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..."

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

had a point, but she would have preferred to

with you. If you really think I'm the one for you now, you're going to have to

car to protect the woman I love from getting hurt?" He asked, and her heart skipped a beat. "You went on dates with other women.

options. I was trying

special. I didn't want to believe that I

soul. Your mind is my favorite place,"

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

groaned, and Ethan chuckled as

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

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

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

insufferable, you know?" Rayna asked with a scowl, putting up the act as Derek and Evelyn walked

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 sorry she has such a shitty

understand that she's still mad at me," Ethan

asked with

let's talk outside," Rayna said, jerking her head to the door

"What was that about? I thought you supported the idea

side publicly right now

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

room, Derek was making fun of Ethan

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

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

that I'm not involved with either of them, yet I'm the one who ended up

should have been

said with a

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