Billionaire’s

Chapter 90

Derek’s mother blinked, clearly taken aback by the sudden barrage of questions. Her face tightened with disbelief, and she shook her head slowly as if trying to comprehend what her son was implying.

“Where are all these questions coming from?” Although her voice was steady, it held an undercurrent of confusion.

“From my heart. Mom. I really want to know if having lunch with Sandra one time is enough for you to claim you know her or her stability for me, Derek said, his voice quiet but firm.

“What are you trying to suggest That I don’t know what’s best for you? That Sandra isn’t good enough? She told me well during your date. What changed? Did that witch come here to hypnotier you and change your mind?” She asked, her confusion apparent

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“Leave Evelyn out of this, Mom. I’m asking you why you really think Sandra is good enough for me. I want to know why! marry her so strongly when you’ve only met her in person once.

“I’ve met her once, but Michael has known her for years..”

“Exactly my point! Have you asked yourself the reason Michael, of all people, is recommending that I marry her? He’s single, too, Mom. Why doesn’t he marry her himself if he thinks she’s such a good catch? Doesn’t he need a good wife?”

“Michael is only looking out for you..”

“How do you know that? How can you be so sure that he doesn’t have another motive?” Derek

“Because Michael is my nephew, she uid, her voice clipped, as if that explained everything

“And I’m your son Derek countered, his voice barely above a whisper, the hurt in his eyes plain to see. “Or does that not count for anything anymore? He tells you a woman is good enough for me, and you want me to marry her, but you won’t let me be with the woman I know is good for me?” Derek asked angrily.

The sharp lines in his mother’s face softened into something more guarded, her eyes narrowing as she regarded him carefully. “What has come over you, Derek! You never used to talk back to me like this. You never used to question me. Now, suddenly, you’re defying me. And it’s all because of that girl,” she said with displeasure.

Derek’s frustration simmered to the surface, “No. It is not because of Evelyn. It is because I do not understand you anymore. This has nothing to do with Evelyn. It is about you forcing me into something I don’t want and you not trusting me to make my own decisions. Up until now. I’ve obeyed you and let you dictate my life, but this time is different! This is about my future! It is about deciding the woman I’m going to spend the rest of my life with, and I can’t let you make that decision for me. You’re not the one who is going to be living with Sandra if I should marry her. I love you. Mom. I really du. But right now, you’re frustrating me.” Derek said as he sighed deeply

His mother’s eyes flashed with indignation, her voice rising “What do you mean I am frustrating you! I am only doing what any mother who loves her son would do. You think I don’t know what’s good for you? Do you think Evelyn is better for you than Sandra! She’s already caused enough trouble. I’m trying to protect you. Derek.”

“Protect me.” Derek’s voice sharpened. “You’re not protecting me, you’re suffocating ine! You’re forcing me into a marriage with someone I don’t love, all because Michael says it’s a good idea. You want to protect me? Then trust me to make my own choices! Why do you trust him so much? Why do you trust him more than your own son?”

He wished he could tell his mother everything and shows her the video of Michael entering his office to take out the bug, but he knew that if he did, she would most likely dismiss it and say Michael had done what he did because Evelyn hurt him.

And he wouldn’t be able to trust her to keep it to herself. He couldn’t have that. He needed a more solid proot. Something that would be glaring and undeniable. He hoped the person he had put on Michael’s tail would get him the needed evidence

His mother was visibly caught off guard by the accusation and a stunned silence fell between them. She straightened her posture, her lips thinning. an she carefully comprised herself.

“I want you to stay away from Evelyn,” The name shipped from her tongue like a biner poison. That’s the end of it. You have a future to think abour, Derek, and she is not a part of that future,” she said, her tone hard and ful, like a judge delivering a sentence

Derek’s jaw clenched, his muscles tensing as his frustration reached a boiling point. “I won’t stay away from her. I don’t want to stay away from her”

His mother’s eyes flashed with fury. What did you just say

“You heard me.” Derek said, his voice unwavering. Tm not staying away from Evelyn. Do you remember what I told you when you asked me it lud a girlfriend or someone I liked shortly after I returned to the country six years ago Derek asked, and his mother nobled

“Of course Llo, What does that have to do with anything?” She asked in confusion.

“What do I tell you?” Dick asked, ignoring her question

“You asked if I believed in love at first sight, and you said you were searching for the girl who hit your car,” she said, and Derek nodded.

When he told his mother about Evelyn the first time, he had left out the part about them having sex together, but he had told her everything else.

“I found her. And guess what? That girl is Evelyn,” Derek said, and his mother’s eyes widened slightly with disbelief.

“What are you trying to say?” She asked, and Derek nodded.

“Evelyn is the girl I told you about years ago. She’s not the bad person you think she is. You know how hard I tried to find her until I gave up and decided to leave it to fate. And then, out of nowhere, she showed up in my office. What do you call that? How can you ask me to give that up?” Derek asked, his heart burning.

She shook her head. “I will pretend I didn’t hear this. Don’t say this nonsense to anyone else. I forbid you from being with her, Derek. Do you have any idea how much pain and humiliation that girl caused your cousin? Do you know how much shame and embarrassment her actions brought us?” She asked, wanting to talk some sense into her son,

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you to stay away from her. I don’t care if it was love at first sight or whatever. That girl is never going to be a part o

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“You still don’t get it, Mom. The accident happened on the day before their wedding. She wasn’t with any lover. She was with me.” Derek said, and his mother shook her head vehemently, her eyes narrowing as she took a step closer to him.

“Do you expect me to believe that? Is that what she asked you to say! Did she really ask you to come up with this nonsense? I don’t believe you, Derek. I don’t care about the past, whether she was with you or someone else. And I don’t care about your childish infatuation with that girl I want her gone from your life, and that is final.”

Derek inhaled deeply, staring at her with a grim determination in his eyes. “You can say whatever you want, but I’m not going to stop. I’m going to show you that Evelyn is not the person you think she is. And I’m not going to let you or anyone else stand in our way.”

His mother’s face twisted in anger, her chest rising and falling rapidly. She stepped back, her eyes blazing with disbelief. “How dare you defy me. like this! How dare you speak to me like this because of her?”

“Because I’m tired of you trying to control my life!” Derek shot back, his voice trembling with emotion. “I’m tired of you not listening to me! Do you really consider me your son? Do you care about Michael’s opinion more because he is blood–related to you, and I’m adopted‘

His mother’s lips parted, but no words came out. For a brief moment, she stood there, frozen in shock. Then, with a sudden surge of rage, she spun on her heel and stormed toward the door.

As she reached for the handle, she paused, her back rigid, her voice shaking with barely contained fury. “I will never accept that girl. Not now, Not ever. And whatever I do to her, will be your fault.“” Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Without waiting for a response, she yanked the door open and stormed out, the sound of the door slamming shut, echoing in the silence that followed.

Derek stood there, his chest heaving, his mind racing. He stared at the closed door, the weight of his words and the confrontation weighing him down. His hands trembled slightly, the adrenaline still coursing through his veins.

Letting out a slow breath, Derek sank into the nearest chair, his head dropping into his hands. His mother’s words still echoed in his mind, but so did his own

For the first time in his life, he had truly stood up to her. He had stood his ground against her for the first time and chosen his own path.

Although he didn’t feel too good about it, he knew he wasn’t wrong. And he wasn’t turning back now not for anyone.

All he had to do now, was find a way to protect Evelyn from the wrath that was to co

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