The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 43

Instead of going to the hotel. Derek asked his driver to take him home to meet his parents so he could apologize to them properly. He had wronged them greatly.

As he sat in the car looking out the window, he couldn't shake off the hurt and disappointment in his mother's voice that lingered in his head.

Not once had he given his parents any reason to be sad or disappointed in him since he joined the family, yet here he was now, simply because he had been too trusting.

He glanced at his phone started when it started ringing and sighed when he saw that it was Michael calling again. He had been calling all morning and Derek knew it was regarding the news.

Derek reluctantly tapped on the receiver but didn't say anything as he waited to hear Michael's voice.

"Rek? What's wrong! You've not been taking my calls all morning. Are you okay? I saw the news," Michael said, his concern evident in his voice just as Derek had expected.

He sighed. "I'm more worried about my parents than myself right now," Derek said with a weary sigh.

"I was with them earlier. They are very upset. Although they have ordered Empowered to take down the news, they're still worried that everyone has seen it, Michael said, sounding concerned and Derek closed his eyes, feeling even more mad at himself.

"Where are you? Are you back already?" Michael asked, wanting to know if Derek was back and if there was a way he could still get Derek to the anniversary party.

see my parents

understand and forgive you seeing as

the years he had grown tired of hearing about how perfect Derek was and now he was happy that he had gotten the chance

and how Derek had almost fought with him over it. And he had made sure to innocently' mention that Derek had even gone

so. Thanks," Derek said before hanging

what he was going to say or how he was going to explain the situation and comfort them. And he wasn't sure how they were going to

drove up the long driveway to his parents' house, Derek felt a knot

after the driver parked the car but that did nothing to calm the churning as he got out

had already arrived there and he sighed. He hoped that with Michael there, his parents wouldn't be

his mother's face was red like she had been crying for long and his father's face was stern Michael on the other hand sat off to the side, a well- concealed smug look on his face when he

emotion as she struggled to hold herself together. Ever since she saw the news, thoughts about her dead son had flooded her mind and the pain of losing him all those years ago came back

force..

"I thought we w

were over this a long time ago. Why? Why would you tell someone about it instead of coming

were still feeling

so sorry, Mon. I have no excuse for any of this. It's all my fault. I'm sorry about all that was written there. I never meant for this to happen or for what I said to be taken so out of context, Derek apologized but his father shook his