The Billionaire's Unexpected Proposal by Samantha

Chapter 188

Ethan woke up from a long nap and smiled when he saw Rayna seated beside him, busy with her phone.

"You're back," he said, and she looked at him.

"You're awake. I was almost beginning to wonder if you were pretending to be unconscious again," she said, and he smiled.

"I guess Melvin and the others left already?" He asked, and she nodded.

"Yeah. Ella was getting cranky, and Sarah also needed to rest," she explained.

"I understand. What about you? How do you feel now? Your stomach?" He asked, and she glared at him, her cheeks flushing a little at the embarrassing question. "I told you I was fine""" she said, and he smiled.

"Okay. Seeing as you're not sweating so much anymore, I guess your stomach isn't under any pressure," he said, and she scowled.

"It seems you're pretty determined to annoy me and make things awkward," she observed, and he chuckled.

"No. I just want to make things normal. Golden Sun tells me everything, remember?" he said softly.

"Well, I'm Rayna, not Golden Sun," she said, and he shook his head.

"Can't you forgive me and put it behind you? I mean, I could have died from this accident, right? No, don't say anything smart, just listen," he said before she could speak. "I'm just saying life is short. I know I messed up. Everyone says I'm unforgiving, and maybe that's true..."

"Maybe? Not, maybe. You're very unforgiving. Yes, I was wrong to have accused you falsely and say all that I said at the club. But I apologized, she said, and Ethan sighed. "Yes, you did. I'm just very sensitive when it comes to the issue of sexual harassment," he said, and she sighed.

"Melvin told me. I'm sorry," Rayna said, and he nodded slowly.

"I've forgiven you. So, will you forgive me too?" He asked, and she shook her head.

"No. Not so easily..."

week or next month, why not just do it now? We don't know if we have a year, ten years, or a lifetime to be together. Why waste any of it? When that car ran me down, and I lay there bleeding, unable to move or speak, all I kept asking myself was if

point, but she would

you. But that doesn't mean I'm going to have anything to do with you. If you really think I'm the one for you now,

woman I love from getting hurt?" He asked, and her heart skipped a beat. "You went on

trying to

that I found something special with someone I was so mad at,"

you, Rayna-body, mind, and soul. Your mind is my favorite place," he

am I supposed to play hard to get if you're using such

Ethan chuckled as he reached

That's not what got us here, you know? We both know what we want,

just pretend whenever any one of them is around? I'll be too embarrassed for them

play along," he said, quickly letting go of her hand when

with a scowl, putting

raised a brow, surprised at Evelyn for defending Ethan after all she had said earlier. "Hello, Ethan! Thanks for saving Rayna's life. I'm sorry she has such a shitty and ungrateful attitude," Evelyn said with a sweet smile, surprising

that she's still mad at

doing, hero?" Derek asked with a

jerking her head to the door as she

behind them, Rayna scowled at her, "What was that about? I thought you supported the idea of playing hard to get?" She asked, and Evelyn rolled her

also Derek's best friend. I'd rather take his side publicly right now than yours. I know you're both going to make up. I don't want to

close

of Ethan for his failed attempt to be a

rose so that Evelyn could sit since that was the only available seat in

while, talking about Michael and Sandra and how they were

of them, yet I'm the one who ended up getting

why you should have been

with a

wouldn't have gotten hurt if you hadn't been involved with me." Rayna