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..."

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 had with you being mad," Ethan said,

a point, but she would have preferred to

you. But that doesn't mean I'm going to have anything to do with you. If you really think I'm the one for you now, you're going to

protect the woman I love from getting hurt?" He

I was trying

that I found something special with someone

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

am I supposed to play hard to get

as he

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

already told Evelyn 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 said,

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

know?" Rayna asked with a scowl, putting up the act as

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

fine. I understand that she's still mad at me,"

asked with a teasing grin as he approached the

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

that about? I thought you

Derek's best friend. I'd rather take his side publicly right now than yours. I know

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

was making fun of Ethan for his failed attempt to be a

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

about Michael and Sandra and how they were glad that the two of

it funny that I'm not involved with either of them, yet I'm the one who ended

why you should have

said with

gotten hurt if you hadn't been involved with