The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 63

at he had

Derek sighed deeply, feeling frustrated that he had to keep playing along with Michael, and also feeling thankful that Evelyn was being his voice of

reasons at the moment.

"Thanks for looking out for me when you should be more focused on proving your innocence," he said, and she shook her head.

"I'm not doing it for you. I'm doing it for myself," Evelyn said, causing Derek's thoughts to drift to Sandra and how he was now convinced that she was working with Michael.

He hesitated before speaking again. "There's something else I think you should know, but I'm not sure if I should tell you," he said and Evelyn raised a brow.

"What is it!"

"Mommy, I want..." Evelyn raised a hand to her lips to silence Samantha, who had just run into the bedroom, and she quickly muted the call.

"I'm on the phone darling. I'll be right out," she said, forcing a smile even though her heart was racing.

"Who was that?" Derek asked, since he had heard Samantha.

"I have some guests," she lied, "What did you want to tell me?" Evelyn asked, hoping that Derek would focus on their conversation and forget about what he had heard.

"Michael convinced my parents to set me up with Sandra. They want me to marry her," Derek confessed, his voice tinged with frustration.

Hearing this, Evelyn's heart skipped a beat. She felt a pang of something she didn't want to acknowledge as jealousy.

Derek for his inheritance as they had planned to

Derek called when she

it? Are you going to

both know I'm not interested in marrying Sandra. I only agreed to it because that was the condition for you not to get fired. I was hoping that by exposing Michael quickly I would be able to avoid it, but now that I can't expose him yet, I think it's best I use her to find out what they are. really up to,"

"Well, if that's The

with Sandra

case, you

very cunning and good at pretending, she said, trying not to think

to worry, Eve. I am never going to

and once the interview is done, we will go our

to tell her that she belonged with him and he wouldn't let her go, but before he could

phone, Just as he threw the phone on his bed, it rang

his mother calling and he received

when she heard the tiredness in his voice. "You sound exhausted, darling Did you overwork yourself?" Rebecca asked, her voice filled with

day, but I managed to get through it. How

than good. I had lunch with Sandra today," Rebecca

I see, Derek said in a

couple.

right about her. I think you two smile and Derek raised an

had expected her to mention Sandra at some point, but hearing her sing praises of Sandra made him wary and even more exhausted than

you over. I'm looking

That's precisely why I called. Rebecca said happily and

I was thinking you called because you wanted to hear your son's lovely