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 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 my last moment and if I had wasted what little time I could have had with you being mad," Ethan said,

but she would

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

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," Rayna insisted,

was trying to convince myself that

that I found something special with someone I was so mad

you, Rayna-body, mind, and soul. Your mind is my favorite place," he said,

hard to get if

and Ethan chuckled as he reached

supposed 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 he raised her hand to his lips and kissed

play 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," Rayna said,

he said,

putting

way to 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

I understand that she's still

Derek asked with a teasing

jerking her head to the door as

that about? I thought you supported the

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 yours.

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

the room, Derek was making fun of Ethan for

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

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

either of them, yet I'm the one

that's why you should have been

said with

wouldn't have gotten hurt if you