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..."

car ran me down, and I lay there bleeding,

would have preferred to make him

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

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,

options. I was trying to

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

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

play hard to get if

groaned, and Ethan chuckled as he

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

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

he said, quickly letting go of her hand when they heard

asked with a scowl, putting up

save you," Evelyn scolded, and Rayna raised a brow, surprised at Evelyn for defending Ethan after all she had said

fine. I understand that she's still mad

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

outside," Rayna said, jerking her head to the door as she rose

that

me Ethan was your man and scolded me for talking about him so harshly. Besides, he's also Derek's best friend. I'd rather take his side publicly right now than yours.

need to stay close to my man," Evelyn

of Ethan

ladies joined them, Derek rose so that Evelyn could sit since that was

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

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

why you should have been

with a

if you hadn't