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..."

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 if that was my last moment and if I had wasted what little time I could have had with you being mad," Ethan

she would have preferred to

with you. If you really think I'm the one for you now,

could I 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 went on dates with other women. You wanted to exhaust your options," Rayna insisted, still

I was trying to

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

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

to play hard to get

and Ethan chuckled as he reached

what we want, and that's why we got along pretty well, he said

whenever any one of them is around? I'll be too embarrassed for them to know I got back with

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

Rayna asked with a scowl, putting up the act as Derek and

no way to talk to a man who is lying on a hospital bed because he tried to save you," Evelyn scolded, and Rayna raised a brow, surprised at Evelyn for defending Ethan

she's still mad at me," Ethan said

you doing, hero?" Derek asked with a teasing grin as he approached

talk outside," Rayna said, jerking her head to

was that about? I thought you supported the idea of playing hard to get?" She asked, and Evelyn rolled her

side publicly right now than yours. I know you're both going to make up. I don't want

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

making fun of Ethan for his failed attempt

ladies joined 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 of them would

involved with either of them, yet I'm the one who ended up getting hurt?" Ethan said,

you should

said with a

you hadn't been involved with