The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 77

Derek by on his bed, his eyes glued to his phone, as thoughts of Evelyn clouded his mind.

After sending her a good morning text earlier, he had been hoping to get a call from her to at least scold him for

sending her a text or maybe to say she liked it even though he knew that was unlikely to happen.

Seeing as the day was far gone and he hadn't heard from her, he contemplated calling her to ask if she liked it

so he could hear her voice even if was for a second,

After contemplating for a while, he smiled when an idea hit him. He could call under the pretense of wanting to

find out what had happened between her friend, Rayan, and Ethan. Without wasting any more the dialed

Evelyn's line.

Evelyn, who was alone in the house after her stepmother left, since Maya and Samantha were not back from the

park yet, was lying on her bed thinking about Derek when his call cin.

Her lips curved in a smile when she saw the call, but she rolled her eyes as she received it, "Hello, Mr. Stone,"

she said, not because she felt like addressing him formally, but because she wanted to get a rise out of him.

"Ah! | see we are back to the formalities, Derek said, and she stuck her tongue in her check.

"What do you want?" She asked in a cool tone

"Are you going to givewhat | want if | tell you? | want you naked on my bed and writhing underwith

your..."

"Stop" she said, shutting her eyes to block out the picture that his words had painted.

Derek chuckled, "You asked what | wanted," he said, rising from his bed to walk around his room.

"Did you get my text

my text this morning! I'm sure you did. Why didn't | get a response?" He asked, and Evelyn sighed.

"You know why you didn't get a response. I've told you before. If it isn't a work related conversation, | don't

want.. "Why are you so damn stubborn, Eve?" Derek asked with mock frustration

"I should be asking you that," she retorted.

"Well, that's not why | called," Derek said, changing the subject, and she raised a brow.

"So, why did you call? Is it about the interview!" She asked with undisguised curiosity.

"Ethan toldwhat transpired between him and your friend at the club last night. It was a misunderstanding.."

"Ethan' The jerk she talked about was your best friend?" Evelyn asked in disbelief

"Ethan isn't a jerk. | can assure you that Ethan would never touch anyone inappropriately. He was pretty upset..."

"And so was Rayna. He could have just been a gentleman instead of saying mean words to her." Evelyn said, and

Derek shook his head.

"You weren't even there and you've picked sides already. If your friend had listened to him instead of calling him

a pervert he wouldn't have said anything harsh to her. Ethan doesn't take kindly to swords, and pervert is

one of them, Derek explained.

"Well, | guess they were both wrong" Evelyn concluded.

"Yeah. So, what are you up to today?" Derek asked, and she pursed her lips, wondering how best to answer his

question

"Tim" she trailed off when she received an incoming call and she pulled the phone away from her ear to check

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who was calling.

it

She smiled when she saw it was Rayna, "I have to go now. | have another call. Bye" she said, and quickly ended

their call since she wasn't sure how the conversation with him would go from there. "Hey, Ray?" Evelyn greeted

cheerfully the moment she received the call pleased with Rayna's perfect timing

"You sound excited to hear fromtoday." Rayna observed with a smile and Evelyn giggled.

"Of course, Lam. | was fast talking about you before you called," Evelyn said, and Rayna raised a brow

"Really?too." Haynu said, and Evelyn giggled.

"Krally? What were

were you talking about and with who?" Evelyn asked curiously.

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"Well, you go first," Rayna suggested.

"Remember Derek? From the club last night?" Evelyn asked, and Rayna raised a brow.

"Yeah. The guy you want and who wants you but you can't date him because it's complicated," she said dryly

and Evelyn giggled.

"What a way to say it. Well, apparently, the guy you accused of being a pervert happens to be his best friend

and he

"Damn!" Rayni

cussed, and Evelyn laughed.

"Can you imagine how awkward it would be if | were to cross path with him again? This is one of those times you

hope you never see someone again. Now I'm just going to hope things remain complicated between you and

Derek, so | never have to run into him again." Rayna said, causing Evelyn to holler with laughter now,

"Relax. It's not that deep Evelyn said amidst her laughter.

"Let's hope so. Anyway, can you guess what happened today?" Rayna asked, changing the subject.

Evelyn chuckled. "You caught the person that touched you at the club?" She asked, and Rayna groaned. "Don't

remind me, please."

"Okay. You know I'm terrible at guessing. So, shoot."

"Alright, alright. Sandra cto visitat the bakery today," Rayna revealed,

Hearing this, Evelyn couldn't help the prickle of unesse she felt at the mention of Sandra. "Sandra visited you?"

"Yeah," Rayna confirmed and Evelyn swal

allowed.

"Well, that shouldn't be strange, right? | mean, you're both friends too, and I'm sure you both have been in touch

all these years," Evelyn said easily

"Well, it is strange. | think she's trying to poison my mind against you," Rayna said, her voice growing serious.

"Why would you think that?" Evelyn asked, her brow furrowing in confusion as she wondered what Sandra had

been up to

"She said a lot of things about you that madebelieve she visitedspecifically to badmouth you" Rayna

said, and then went on to tell Evelyn what Sandra had said about her behaviour at the anniversary party.

Evelyn rolled her eyes as she listened. Typical of Sandra. She thought with a shake of her head. "Well spart

of that is true," she said and Rayna raised a brow.

"Really? What part?" Rayna asked curiously

"The part where she said | poured wine on her," Evelyn said and Rayna laughed.

"Wait, what? You actually poured wine on her?" Rayna asked, surprised.

"Yes, | did. And that was only because she was trying to put up a show that | pushed her down. So, | figured if

she's going to paintas a bitch. 1 should as well for the picture," Evelyn explained and Rayna hesitated before

speaking again.

"Does that mean it's true that you chested on Michael?"

"Cheated on Michael Sandra told you that!" Evelyn asked in disbelief.

"Yeah. Although she didn't outrightly say it. She hinted at it," Rayna explained,

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though Evelyn couldn't see it.

"Because you're my friend. | told her

that doesn't sound like you. So, | want

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about you without hearing it from

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Evelyn's heart raced as she processed Rayna's words. Despite everything Sandra had told her, Rayna was still x

giving her the benefit of the doubt even though she hadn't exactly told her anything.

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accusations, she was asking her for

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Rayna having been waiting for Evelyn

to say something spoke up again

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Evelyn swallowed hard, her throat suddenly dry. "Thank you, Ray. But you don't have to wait anymore. | promise

to tell you everything when neXT we see each other, Evelyn said and Bayna smiled.

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"Really? Are you sure?" She asked, sensing how difficult this was for Evelyn.

"Yes. | am," Evelyn said her voice firm. "Why don't you visittomorrow?" she asked and Rayna smiled, glad

that Evelyn was finally ready to open

up to her

"Tomorrow it is then," Rayna agreed. "But | hope you know that you really don't have to tellanything unless

you're ready?" she asked and Evelyn smiled.

"I know and | also know that there's no one else | would rather confide in but you," she said and Rayna nodded.

"Alright them. Textyour address and I'll see you tomorrow."

After they hung up, Evelyn sat back on her bed, feeling a strange sense of relief. For the first tsince she

returned to Ludus, she felt like she wasn't carrying the burden alone anymore.

cared for her as a

as a friend.

She had someone she could trust in Ludus now. Someone who wasn't tangled up in the web of her past like

Derek, but someone who genuinely

The thought made the weight on her shoulder feel a little lighter, and for that, Evelyn felt grateful.