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..."

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

point, but she would have

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

protect the woman I love from getting hurt?" He asked, and her heart

I was trying to convince myself

I found something special with someone I was so mad at," he

mind is my favorite place,"

I supposed to play hard

Ethan chuckled as he reached

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

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

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

insufferable, you know?" Rayna asked with a scowl, putting up the act as Derek and Evelyn walked

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 a

still mad at

doing, hero?" Derek asked with a teasing grin

let's talk outside," Rayna said, jerking her head to the door as

them, Rayna scowled at her, "What was that about? I thought you

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,"

that's all, can we return inside? My baby and I need to stay close to my man," Evelyn said, and

of Ethan for his

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

and how they were

of them, yet I'm the one who ended up getting

why you should

with a

you hadn't been involved with me."