The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 57

When Michael arrived at the hotel lounge, he walked up to Derek when he found him sitting at a corner table, nursing a drink.

Derek looked up a

and when he saw Michael approaching, he smiled as he took a sip from his glass, his expression friendly.

As Michael sat down, he tried to gauge Derek's mood. "What's up? Why are you here drinking alone?" he asked, pretending to be concerned.

Derek shrugged, taking a sip of his drink. "I just need to clear my head. It's been a long day," Derek said easily.

"Why were you at my office earlier?" Derek asked, wondering if Michael had gone there to take out the bug.

He had phoned his secretary earlier to find out if Michael had entered his office at any point in his absence the previous week, and she had told him that Michael had been to his to submit some files earlier on the day he told Evelyn about his adoption. That had been the confirmation he needed.

"I wanted to find out if you were still mad at me, considering the way you left the party it night," Michael said, and Derek sighed.

"Last night! I can't believe it was just yesterday. It feels like a week has passed already." Derek said, running his fingers through his hair.

"I'm really sorry I kept everything away from you..."

"Tve moved on from that, Michael I really don't want to hear about it anymore. But I'm curious about something else," Derek said and Michael's heart skipped a beat. "What?" Michael asked as he looked at him curiously.

"What exactly is going on between Evelyn and Sandra? Why did she treat Sandra that way at the party?" he asked and Michael leaned in, eager to spin his tale.

"Evelyn has always hated Sandra and I think it got worse because she remained friends with me after all this while. Can you believe that she returned after all these years but wouldn't return home to her family because she believes they betrayed her by remaining close to me," he said and Derek's brows pulled together.

"Evelyn is that kind of person?" Derek asked, feeling disgusted by what Michael was saying. Although he didn't know everything about Evelyn, he knew she wasn't that kind of person

Michael felt a rush of satisfaction as he saw the disgust on Derek's face. He was pleased to see that he was getting through to him.

"Looks can be deceptive you know," Michael said, and Derek nodded.

made her call off

in return? Infidelity. Betrayal. Humiliation. While we were all worried and

Derek

when she went out There was this guy she claimed was her friend. That was his cologne. I always thought they were just friends but when she returned that morning reeking of him, I knew I had been made a fool of, he

the guy?" Derek asked and Michael

I haven't seen him since then. Who knows? Maybe she eloped with

been Evelyn's so-called lover, he would have bought the story, but he knew for a fact that he was the one with Evelyn that night and

someone else.

I may ask, did anything happen a day before the wedding! Did you both fight? Did she lose a loved one? It's possible that something might have... Michael shook his head before Derek could finish. "No. Nothing of the sort happened. Everything was perfect. We

been a cheater then?" he asked and Michael

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gave her my all. I loved her so much, Rek, Michael sad and gulped his drink, pretending

was more to the story and he was

was planning to marry Sandra proved to him that Derek was still oblivious to the fact that there was a bug in his office and that he was the one behind everything "Speaking about your Moon, why did you ask your parents not to use Evelyn fired You realize that sha Michael asked now that he was sure he wasn't a suspect and

unreadable. "Evelyn wasn't respemuble for the release of the news," he wad and

Did you tell someone else about

very sure of it. I know you are still mad at her for what she did to you, beat Didn't thank that i mnough reason for

behind it Mind you I'm not saying

convinced of her innocence, Michael said, and Derek

we started, Derek said and Michael's heart skipped

doesn't mean

sa want to nun everything and her chances at an exclusive interview over such

release it not now," Derek

seem like Evelyn was the

was best to stop insisting that Evelyn was behind it. I might look

of makes sense. Who could

I do, I

if I can help you in any way," Michael said

I will. I know I can always count on you. Thank you," Derek

about Sandra, do you really plan to marry her, or did you just say that to get Evelyn off the hook for the time