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..."

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 my last moment and if I had

she would have preferred

I'm going to have anything to do with you. If

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 to exhaust your

options. I was trying to convince myself

I found something special with

is my favorite place,"

play hard to get

and Ethan chuckled as

want, and that's

I already told Evelyn I was going to play hard to get and make you sweat. Can we just pretend whenever any one of them is around? I'll be too

what you want, I will play along," he said, quickly letting go of

asked with a scowl, putting up the act as Derek and Evelyn

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 and ungrateful attitude," Evelyn said with

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

asked with a teasing grin as

to

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

have forgotten that you told me Ethan 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

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

of Ethan for his failed attempt

rose so that Evelyn could sit since

about Michael and Sandra and how they were glad that the two of them

yet I'm the one who ended up getting hurt?" Ethan said,

should have been more actively

with a

have gotten hurt if you hadn't been involved with