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..."

forgive me next week or next month, why not just do 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

would have preferred

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

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

trying to convince myself that

want to believe that I found something special with someone I was

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

am I supposed to play hard to get

groaned, and Ethan chuckled as he reached for

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

told Evelyn 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 got back with you so easily after saying I've

I will play along," he said,

you know?" Rayna asked with a scowl, putting up the act

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 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 even

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

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

Rayna said, jerking her head to

behind them, Rayna scowled at her, "What was that about? I thought you supported the idea of playing hard

take his side publicly right now than yours. I know you're both going to make up. I don't want to be the bad guy when that happens," Evelyn

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

the room, Derek was making fun of Ethan for

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

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

I'm the

you should

said with

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