The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 50

The next morning, instead of going to Stone Corp

pas usual, Evelyn headed for her office at Empowered.

She had received a call from Susan the previous night, informing her that the board was having a meeting that morning to discuss disciplinary measures for her, and she was to fish out the person behind the article and their source or face the consequence.

She had come to Ludus for a promotion not to face the consequence of an action that had nothing to do with her, Evelyn thought as she looked out

of the window of her cab.

She was not going to let anyone, not even Sandra or Michael, get away with messing with her integrity in this manner and making people question

ber character.

As she walked into the building, she stopped at the reception stand and asked the receptionist to ask the heads of all the teams to gather in the conference hall for a meeting Instead of going to her office, she went straight to the conference hall to wait for them, since there was nothing for her to do in her office.

Ten minutes later, the heads of each unit came in one after the other and they all sat around the conference table.

Evelyn couldn't believe that the first time she would be addressing her subordinates here would be over an issue like this, and it angered her even

more.

Evelyn looked around at everyone seated at the table, "Im sure I do not need to tell you the reason I called for this meeting." Evelyn said as she TOK and paced around her seat.

"I'm going to go straight to the point. Who released the article on Mr Derek Stone? And on whose order was it released?" She asked as her gaze moved from one person to the other.

The

from an anonymous source some days ago. We looked into

on your order?" Evelyn asked and

wasn't I informed before the story was published?" Evelyn said, feeling frustrated at the

had figured that if someone was doing it to set her up, then the information must have come as an anonymous tip but now that she knew for sure, she just couldn't

to know this would cause such a commotion? It's not like we can inform you about everything we publish here. Besides, you haven't resumed here officially yet, he

that you all knew I was working on an exclusive with Derek Stone, yet you went on to publish something like this

said and Evelyn sighed, feeling a

massaged her temple. "I

her eyes as she made her way back to

ng hard and fast.

was she ever going to find the person behind the anonymous tip? She couldn't believe that there was no way for her to prove her innocence. Inside her office, Evelyn bowed her head as she let herself break down in tears. She didn't know what to do. She was feeling confused, frustrated. angry, and wronged While Evelyn was busy trying to figure out the way forward, Derek was in his office, a frown etched on his face as he wondered why Evelyn wasn't in the office yet. He knew that they had a misunderstanding,

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mad at him? He mused, thinking about all that had transpired between them from

about it all since the previous night, and he admitted that he didn't exactly handle things right or leave room for doubt despite her insistence that she was

the article, but after last night and how she

everything that happened from the moment he

confident Michael had been that it was Evelyn who had

releasing confidential information which

the one responsible for all

to believe

Why

he stand to gain