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..."

we have a year, ten years, or a lifetime to be together. Why waste any of it? When that car ran me down, and

but she would have preferred to make him

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

prove it than I've done by getting in front of that 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. You wanted

options. I was trying to convince

to believe that I found

mind, and soul. Your mind is my favorite place," he

supposed to play hard

as

to play hard to get. That's 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

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

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

a scowl, putting up the act as Derek and

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

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

asked with a teasing grin as he approached

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

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

was 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 make up. I don't want to be the bad guy

stay close to my man," Evelyn said, and Rayna snorted

was making fun of Ethan

Evelyn could sit since that was the only available seat

all chatted for a while, talking about Michael and Sandra and how they were glad that the

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

you should have been more actively

with

gotten hurt if you hadn't been involved with