The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 42

Derek rubbed the bridge of his nose unable to believe all that was happening. What bothered him most was his parents and how they must be feeling. He couldn't imagine how he was going to face them.

All his adult life he had done his best to not give them any reason to be disappointed in him, and now just because of one lapse in judgment he had hurt them so much. He couldn't begin to imagine how they were feeling.

"That's not important right now," Evelyn said with a frown as she tried to think.

There were three main questions begging to be answered and they were the Who, how, and why,

Who could have released the news? How did the person get to know about those details? And most importantly why was it released!

She could still remember that they had talked about it in his office. Could that mean that someone had overheard them! She mused. That had to be

"You don't get to tell me what's important..."

"I think someone might have overheard us while we were talking about it." Evelyn voiced out before Derek could finish

Derek scoffed "That's not possible. It doesn't even make sense, so I suggest you save your excuses. If you were going to reveal such private details in the first place. you shouldn't have claimed you were asking for yourself. I trusted you, and you made me regret it. Derek said in a resigned tone

Evelyn felt her heartbreak. She wanted to explain, to make him understand that she would never betray him like that but she could see that no matter what she said, he wasn't going to listen.

As much as she could understand that his feeling was hurt by the article posted about him and his family, she couldn't excuse his reaction

He was behaving the same way her father had behaved six years ago. Like her father, he was not giving her the benefit of the doubt. She needed to get away from here.

What was the point of studying him and working so closely with him if he didn't trust her: She knew he was likely going to call off the interview after something like this happened anyway.

even though I know you won't believe a word I say. I really didn't release that news or tell anyone to do it. I never would. And maybe if you trusted me as much as

Derek remained silent, she nodded. "I think we

leaving." he said and without wasting any

night maybe they could find a way to build what they seemed to have, but now, it was obvious there was nothing there and it had all been a figment of

the Resort and all through their flight back

couldn't figure out how the news could have gotten out or how it happened to be released by Empowered, making her the only suspect. Was it

could be behind

But even if it was Michael, how had he managed to guess Derek had told

that day, what had happened before and after Derek told her about it but there

had visited before she had the talk with Derek, so what

off but she politely turned down has offer and took a cab instead since she

had been. She

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Chapter 42

working closely with him, she had begun to think of him as a friend, and as a result, his reaction hurt

secret if his trust in

who had released the news and clear her name. She needed to prove to him that he had misjudged her. Not because she wanted anything to do with

apartment a short while later, her lips curved in an involuntary smile when Samantha ran to her

Samantha screamed as she threw herself at

of relief wash over her. Even though they had only been

softly, holding Samantha tightly as she pushed every other thought

Evelyn said as she buried her face in

eyes wide with excitement. "Did you bring me something, Mommy?" she asked and Evelyn chuckled, the tension easing a

"Do