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 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

she would have preferred

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

way could I prove it than I've done by getting in front of that car to protect the woman I love from getting hurt?" He asked,

was trying to

special. I didn't want to believe that I found something special with someone I

is

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

groaned, and Ethan chuckled as

We both know what we want, and that's

is around? I'll be too embarrassed for them to know I got back with you so easily after saying I've

want, I will play along," he said, quickly

insufferable, you know?" Rayna asked with a scowl, putting up

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,"

Derek asked with a teasing grin as he approached

jerking her head to the door

at her, "What was that about? I thought you supported the

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. I know you're both going to make up. I don't want to

I need to stay close to my man," Evelyn said, and Rayna snorted but smiled as

fun of Ethan for his failed attempt to

Evelyn could sit since that was the only

Sandra and how they

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

that's why you should have been more actively

with a

have gotten hurt if you hadn't been involved