The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 56

After the close of work, instead of going home, Michael decided to go visit Derek's parents to check on them and make sure everything was still going according to plan.

He arrived at the Stone family mansion and was, as usual, greeted warmly by Derek's parents who were in the living room.

Did

you come directly from the company!" Derek's mom asked when she saw the files he was holding

"Yes, aunt. I came to see how you are feeling now," Michael said with a concerned frown, his voice dripping with sincerity.

"You work too hard, Michael. This is more than two hours after closing hour," she said and Michael waved it off.

"It's nothing. Aunt. I had some work left to do so I had to stay back. How are you both doing?" Michael asked looking from his aunt to her husband.

"We're fine, dear. It's good to see that you're doing a good job at helping Derek out at the company. I'm glad," Mr Stone said and his wife nodded.

"I got these vitamins for you. You've been stressed a lot. I was told it is good for people your age," Michael said, and his aunt smiled as she took it from him

"Thank you, dear. You've always been such a good nephew, Michael. I hope you're going to have dinner with us before you leave?" she asked and Michael smiled.

"Only if you prepared it," he joked and his aunt laughed.

"I will

go see what is going on in the kitchen," she said as she excused herself.

Michael and Mr Stone launched into a long

returned to join them, "Why don't you both bring your lively conversation with you to the dining?" she asked and they laughed as

feeling better now that everything has settled and Evelyn has been fired?" he asked and his aunt smiled, touched by his concer "Thank you, Michael. We're

mind? Why?" Michael asked, and

pleaded with us to let it go," Mr Stone said and Michael's frown deepened, fear gripping his heart for a moment "Who else will be responsible for it if not Evelyn?" he

proof and would in time expose the person behind it," Mr

in his office already? Was he suspecting him! But if so, Derek would have confronted him: The Derek he knew was a confrontational person and wasn't one to keep something like that to himself, so why

say that to have his parents let Evelyn go? He mused and then shook his head. That didn't make sense. From

he moment

he hadn't seen it already

as confused as you when he told us it wasn't her, Derek's

have a feeling that Derek said that to keep her from not getting fired unless he told someone else about it, Michael said but

that is the

though Michael was already getting irritated

had no evidence, I don't think you should have let him stop you. We all know how softhearted Derek is. I'm sure she knows

we don't have to worry y about her taking advantage of him anymore, she said anel Michel who had

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Michael asked

that even though Evelyn had not lost her job as he had wanted, Derek had agreed to marry Sandra and that was good enough

have to fix a date for them," his aunt

be fired. Did Derek tell you anything about his relationship with her? I'm beginning to think there is more to it than

she isn't the one that put out the news about us. I will never let that shameless girl anywhere near my son. Not after what she did to you," she said and Michael nodded in agreement. "Who knows? Perhaps she ended things

you work out the details of his date with Sandra and let me