The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 78

After Derek's call with Evelyn, he paced around his room feeling restless. He had thought hearing from her would make him miss her less, but it only increased his longing for her.

Derek decided to give Ethan a call so they could hangout together and take his mind off Evelyn. He dialed the line and Ethan picked up after a few

rings.

"Hey, man!" Ethan greeted the moment he received the call

"What's up! Are you busy!" Derek asked casually.

"I'm hanging out with Melvin. His wife is pregnant. You won't believe the distance she is making us drive to go get her some pastries and cake. I've heard about pregnancy cravings, but this is wild. She insists she only wants snacks from this bakery. If she wasn't carrying my nephew, I would leave Melvin to handle this alone," he said, and Derek chuckled despite the pang of disappointment he felt.

"So, who's going to run such errands for your contract wife when she gets pregnant and you're away!" Derek asked, and Ethan chuckled.

"That's why I have you and Melvin. You both will take care of her," Ethan said confidently.

"By the way, why did you call! Were you missing me?" He asked, and Derek snorted

"Nals. I called to check on you to see if you're feeling better considering how pissed you were last night," Derek said, not wanting to tell Ethan the

reason he called

please," Ethan städ with a scout and

said before hanging up. He tossed his phone onto the bed and

Sitting an

head. Maybe some fresh air would do him good, he told himself as he grabbed his car key

heading in a direction he hadn't intended, and

the park close to her house, that way if for any reason he caught a glimpse of her, he

into the parking lot, the sight of the green lawns and tall trees offered a

cool evening air. The park was quieter than he expected, with only a few families scattered around, kids playing on the swings, and

not to think about anything by focusing

of his eye, he spotted a small figure running towards him,

time to see Samantha racing

broke out on his face before he could stop it. He bent down just as she reached him, scooping her up into a big hug while offering Maya who was coming behind her a curt nod.

his shoulders. "I missed you too, Rek! Did you come to see me?" She asked, hoping he had come to the playground in search

chest that he hadn't felt all day. "I've missed seeing you too, Sam. I kept going to the playground at the hotel, hoping I'd run into you there, but I didn't know you were here. I've

I come now," Samantha said, her voice serious as if explaining something very important. "It's closer to our house. Why are

by and decided to check. Do you like

wonder what the connection was between Derek

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then again, she reminded herself that Evelyn knew about Derek already, since Samantha had told her about

much fun as I

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