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

car not in the driveway? Did she not return to the house? Not 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

doctor say? Is

has not woken up yet, but they said he will be okay," Melvin said, and Rayna nodded,

I

my way back now," she said as she quickly reversed the car. She wanted to be with

get her first. Otherwise, she was going to pull out all the hair on

Rayna drove off, the front door of the Quinns house swung open, and Sandra stumbled out of

coat, Sandra dashed barefoot down the driveway with only her phone in hand, and her thoughts locked solely on pursuing the ambulance and making sure that her mother was

her side. As Sandra hurried I down the road barefooted, hoping to catch a cab

that had made her mother fall and hurt herself. And for all

care about Evelyn, Michael, or anyone else right now. All she wanted was

Sandra

waved frantically at an approaching cab so she

hands together as tears ran down her face,

or Evelyn; instead, she would be the good daughter that her mother wanted her to be. Away from there, Derek's impatience

The room was tense,

to see him, and Derek didn't want Michael anywhere near her either, sat ready, her hair and makeup meticulously done for the ruse they'd planned. Her clothes had been roughened up with red stains like blood on them, and

Evelyn's

a frustrated curse under his breath. "Still not connecting," he announced, his voice filled with irritation. heard

the

to Ethanews. "This isn't right," she said, standing up and pacing. "If Sandra isn't answering, something's wrong. Maybe she suspects something... or maybe something's happened. I don't

when she's waiting to hear about my