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.

make it home safe, okay?” she said and smiled at me,

my eyes.

Home.

the mansion I had woken up in

Grandma,” I smiled,

the crowd of people. Despite

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

His intense glare bore

loved him once, but I

now.

to my feelings for Ashton

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

“Hello?”

“Howdy, Addie!”

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

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

“Cause we need the approval of the director to make some minor improvements to the set-emergency improvements

mean.”

set. He’d pointed out a few flaws and said

don’t have the funds for this,” I sighed, rubbing my

I could hear Cassidy’s grin from here. “All been

I rolled my eyes, already getting the memo.

here in about

it twenty,” I said before ending the

Work never ends.

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

to do the whole thing, but I had to gently tell him that I was not going to spend two months rebuilding the

only wanted to help and was so much more reasonable than someone like Damon.

were finished with the construction plans, it was nearly nightfall, and I was exhausted. I silently cursed Damon

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

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

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

grab the final jelly one when someone else took it

said as she

the Mexican restaurant the other day-who was married to

you again, Adelaide,” Kathy smiled.

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

me and Lacey later? She’s been begging for me to invite you out,”

but want that too.

“I could