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..."

that car ran me down, and I lay there bleeding, unable to move or speak, all I kept asking

she would have preferred to

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

prove it than I've done 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

weren't options. I was trying

to believe that I found something special with someone I

you, Rayna-body, mind, and soul. Your mind is my favorite place," he said, and

am I supposed to play hard

as he reached for her

you're not supposed to 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 pretty well, he said as he raised her hand to his lips 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

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

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

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!

I understand that she's still mad at

asked with a teasing grin as he approached the

jerking her head to the door as she rose for

the moment they shut the door behind them, Rayna scowled at her, "What was that about?

I'd rather take his side publicly

stay close to my man," Evelyn said, and Rayna snorted

the room, Derek was making fun of Ethan for his failed attempt

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

how they were glad that the two of them would get what they

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

why you should have

with

if you hadn't been involved with me." Rayna pointed