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.

news and 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.

remained silent, she nodded. "I think we should

things. We're leaving." he said and without

a way to build what they seemed to have, but now, it was obvious

them said a word as they left the Resort and all through their flight back home, the only thing that was on Evelyn's

how hard she thought about it, she just couldn't figure out how the news could have gotten out or how it happened to be released by Empowered,

could be

that why he had pretended to be friendly with her? But even if it was Michael,

after Derek told her about it but there

she had the talk

was occupied with these thoughts throughout the flight and when they arrived Derek offered to drop her off but she politely turned down has offer and

how quiet and uhdrawn Derek had been. She rested her head on the headrest

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Chapter 42

last couple of days since she started working closely with him, she had begun to think of him as a friend, and as

her about his secret if his trust

needed to prove to him that he had misjudged her. Not because she wanted anything to do with him, but because she really hated the injustice of the

lips curved in an involuntary

screamed as she

a wave of relief wash over her. Even though they had only been apart for two days, it was the first time they had been

softly, holding Samantha tightly as

so much. Evelyn said as

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

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