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..."

and I lay there bleeding, unable

would have

with you. If you really think I'm the one for

I love from getting hurt?" He asked, and her heart skipped a beat. "You went on dates with other women. You wanted to

was trying to convince myself that

I didn't want to believe that I found something special with someone I was so mad

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

I supposed to play hard

and Ethan chuckled as he reached for

know? We both know what we want, and that's why we got

whenever any one of them is around? I'll be too embarrassed for

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

putting up the act as

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

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

Derek asked with a teasing grin as he

her head to the door as she rose for Derek to

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

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

baby and I need to stay close to my man," Evelyn

was making fun of Ethan for his

rose so that Evelyn could sit since that was the only

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

either of them, yet I'm the

that's why you should have been more

with

wouldn't have gotten hurt if you