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

would have preferred to make him

to have anything to do with you. If you really

from getting hurt?" He asked, and her heart skipped a beat. "You went on dates with other women. You

I was trying

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

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

I supposed to play hard to get if you're using such

chuckled as he reached for her

want, and that's why we got

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

along," he said, quickly letting go of her hand when they heard the door

asked with a scowl, putting up the act

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 after all she had said earlier. "Hello, Ethan! Thanks for saving Rayna's life. I'm

that she's still mad at me,"

hero?" Derek asked with a teasing grin as

to the door as she rose

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

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

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

Ethan for his

rose so that Evelyn could

for a while, talking about Michael and Sandra and how they were glad that the

I'm not involved with either of them, yet I'm the one who ended up getting hurt?" Ethan said, and

that's why you should have been more

said with a

hurt if you hadn't been involved