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..."

forgive me next week or next 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

had a point, but she would have preferred to make him

I'm going to have anything to do with you.

by getting in front 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

options. I was trying

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

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

play hard to get if you're using

groaned, and Ethan chuckled as he reached

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

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

If that's what you want, I will play along," he said, quickly letting go of her hand when

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

for defending Ethan after all she

I understand that she's still mad at

hero?" Derek asked with

outside," Rayna said, jerking her head to the door as

was that about? I thought you supported the idea of playing hard

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

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

making fun of Ethan for his failed attempt

Derek rose so that Evelyn could sit since that was

talking about Michael and Sandra and how they

I'm not involved with either of them, yet I'm the

should have been

said with a

you