The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 177

Rayna's hands tightened around the steering wheel as she drove to the Quinns' house, her mind racing with an unstoppable rage.

The thought of confronting Sandra made her pulse quicken, and she pictured the countless ways she'd transfer her frustration and anger onto her. She couldn't let Sandra get away with what she had almost done to her and what she did to Ethan. As far as she was concerned, this had nothing to do with Evelyn. This had been a personal attack on her, and she was going to handle it personally and not wait for Evelyn and Derek to punish Sandra.

She wasn't going to wait until

t until morning, either

to handle either. She

Sandra.

She didn't have the patience to wait like they did didn't care that it was late in the night. She was going to barge in there and give Sandra the beating of her life instead of waiting with a stomach coiled with dread while Ethan was being operated on.

After she was done with Sandra, Derek and Evelyn could have her arrested and taken to prison, looking like an accident victim for all she cared.

But as she neared the the Quinn house, she spotted something unexpected: an ambulance parked at the curb, its lights flashing against the night, illuminating the manicured lawn in bursts of red and blue. Paramedics were loading a stretcher into the vehicle, and Eric was following closely with a worried expression on his face.

Rayna strained to see who it was. Her stomach dropped as the paramedics closed the doors behind Eric, and the ambulance pulled away from the house, sirens blaring.

to do

She contemplated going after the

sure what to anymore now that she couldn't confront Sandra, Rayna sat there, unmoving, watching the ambulance grow smaller down the road, her mind churning with unanswered questions. after the ambulance or calling Evelyn to let her know that something seemed to be wrong at home, but just then, her phone rang. Her heart dropped when she saw that it

What did the doctor say? Is he going to

woken up yet, but they said he will be okay," Melvin said,

I

on my way back now," she said as she quickly reversed the car. She wanted to be with Ethan when he woke up. She was going to deal with Sandra later, but

her first. Otherwise, she was going

off, the front door of the Quinns house swung open, and

nightmare. Without shoes or a coat, Sandra dashed barefoot down the driveway with only her phone in hand, and her thoughts locked solely on pursuing the ambulance

whatever reason. Her mother was all the family she had, and no matter how ambitious she was, she wanted her mother with her all the way by her side. As Sandra hurried I down the road barefooted, hoping to catch a cab to go to the hospital, the phone in her hand rang once again, and

made her mother fall and hurt herself. And

else right now. All she wanted was for her mother to be

Sandra

down the road, her breaths visible in the cold night air as she waved frantically at an approaching cab so she could

tears

Michael or Evelyn; instead, she would be the good daughter that her mother wanted her to be. Away from there, Derek's impatience grew with every passing second as he glanced at his watch and

The room was tense,

ruse they'd planned. Her clothes had been roughened up with red stains like blood on them, and she looked like she had been slapped and beaten up. She, too, watched the hitman with a frown, wondering why it was taking too long for Sandra

Evelyn's

irritation was evident as he muttered a frustrated curse under his breath. "Still not connecting," he announced, his voice filled with irritation. heard the expression hardened as she hea

the

what she did to Ethanews. "This isn't right," she said, standing up and pacing. "If Sandra isn't

waiting to hear about