The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 11

Back at the hotel, Evelyn was in a daze as she stumbled into her suite. She was relieved when she saw that Maya and Samantha weren't in, meaning they were probably at the playground already. How did this happen? She asked herself.

How did that stranger from six years ago end up to be Derek Stone? What in the name of coincidences was this? What was she supposed to do now about her official assignment? She couldn't stay here. She couldn't keep living in this hotel, especially considering the fact that he owned the place.

What if he ran into her and Samantha? What if he took one look at Samantha and realized she was his daughter? No way. She couldn't let that happen, Evelyn thought, beginning to panic as she picked up her phone and dialed Maya's line.

"Return to the suite with Samantha at once," she ordered, sounding harsher than she meant.

As she paced around her suite, she thought about giving her boss, Susan, a call to inform her that she would not be able to handle the assignment, and as such it should be given to someone else. She paused when she suddenly recalled her last conversation with Susan before she was sent to Ludus.

"The management decided on you and Wes, and to be honest, most of them are leaning towards Wes. But I think you deserve this opportunity. I've seen you put in the work. I've seen your passion for the job. I admire your resilience and drive. And that is why I want to give you a chance to prove yourself to the management," Susan had said.

"How?" Evelyn had asked, wondering what else she could do to prove herself if her work for the past four years wasn't proof enough.

promoted to the position of editor-in-chief or not," Susan had stated in simple terms. "What is the task?" Evelyn had asked, her voice and enthusiasm dropping a notch as

Derek Stone, in our next issue. If you can secure an interview with him

would be so disappointed, she thought, not knowing how to go about telling Susan now

at what cost? Could she

of her convincing

in. "Mommy! You're back early," Samantha said as she embraced her, and she crouched down to look at her

into her face, she could see the

going to do about this mess?

there, after leaving Derek's office, Michael walked into his office and

ever since Mike informed her of Evelyn's return. Although she had not planned for things to play out the way they did six years ago, she had been happy when Evelyn left and had hoped that Evelyn would

to do at the company," Michael said before going on to recount his findings for the day, detailing Evelyn's stay at The

that Evelyn was working with another magazine did little to reassure Sandra. Now that Evelyn was back in the country, she couldn't shake off her insecurity. She feared she might lose her place there if Evelyn decided to return

to make sure Evelyn never got her hand

later," she said distractedly, but Michael spoke up again before she