The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 115

Chapter

115

As Rayna ended her conversation with Ethan- or "ET" as he had whimsically introduced himself— she found herself smiling at her phone.

There was something about their exchange that felt both exciting and oddly comforting. She leaned back in her chair, lost in thought for a moment when the door to her office creaked open. "Evie!" Rayna exclaimed, instantly brightening as her best friend walked in.

She couldn't help but notice that there was something different about Evelyn- something Rayna couldn't quite put her finger on. Evelyn's smile was radiant, her eyes gleaming with a joy that she had not seen in a while.

"Ray!" Evelyn exclaimed in the same tone, mimicking Rayna, and they both laughed.

"Guess what?" Rayna blurted out, her excitement bubbling over.

Evelyn laughed softly, setting her bag down on a nearby chair. "What?"

"I just got off the phone with the wife ad guy!" Rayna's voice was a mixture of disbelief and delight. "And get this

- he seems to like me!"

Evelyn's eyes widened, and she let out an amused chuckle. "That's fantastic, Ray! Congratulations!" She paused, her expression turning slightly sheepish. "I'm sorry I couldn't look into the guy before I was...you know, let go."

Rayna waved her hand dismissively, a grin still plastered on her face. "Don't worry about it. From the way he sounded, he seemed like a pretty cool guy. I have a feeling we're going to get along really well." Evelyn leaned against the edge of Rayna's desk, crossing her arms. "So, does that mean you're no longer interested in meeting Ethan to see if he's your destiny?"

Rayna giggled, a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Oh, I'm still interested. It wouldn't be so bad to go from not having a man to having two men at the same time- and then choose between them. I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket."

Evelyn burst out laughing, shaking her head. "You're crazy, you know that?"

Rayna joined in the laughter, "I know that. Don't you hear Ray when you say crazy?" She asked, and Evelyn laughed, too.

"Crayzy. Yeah. I can definitely hear the Ray in it," Evelyn said with a grin.

was different-something that went beyond the usual glow of happiness. "So, what's up?"

tugging at her lips.

awe. "Your eyes are gleaming. Is it because

warmth. "It's because of everything," she admitted, her cheeks flushing slightly. "I'm just really happy

"Something funny happened this morning," Evelyn continued, her eyes twinkling

she could share the story, Rayna

How did it go last night with your parents? You

dreamy look

with me. It was... really good. At first, my father was going to be difficult, but Derek stepped up and handled the situation. He was amazing," Evelyn said and went on to tell Rayna how it had all played

chair, crossing her arms with a satisfied nod. "Derek is racking up more and more points with me daily. He's definitely a

cheeks. "He really is. So, as I was going to tell you, you'll never guess

an eyebrow in curiosity.

"My parents' house."

surprise. "What were you doing there? Did you see

of mischief in her voice. "Oh, I saw

and she leaned forward

turned into a sly grin as she recounted the morning's events, detailing how she had put her phone on recording as she walked into the house and how it had recorded her conversation with Sandra and played it back when Sandra tried to put on

widening with every word, and by the

my girl!" Rayna exclaimed, beaming

proud of you, Evie! You finally stepped up and gave Sandra a taste

smile was radiant as

her a taste of her own

my medicine. Sandra won't know what hit her

eyes sparkled with approval. "You're making me feel very

expression softened as she reached out to squeeze Rayna's hand. "I couldn't have done it without you, Rayna. I'm so

me the same advice." Evelyn's smile grew, "Maybe. Maybe not. Thank you for being a friend I can rely on," Evelyn said, and for a moment, the two friends simply basked in the warmth of their bond. After

I was going to check out some houses. Derek's agent sent me some photos, and I need to go see the places in person." Rayna's eyes lit up with interest. "Ooh, house hunting! I wish I could go with you, but I'm

smiled, shaking her head. "It's fine. I just wanted to stop by and say hello- and let you know how it went with my parents.

smile softened as she walked Evelyn to the

It's always good to see you happy like