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..."

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

would have preferred to

to do with you.

love from getting hurt?" He asked, and her heart skipped a beat. "You went on dates with other women. You wanted to exhaust your options," Rayna insisted, still

options. I was trying

wasn't so special. I didn't want to believe that I found something special with someone I was so mad at,"

Your mind is my favorite place,"

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

chuckled as he reached for her

We both know what we want, and that's why we got along pretty well, he said as he raised her hand to his

you sweat. Can we just pretend whenever any one of them is around? I'll be too embarrassed

he said, quickly letting go of

know?" Rayna asked with a scowl, putting

scolded, and Rayna 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

still mad at me," Ethan said

hero?" Derek asked with a teasing grin as he approached

outside," Rayna said, jerking her head to the door as she rose

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

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 be the bad guy when that happens,"

My baby and I need to stay close to my man," Evelyn said,

was making fun of Ethan for his failed

the ladies joined them, Derek rose so that Evelyn could sit since

all chatted for a while, talking about Michael and Sandra and how they were glad that the two of them would get what

with either of them, yet I'm the one who ended up getting hurt?"

you should

said with a

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