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 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 kept asking myself was if that was my last moment and if I had wasted what little time I

would have preferred to make

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

hurt?" He asked, and her heart skipped a beat. "You

was trying to convince myself that

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

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

hard to get if

Ethan chuckled as he reached

We both know what we want, and that's why we got along pretty well, he said as

get and make you sweat. Can we just pretend whenever any one of them is around? I'll be too embarrassed for them

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

scowl, putting up the act as Derek and Evelyn walked

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 sorry she has such a shitty and ungrateful attitude," Evelyn said

fine. I understand that she's still mad

with a teasing

said, jerking her head to the

her, "What was that about? I thought you supported

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

to stay close to my man," Evelyn said, and Rayna snorted but smiled as they

fun of Ethan for

could sit since that

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

I'm the one who ended up getting hurt?" Ethan said, and

you should have been

with

have gotten hurt if you hadn't