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

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“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.”

you’re very successful in your field.” I hope she understood my implication. Damon was not

would like to 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 …

it deserves I think it’s safe to say that I

a fantastic writer and an even better director. The ideas

how did you two meet? I don’t think Damon ever got around to explaining

actually.” Angela flipped her blonde hair over her shoulder. It was then that I noticed the small clip sticking out at the back of her head. Was she

The poor man was sitting all alone at the bar and since misery loves company I thought why not? From that day we just clicked. It was like instant friendship.” Her eyes moved

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

it. “And what about a

for me. You see, I was in a long term abusive relationship with my ex. I only got the strength to leave last year. But before then I had been subject to

hatred.”

held toward her slowly evaporated. Well, this was

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My tone toward her even changed. “We don’t have

graduated from law school and got the job at the firm I’m currently at now. The more successful I became at work the more resentful he got. He was a big tech guy and had a startup that tanked

listened to her story intently. It eerily mirrored what my sister was currently going through. I had seen the pain. that Corinna was in, I could only imagine

He hated to be out-done by his wife and that’s when it started.” She smiled bitterly. “At first it was just yelling and screaming in my face. Then he moved to throwing and punching things-the wall, the door, and even the windows. Then eventually it was me. Punch after punch. I took it all blaming it on the stress he was feeling for his startup. I saved up about 100K for him to start his business again. I had been planning on surprising him but what I didn’t know was he

was enough so I filed for divorce but he got mad and

standing and I had to commend her for that. Not everyone could walk out of a storm like that and still be able to