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

"The information came in through our tip line from an anonymous source some days ago. We looked into it. Checked old pictures of Derek Stone and the last picture of him online before he stopped making public appearances and we confirmed

asked and he nodded hesitantly without

published?" Evelyn said, feeling frustrated at

as an anonymous tip but

know this would cause such a commotion? It's not like we can inform you about everything we publish here. Besides, you

point here is that you all knew I was working on an exclusive with Derek Stone, yet you went on to publish something like this about him. Do you have

it would blow up like this. I just wanted to get the story out there," he said and Evelyn sighed,

Evelyn massaged

of frustration burned her eyes as she made her way

ng hard and fast.

She was feeling confused, frustrated. angry, and wronged While Evelyn was busy trying to

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him? He mused, thinking about all that had transpired between them from the moment he received the call from his mother at

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

sure that she was responsible for the article, but after last night and how she had reminded

possible that someone overheard their conversation? What was he missing? He mused as kept replaying everything that happened from the moment he woke up at the resort

had been that it was Evelyn who had released the news when he didn't

talked about Evelyn releasing confidential information which she was supposed

Michael was the one responsible for all

to

Why

do such a thing? What did he stand to gain by releasing