The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 201

As they boarded the jet, Maya couldn't help but marvel at the sheer luxury of it. She had never traveled in a private plane before, and it was an experience that left her both in awe and gratitude.

Just as she finished texting Liam and letting him know she was flying with Evelyn and Derek, Evelyn settled into the seat across from her.

"Excited?" she asked with a broad smile since she had noticed the way Maya had been looking around earlier when they just boarded Maya nodded, unable to suppress her grin. "Very. Thank you for letting me join you."

Evelyn waved it off. "It's no trouble at all. It seems like fate that we're all heading to Husla at the same time."

Maya tilted her head thoughtfully. "Who knows? Maybe it is."

Evelyn smiled as she stole a glance at Derek, who was busy speaking with the flight crew. His demeanor was calm but focused.

She returned her attention to Maya, "So, how long are you going to be in Husla?" She asked curiously.

"I can't say yet, but I will let you know as soon as I'm sure," Maya promised, and Evelyn nodded before returning to her own seat.

Alone now, Maya's thoughts drifted to her meeting with her brother once again, and she reached for the locket around her neck.

She hesitated for a moment before unclasping it and letting it rest in her palm. She looked down at the small, delicate piece of jewelry, which was the only tangible connection she had left to her family. Her fingers brushed against the cool metal of the locket as she flipped it open, and she stared into the face of the little boy in the picture.

There was something familiar about him that tugged at her heart, though she quickly brushed it off. She was sure she felt that way only because of the connection between them.

Maya gazed at the picture for a long time, wanting to familiarize herself with every detail of his face so that she would easily recognize him when she saw him.

After staring at it for a moment, she raised her head, and her eyes met with Derek, who had just finished speaking with the flight crew and was taking his seat beside Evelyn. Her heart skipped a beat for a minute when she saw the little boy's face in his, but she quickly looked away and discarded the thought.

She was beginning to imagine crazy stuff because of the duration she had spent looking at the picture.

She was certain that if she had looked up and seen Liam or any other guy there, she would have seen her brother's face in theirs, too.

As the jet ascended into the clouds, Maya reached for her bag and pulled out a book while still holding onto the locket.

"How do you feel?" Evelyn asked as she linked her hand with Derek's.

he said,

will meet her soon""" Evelyn said and then looked at him with a serious

to your parents?" Evelyn asked, and

sure. She

the lady that raised her might have told her, don't you think so?" Evelyn asked, and

out soon," he said, and she yawned as she gave

he had noticed her dozing

her since she had woken up earlier than usual and had been up for hours thanks to his

She asked, not bothering to deny that she

need to think, too""" he said as

was resting

she

after trying unsuccessfully to find a comfortable position, she gave

sleep on the

you," she said with a pout, and

will cuddle you until you sleep off," Derek said as he rose and he escorted her to the

get bored and need me to keep you company," she offered as they

he said with a smile, kissing her forehead as she

waited until she had fallen

returned to his seat, his gaze fell on the

small, worn locket caught his attention again, as it had the night before, and he remembered seeing something similar in

something?" she asked,

his head, his voice coming out quieter than he intended. "No,

fingers instinctively clutching the locket

of his neck, offering

not sure. It just looks so familiar,

held it out to him. "It's the only connection I have left to my family," she

reverence that surprised

him.

the tiny scratches that had accumulated over the years.

a young boy with a mischievous grin standing beside two smiling adults. The faces

people he had dreamt about- his