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

Chapter 64

“Adelaide

She was in my house. She had some nerve to show up here when I was not present to meet with my husband. Damon didn’t see it but when did men ever see it? For someone who was so attentive he could be so blind.

The woman wanted him. It was clear to see that. Even a blind man could see that she was after what was mine.

I wasn’t worried about Damon’s eyes straying. He was only interested in me. We were destined to find each other in this world. But her on the other hand-she was a viper in the grass.

I didn’t buy this nice girl act she was trying to portray. I knew a fake when I saw one. I had been surrounded by enough to know what they looked like and how they moved.

We sat on the empty porch sharing a bottle of my favorite red-Dom Bilió.

“How did you get into law?”

I sipped the wine watching her over the rim of the glass. Damon sat beside me, my hand firmly clutched in his on the table. We always held hands, we were affectionate that way. But I especially loved the way Angela’s eyes kept looking down at our hands. I could see the envy and bitterness swimming in those eyes of hers.

“I wanted to help people and I love a good fight,” the way she said it made it feel like there was a slight jab behind it. “I’m someone who doesn’t give up when she has her eyes set on something.”

successful in your field.” I hope she understood my implication. Damon was

think so.” I didn’t miss the little spark in her eyes. She thought she had one up on me and that annoyed me. “What

This bitch …

latest project getting the acclaim it deserves I think it’s safe

modest.” Damon squeezed my hand drawing all attention to him. “She’s a fantastic writer and an even better director. The ideas that come from this woman’s head are just insane. I’m in constant awe of

you two meet? I don’t think Damon ever

blonde hair over her shoulder. It was then that I

day you stood him up at the hotel for your date night. The poor man was sitting all alone at the bar and since misery loves company I thought why

my husband was going to have to help me hide the body. She was flirting with him in my face. Did she think that I was just going to sit back and take it like some kind of weakling? If so, then she had another thing

it.

face sobered. “Oh, well… that’s kind of a sore subject for me. You see, I was in a long term abusive relationship with my ex. I only got the strength to leave last year.

hatred.”

anger I had held toward her slowly evaporated. Well, this

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toward her even changed. “We don’t have to speak on it

bad. In fact, the first year of our marriage was great. We were happy and planning for the future. Then I graduated from law school and got the job at the firm I’m

intently. It eerily mirrored what my sister was currently going through. I had seen the pain. that

the windows. Then eventually it was me. Punch after punch. I took it all

that I decided that enough was enough so I filed for divorce but he got mad and came after me. Had to get a restraining order after just

and she was still alive. She was still standing and I had to commend her for