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..."

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 that was

but she would have

I forgive you. But that doesn't mean I'm going to have anything to do with you. If

the woman I love from getting hurt?" He

trying to convince

believe that I found something special with someone I was

is my favorite place," he said,

supposed to play hard to get if

chuckled as

not what got us here, you know? We both know what we want, and that's why we got along pretty well, he said as he raised her hand to his lips and kissed

hard to get and make you sweat. Can we just pretend whenever any one of them is around? I'll be too embarrassed for them to know I got back with you so easily after saying I've moved on,"

If that's what you want, I will play along," he said, quickly letting go of her hand when

with a scowl, putting up the act as

talk to a man who is lying on a hospital bed because he tried to save you," Evelyn 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

that she's still mad

asked with a teasing grin as

to the

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

your man and scolded me for talking about him so harshly. Besides, he's also Derek's best friend. I'd rather take his side publicly right now than yours. I know you're both going to

we return inside? My baby and I need to stay close to my man,"

of Ethan for his failed attempt

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

talking about Michael and Sandra and how they were glad

I'm not involved with either of them, yet I'm the one who ended up getting hurt?" Ethan said, and Derek

that's why you should have been

with a

if you hadn't been involved with