The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

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velyn words seemed to suck the air out of the room. For a moment, Derek just stared at her, his expression unreadable, as if trying to process what she had just said. The silence stretched between them, thick with tension.

Finally, Evelyn spoke again after gathering her thoughts, "Earlier, you asked me why I waited six years to return. It was because I found out I was pregnant

"You found out you were pregnant!" His voice was a low rasp,

Evelyn nodded, her throat tight. "Yes. I found out I was pregnant. So, I didn't want to return, considering how I left things," Evelyn said, watching him and waiting for his reartion.

he processed what she had just said. "Is this what you were going to tell me earlier?" He asked, and when she

Derek was silent for a moment as be nodded, he sighed.

It made sense that she had been resisting his advances this whole time because she had a child for Michael and probably didn't know how to tell

him about it.

He could also guess that she had kept it away from him because she didn't ward Michael to know about his child, and she probably feared that he would tell Michael if she told him. And she was telling him now because she believed she could trust him

I'm sorry, I know I should have told."

At the same time. Derek spoke. "That is why you've been turning me down this whole time, asn't it?" He asked in a tone that suggested that he had figured out everything and he understood. Evelyn stared at him in confusion, wondering what he was talking about, "What are you talking about?"

"I mean Michael's child. I would have been more understanding if you had told me from the start. And I can assure you that I don't care that you have a child for him. It doesn't change how I feel about you." "Samantha is not Michael's daughter." Evelyn cur in immediately.

"But you said.

"Yes. She is mine, but she is not Michael's," she said and then paused to let her words sink in.

Derek frowned, "If the child is not for Michael, then whose trailed off, when he remembered that when she had told him earlier about what happened between her and Michael, she had told him that Michael was her first love and he, Derek, was the only other guy she had been with after

Michael.

No way. There was no way Ex daughter

Evelyn could have a child for him, Derek mused, not wanting to consider the possibility that Samantha was his

How was that possible! It did not make sense that she had his child, yet they'd been seeing each other for the past three weeks, and not once did she mention it. It did not make sense that she had his child yet had been resisting all his advances

As much at he didn't want to believe it, he could tell from the way she stared at him that that was precisely what she was trying to say.

Not wanting to make any assumptions, be held her gaze. "Is Samantha mine! Even as he asked, his heart raced.

Evelyn swallowed as she nodded, "Yes."

Derek staggered backward as if the ground had been ripped out from under him. He sank into the couch, his face pale and his hands trembling slightly as he tried to wrap his mind around the reality Evelyn had just revealed.

"You have got to be kidding me he

muttered under his

sorry, Derek. I know this may come as

surprise..

me to believe di Samantha is my daughter, yet you deliberately kept her away from me this whole! Wait, did you leave the hotel and change to a different hotel because you didn't want me to find out about her? My own daughter?

of her own guilt clawing at her chest.

Derek asked agat, bu

snapped. "Why didn't you tell me De voire hunter now.

was going in" Evelyn shaped her voice

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He asked, standing in front of her

was to see if I could find you and maybe check if you'd be interested in co-parenting. But then I saw you and realized you were Michael's cousin. What was I supposed to do? How was I supposed to tell you that our reckless encounter, which was proposed by me, resulted

to keep it to

the mess has been resolved. I didn't want to bring my child into this. I thought I'd tell you about it after I've cleared

your name?" Derek echoed, incredulous. "Can you

I was going

to do what I thought was best for

serious" Derek asked when he heard the annoyance in her tone, "What about simple honesty, Evelyn? I've been honest and straight with you from the beginning. Not once have I lied or kept secrets from you! That is the same thing I expected from you. Plain

was the one who had

I wasn't in the right space of mind to handle it. I was scared. And I wanted to proiect Sam and myself. I don't care if you call that selfish or stupid, but

free.

to her and rested his forehead on the wall. "Thave a daughter. Sam is my daughter," he said as

You and me?" He asked, turning to look ar Evelyn

her lip and nodded. "We can have a

staring at the floor, his mind reeling. He didn't know what to say or how to react. The anger he had felt moments ago was now tangled with shock, disbelief, and something far more profound-a deep ache that he had missed our on the first six years

sooner, Eve?" he asked his voice hoarse. "I would have been there

was doing the right thing, hiding her away from the mess of my past I didn't want her to be dragged

into his features. "You should've trusted me. You should

choice for us

right. I made the wrong choice, and I'm so sorry for that. I can't take back what

palling

she had

anymore. I'm going to protect you and Sam now," he murmured as he

face and then he brushed away her tears with his

plan on telling my

they know I'm her

convinced

Sam! Have

told her anything yet. I

Evelyn said, and Derek

my daughter. I want you both in my life,"

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was hoping you would," Evelyn said, her voice soft

there when you talk to your parents?" he asked when he remembered how her father had treated her