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..."

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

had a point, but she would have preferred to make

forgive you. But that doesn't mean I'm going to have anything to do with you. If you really

of that car to protect the woman I love from getting hurt?" He asked, and her heart skipped a beat. "You

options. I was trying to

to believe that I found something special with someone

is my favorite

to play hard to

chuckled as he reached

get. That's not what got us here, you know? We both know what we want, and that's

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 embarrassed for them to know I got back with you so easily after saying I've moved on," Rayna

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

with a scowl, putting up

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

that she's still mad at

Derek asked with a teasing grin as he approached the

said, jerking her head to the door as she rose

moment they shut the door behind them, Rayna scowled at her, "What was that about? I thought you supported

to 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. I know you're both going to make up. I don't want to be the bad guy when that happens," Evelyn said,

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

the room, Derek was making fun of Ethan for his failed attempt to be

joined them, Derek rose so that Evelyn could sit

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

them, yet I'm the one who ended

you should have been more actively

with a

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