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..."

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

she would have preferred to

anything to do with you. If you really

car to protect the woman I love from getting hurt?" He asked, and her heart skipped a beat. "You went on dates with other

was trying to convince

want to believe that I found something special with someone I

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

play hard

Ethan chuckled as he reached for

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

already 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

that's what you want, I will play along," he said, quickly letting go of her hand when they heard the

scowl, putting up the act as Derek and 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,

I understand that she's still mad at

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

head to the door as

was that about? I thought you supported the idea of playing

harshly. Besides, he's also Derek's best friend. I'd rather take his side publicly

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

of Ethan for his failed attempt to

that Evelyn could sit since

Michael and Sandra and how they were glad that the two

it funny that I'm not involved with either of them, yet I'm the one who ended

you should have been more actively

with

hurt if you hadn't been