good. Now, there

to ring. I sighed, not really wanting to talk to anyone.

“Hello?”

“Howdy, Addie!”

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

general contractor for the movie set. He never called me unless there was a big issue. That

his southern drawl. “Cause we need the approval of the director to make some minor improvements to the set-emergency improvements if ya get what

mean.”

few flaws and said somebody would come

sighed, rubbing my temple. “Our budget’s small as

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

my eyes, already getting the

be here in about ten?”

twenty,” I said before ending

Work never ends.

practically paid for Cassidy to redo the whole set including a new paint job.

I had to gently tell him that I was not going to spend two months

who only wanted to help and was so much more reasonable

nearly nightfall, and I was exhausted. I silently

nice as it was, it left me with a bunch of work. Work I

quite ready to go

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pondered my life, the more free donuts I

reaching out to grab the final jelly one when someone

as

met at the Mexican restaurant the other day-who was married to Lacey-was right next to her.

see you again, Adelaide,” Kathy

blurted, then blushed as I realized how that sounded. “Not that I

and finishing some work at the same time. Would you like to have drinks with me and Lacey later? She’s been begging for me to

help but want

could use a little