The Billionaire’s Unexpected Proposal (Evelyn and Derek)

While Derek was lost in conversation with Ethan about his crazy plan, Evelyn stole glances at him at intervals, wondering how his date with Sandra had gone

"Come on, Evie, let's hit the dancefloor. It's been ages since I saw you dance," she said with a grin.

Evelyn chuckled but shook her head as she turned to face Rayna. "Nah, I don't think I can do that anymore..."

"Why not?" Kayna asked, but Evelyn shook her head.

"Like you said, it's been ages since I last danced. I do not have it in me anymore. I'm not here to dance, only to keep you company while you do your boyfriend hunt. You go ahead, and I'll cheer for you from here," she said with an encouraging smile.

Rayna pouted, clearly disappointed. "It's no fun dancing alone, so I won't bother. Maybe we should just head home since it's quite obvious I won't be getting any man's attention tonight, Rayna said with a sigh and took a long sip from her drink.

Evelyn frowned, feeling a twinge of guilt. I'm sorry, Ray. I didn't mean to ruin your night," Evelyn said with a frown.

Rayna sighed, her expression softening. "No. You didn't ruin it, don't worry. I'm glad we got to do this," Rayna said, and Evelyn looked at her skeptically.

"Are you sure?" Evelyn asked, her tone laced with concern, and Hayna nodded.

"Yeah, we've been here for over two hours already. I think it's time to call it a night," she said, and Evellyn nodded, feeling a wave of relief.

"Let's do that, then. It's been a long week, and I'm tired to my bones, Evelyn said, thinking about spending the weekend relaxing with Samantha.

Rayna nodded and pushed back her chair. "Let me quickly use the restroom before we leave. Il be right back," she said, and Evelyn gave her a nod

As Evelyn watched her friend weave through the crowd, her mind drifted back to her encounter with Derek.

As much as she tried to shake off her thoughts about Derek, they lingered in the back of her mind.

She knew she had been distracted all night, and Rayna had noticed it. This made her feel like she was failing Rayna as a friend because she was not open to her.

She would tell Rayna everything when the time was right; she told herself as she sipped the last drop of her martini

"Having fun?" Derek asked from her side, causing her to jolt in surprise since she had not noticed him coming

"What are you doing here?" She asked, even though a part of her was happy to see him.

"What do you think I'm doing?" He asked as he took the seat which Rayna had left.

He had noticed Rayna leaving just when Ethan stepped out to receive an important phone call, so he had decided to keep her company so that no one else would approach her. "Being a nuisance," she said, and Derek smiled.

"You look beautiful, Eve, Derek said, watching her closely.

She flushed with embarrassment and resisted the urge to adjust her dress. "Thanks" she mumbled.

"I didn't think this was your sort of crowd," Derek said conversationally, "Let me guess, it's your first time in a club, right?" He asked, and she rolled her eyes.

"It's not. You know that," she said, and Derek opened his mouth to say he didn't but then shut it when he realized what she meant.

Michael loved clubbing, and while she was still dating Michael years ago, they used to go clubbing a lot. On different occasions when they were together, Michael called Derek in the middle of the night after they returned from the club because of the time zone difference.

"It's still somewhat difficult to think of you as Michael's ex. I just see you as my Eve," Derek confessed.

"First of all, I'm not your Eve. And secondly, you should try your best to always remember that I'm Michael's ex, that away from me. Nothing good is going to come from being with me this way." Evelyn said, and Derek sighed.

you a question!" He asked, and she shrugged.

way, you can learn to stay.

*If Michael wasn't my cousin, would you have given me a chance? Considering how we met and started," he said, and Evelyn's heart fluttered.

She had thought of that a lot since meeting him in his office for the first time. If he wasn't related to Michael, she knew it would have been so much easier to let herself fall for him.

Evelyn swallowed. "I can't answer that," she said, and Derek smiled.

"Tm glad then," he said, and she raised a brow.Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.

"What are you glad about?" She asked in confusion.

"I'm glad that my relationship with Michael is the only reason you're so against the idea of us being together. If you had said there was something else, I would have been more worried," he said, and she frowned.

"I didn't answer your question," she pointed out, and Derek chuckled.

"You didn't have to. Your silence was answer enough. If the answer was negative, I'm sure you'd have easily answered my question," he said, and she sighed.

Her heart skipped a beat when he reached for her hand, and she quickly attempted to withdraw her hand. Still, he held on, "I don't know what happened between you both or why you chose to have sex with a stranger on the night before your wedding and call off your wedding, but knowing all I know now, I'm sure Michael must have done something to make you act that way. Whether or not you open up to me about it, I will find out what happened and expose Michael and Sandra. I will make sure I clear your name so that everyone doesn't keep seeing you as a bad person. I know you're not bad," Derek said, and Evelyn felt butterflies in her belly.

"You don't know that," she said in a cracked voice and cleared her throat.

"I know that. I know you, Eve. I don't know how, but I know you, and I trust you. You have no idea what you mean to me, Eve," Derek said, and Evelyn swallowed as she tried to withdraw her hand again, but Derck held on

"You remember our deal, right? You realize it's still on?" He asked, and she raised a brow.

"What deal?"

"We agreed that if you fell for me at the resort, then I wouldn't."

Evelyn cut in before he could finish, "Derek, I don't think you should be talkin... the rest of her words trailed off and she frowned, "Why are you smiling?"

"I like it when you call me Derek," he said, and she rolled her eyes.

"Want to know how

my

date went?" Derek asked, changing the subject, Without waiting for her to respond, he launched on with the details of his

date