The Billionaire’s Unexpected Proposal (Evelyn and Derek)

Instead of going to confront Michael as Derek really wanted to do, he grabbed his phone and dialed Evelyn's line.

He couldn't believe how much he had messed up. He had wronged Evelyn. He had accused her falsely and had not even listened when she kept insisting that she wasn't behind it.

Thinking about how hurt and confused she had been when he was accusing her, the only thing that came to his mind was that he needed to apologize to her. He needed to let her know he now knew she was innocent

When she didn't receive the call, he hurried out of his office. Although he didn't know where she lived, he knew her place of work and believed that she would most likely be there trying to find out who was behind the news

The moment he got to the Empowered building, he was directed to Evelyn's office, and when he got there, he knocked on the door before pushing it open.

As Derek entered Evelyn's office, he was met with a sight that made his heart skip a beat. Evelyn was sitting at her desk, her head bowed and shoulders shaking as she sobbed uncontrollably.

Her usually composed and confident demeanor had crumbled, and she looked vulnerable and broken.

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Derek's eyes widened in shock and regret as he realized the extent of the pain and distress he had caused her. He felt a pang of guilt and remorse for accusing her falsely and not believing her when she insisted on her innocence.

Derek approached her slowly, not wanting to startle her, and cleared his throat to announce his presence. Evelyn looked up, her eyes red and puffy from crying, and their gazes met.

He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could utter a word, Evelyn spoke, her eyes blazing with anger and hurt.

What do you want? Are you here to accuse me some more and tell me how untrustworthy Lam? Evelyn asked as she rose, feeling both embarrassed and angry that he had seen her in that state. "No, Eve, I'm sorr

Before Derek could finish, she cut in, "Get out Leave my office, now. I don't want to see you."

"Evelyn, I'm sorry for how I handled everything. Please listen to me-

"No." she interrupted, her voice rising "I don't want to hear anything you have to say. You've made it clear what you think of me. And I have nothing else to say to you. I have no way to prove that I'm innocent, so it's fine if you still believe that I exposed everything. Just leave."

"Eve, I believe that you're innocent-

Derek tried to speak again, but Evelyn cut him off, her words pouring out angrily even though she knew he didn't exactly deserve her anger.

"I don't care what you think or believe anymore. And I don't want your apologies or your excuses. I just want you to leave me alone. If you have a problem with me, send your lawyer. Get out of my office, get out of шy life.

Derek's face fell as he realized the depth of Evelyn's pain and anger. He knew he had hurt her, and he didn't blame her for not wanting to listen to him.

Taking a deep breath, he turned and walked out of her office, wanting to give her some time to calm down since it seemed like her emotions were high.

As Derek returned to the office, he kept thinking about what to do about the bug in his office.

Even though he was feeling very tempted to confront Michael, he didn't want to act rashly. He needed to first understand the situation and he could only do that by talking to Evelyn first.

Although Michael was his cousin, he felt like Michael was not being completely honest with him and he couldn't trust him.

Even though Evelyn was the one who had dumped Michael on the morning of their wedding, he knew enough to know there was more to the story than Michael had told the family, since he had seen Evelyn's pitiful state the day before the wedding.

Also, he could understand and excuse why Evelyn could have hidden her relationship with Michael from him, but he couldn't do the same for Michael

Michael had betrayed him twice and it wasn't just over some trivial matter but major issues. He would never be able to trust him again

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It was one thing for Michael to hide his relationship with Evelyn from him, and it was another for him to expose such a family secret to the p just to get at Evelyn. As much as Derek knew there was a slight possibility that Michael might not be the one who planted the bug, the chance of it being his handiwork was much higher. Michael knew his way around such devices since his father was a private investigator, and could easily get

uld easily get his hands

hands on one.

As Derek walked into his office, his phone started ringing with a call from Susan, Evelyn's boss, and he sighed as he received the call.

"Have

you found the culprit? Derek asked the moment he received the call.

Tm sorry, Mr. Stone. The information came in as a tip from an anonymous source, Susan said apologetically.

ery well that Michael would have covered his tracks properly so it wouldn't be traced back to him.

Derek knew very

"It's okay. You can inform Ms Quinn that the arrangement is still on and she can resume tomorrow," Derek said, deciding to use Susan to bring Evelyn back to work.

"That won't be possible, Mr. Stone.

"Why not?" he asked curiously.

"We will be sending someone els-"

"Didn't I make it clear enough that it's Evelyn Quinn or no one else?" Derek cut in, and Susan sighed.

"You did, but your parents requested that we fire her or they will take legal action against us. We can't afford that, so the board has decided to let her go. Susan said and Derek's heart skipped a beat. Was that the reason she had been crying earlier in her office? Derek mused.

"How can you do that when you know she isn't responsible for it? Shouldn't you be more protective of your employee?" Derek asked, pissed.

"We can't afford a lawsuit." Susan said simply, and Derek sighed.

"Have you terminated her employment already?" he asked, hoping they had not done so yet.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

"No. Not yet. I wanted to talk to you first. Susan said and Derek sighed in relief.

"Don't fire her. I'm sure she is not responsible for this. I will talk to my parents and resolve the misunderstanding. Please convince your board," Derek said before ending the call, making up his mind to go sort it out with his parents.

There was no way he would let her lose her job over something Michael had done. That would be too unfair.