Secret Billionaire’s Contract Bride: Marrying My Enemy’s Lover

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The wedding preparations were going smoothly with Lacey and Kathy’s help. I didn’t know the first thing about planning a wedding, but I learned it came with a lot of price tags. Too many. It was overwhelming.

“Tip number one,” Lacey told me grinning. “Don’t tell them it’s for a wedding. The price shoots up to unbelievable prices. If you say it’s like an anniversary, you get the same thing for much cheaper.”

“Isn’t that lying, though?” I asked, looking at her seriously.

“It’s good business!” Lacey refuted with a sly grin.

In addition to the wedding plans, the remodeling on the set for the movie was getting done at hyperspeed. Cassidy was a genius, and a fast one, too. I had to admit, I was happy Damon had called him.

“We’ve just got some more painting to do, and you’ll be all set,” Cassidy told me over the phone one morning in his usual rough voice.

I really felt like things were looking up, like puzzle pieces I didn’t know were missing suddenly slid into place. I couldn’t believe it fell together so well.

The only thing that bothered me still was Corinna and Ashton.

I knew how much their lies would hurt my grandmother. Damon managed to convince me to keep it quiet so we could gather more evidence.

He wanted to make sure we could take them both down in one fell swoop.

In the meantime, though, I was going to enjoy my life. I wasn’t going to let them ruin the happiness I was feeling.

“Grandma!”

I grinned as I pulled my grandmother into a hug. She chuckled, patting my back like when I was a child. It was always so comforting.

“You saw me only a few days ago, child,” my grandmother said, amused. “Did you miss me that much?”

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“Yes,” I smiled into her warm sweater. When I pulled back, Grandma caught sight of Damon behind me.

“And I see you brought your husband,” she said with a warm smile, her eyes falling on Damon.

“It’s nice to see you again, Mrs. Hildebrand,” Damon said, politely smiling at her.

none of that nonsense,” Grandma huffed,

her shorter stature, Grandma was incredibly strong. “I’ve known you since you were a tot.

Damon chuckled, hunched over from their

said playfully, slapping him

saw him roll his eyes over her shoulder and stuck

my grandma said, hooking both

almost 80 degrees out. It wouldn’t stop her worrying over us anyway.

as we entered the modest home. My grandparents had never liked flaunting their wealth and found a big house too difficult to move around in, so

and memorabilia. It had that feeling of

kitchen,” Grandma said with a smile. “He’s making your

chip s’mores cookies?” I

course,” Grandma

and your chocolate,” Damon

the superior flavor,” I said, proudly. “Why? What’s yours?”

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strawberries,” he smirked like it was some inside joke I wasn’t getting, but I

you were kids.” Grandma chuckled as we all settled into the family room. She poured us

tea-making, but I was never good at it. I could never be

I

quite close, even if neither of you would admit it. I remember you’d follow Damon and Ashton around

look, but

four of us,” I pointed out. “Corinna stuck to them like

Grandma said, quietly. “But I mean before Corinna

practically taboo after her death. Especially around my father. Hearing it always made my breath catch in my chest

she was soft and pretty. She’d died when I was still a toddler, too young to even process what death

father married my stepmother and brought in Corinna soon after that.

have so much fun playing as kids,” Grandma chuckled, as she pulled out one of her

in close to her to see the picture.

and the four of us as kids. We were all posing

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at the funny

to shoot a movie,” Grandma said and smiled. “Addie directed everything, and Damon made the ‘set.’ Ashton provided the materials, and Corinna was the star, of course. It was the first time I’d seen you four do something together without it starting a

a haunted bakery, but I had to change it because ghosts scared Corinna

Odessa’s closet and makeup for that look.” Damon grinned

faces, I felt sad

when I was excited

those times became smaller and smaller