The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 48

A confused frown creased Derek's brows as he watched Evelyn leave, Wasn't she supposed to be feeling guilty both for exposing his secret and for concealing her and Michael's relationship from him?

Why was she making it seem as though he was the one at fault? And why was she still insisting she didn't discuss his personal matter with anyone! Was she really not the one!

Hemused and then narrowed his eyes. Thinking about what she had said about him getting his lawyer involved, he admitted to himself that unlike him. Evelyn had treated their arrangement with utmost professionalism, and judging from how professional she had been, it didn't make sense that she would have made public something he told her in confidence no matter how juicy the news seemed. Certainly not when she had signed an NDA with him.

Now that he thought about it, he remembered how empathetic she had been when he told her about it and how she had treated him better after that day.

Even if everything pointed at her, he just couldn't believe that she was behind it. Perhaps she was really innocent and he had accused her wrongly.

if Evelyn was innocent, who then could have revealed the news about him? And how did the person find out about it! Derek mused.

Was he missing something? What was it? He mused and then turned when he noticed he was no longer alone.

An involuntary scowl appeared on his face when he turned and saw that it was Michael who had joined him.

"You lied to me," he growled, feeling annoyed that Michael had deliberately kept the truth from him.

"I didn't lie," Michael said defensively, "I told you I knew her. I just didn't tell you the whole truth-

why you hid the truth this whole time?" Derek snapped at him, cutting him off. "That was my personal relationship with her and you both were only working professionally. I didn't think I should get in

you had told

have what? Agreed to the interview? Michael asked, cutting him off "Didn't I

hand through his hair in annoyance, "Couldn't you have just explained and told

would it have made? She didn't tell you about me either, did she? Even now after Ending out what

cut

out how she exposed your secret and how she hurt me? Why are you still taking her side even after your parents asked you to stay away from her?" Michael asked wondering what was wrong with Derek and why he was being

or who I associate with is none of your business, at least not anymore. Not after you kept your relationship with her from me."

know

it. I don't want to hear whatever excuses you have to make," Derek said and without another word, he walked away to his car, leaving Michael to scowl at his back. Why was Derek making things difficult by being stupid? This wasn't the plan.

after a passionate night with her which he had always dreamt of in the past six years, he would wake to having a misunderstanding with her and then end up finding out that she was the same lady who had dumped his cousin on the

sort of coincidence was this? Or perhaps it was not a coincidence and it was all planned by her? He mused

ago, so there was no way she could have approached him because she

met again in his office. And judging by the way

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of this was schemed

what were the chances that of all the people she