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 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

would have preferred to make him

I forgive 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

by getting in front of that car to protect the woman I love from getting hurt?" He asked, and her heart skipped a

was trying to

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

is my favorite place,"

to play hard to get if you're using such

groaned, and Ethan chuckled as he reached for her

want, and

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

play along," he said, quickly letting go of her hand

you know?" Rayna asked with a scowl, putting

at 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 sweet smile, surprising Rayna

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

doing, hero?" Derek asked with a teasing

to the door as she rose for Derek to sit

that about? I

I'd rather take his side publicly right now than yours. I know you're both going to make

inside? My baby and I need to stay close to

Derek was making fun of Ethan for his failed attempt to

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

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

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

that's why you should have been

said with a

have gotten hurt if you