The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 89

Evelyn's heart began to beat very fast as she tried to work up the courage to tell him about Samantha, but he asked another question before she could do so

want to

"Are you ready to fight them now? Are you ready to expose them? Is that why you took Sandra's call earlier?" he asked softly. "Because you want face her?" He asked as he studied her, his gaze piercing as though he was searching for something in her eyes.

Evelyn drew a deep breath, her resolve hardening as she gave him a mod. "Yes, Derek. I'm done running. I'm done avoiding them. They've messed with me for long enough. I'm not going to let them win anymore I want to take back what they've taken from me."

"How do I come in?" He asked, knowing she was there to see him because somehow she needed him in whatever she was planning.

Evelyn hesitated, her pulse quickening. "Sandra wants you, Derek. She thinks you're hers. But I've decided I'm not going to let her have you. I want you for myself"

Her words hang in the air like a challenge, and Derek's eyes darkened. He leaned back in his chair, his posture still relaxed, but there was something dangerous in the way he regarded her

"You want me for yourself?" he repeated, his voice low. "Is that what this is about! Taking me from Sandra to get back at her?"

Evelyn's breath caught in her throat at the intensity of his gaze. Her heart pounded in her chest as she searched for the right words "-" she faltered, unsare how to answer. Her hands twisted nervously in her lap before she met his eyes, her voice harely above a whisper. I'm not sure yet what I feel for you. I don't know if it's love or desire. But I do know. I want you. I want to be with you And yes, taking you from her would be satisfying.

Derek's expression didn't change, but there was a flicker of something in his eyes- something raw, something possessive. He leaned forward, his elbows resting on his knees as he stared her down. "You're mistaken about something, Evelyn. You're not taking me from Sandra. I have never belonged to herTM

The certainty in his voice made her stomach twist. He reached out, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear, his fingers lingering at the base of her neck. "My heart has always belonged to you, he said quietly. Even when you ran and kept pushing me away, I never stopped wanting or loving you Sandra has never and could never be a threat to you because, to me, she doesn't mean anything"

catching at the intensity of his words. She hadn't expected

want you to know something, Evelyn. Whatever you decide whether you're doing this because you want to get back at them or because you feel something real between us- I'm with you. But

eyes filling with emotion as she held his gaze. She could feel the tension building between them, the

run anymore," she whispered, "I want to fight. But I'm

to be scared. Not when you're with me. We'll face them together. You're not alone

forehead against hers. "We will take them down and make them pay for all the pain they caused you." he promised, his voice

letting the warmth of

need

as he pulled

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looked up when the door

Derek! What is she doing here?" Derek's mother asked harshly

Sandra earlier, letting her know that she had gone to Derek's office to see him, but he wasn't in his seat. And that Evelyn had received her call, claiming Derek was busy

had contacted the secretary before calling the hotel manager to find out if there was in his suite, and

he was in

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distance between her and Derek,

talking," he

restaurant or public place, but in your suite?" Derek's mother asked

be on

you dare take a step!" Derek's mother snapped at