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..."

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

would have preferred

But that doesn't mean I'm going to have anything to do with you. If you really think I'm the one for you now, you're going to have to

done 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

options. I was trying

special. I didn't want to believe that I found something special with someone I

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

I supposed to play hard to get

Ethan chuckled as

hard to get. That's not what got us here, you know? We both know what we want, and that's why

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

you want, I will play along," he said, quickly letting go of

Rayna asked with a scowl, putting up the act

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,

fine. I understand that she's still mad

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

jerking her head to the door as she rose for Derek to

outside, and the moment they shut the door behind them, Rayna scowled at her, "What was that about? I thought

friend. I'd rather 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 said, and Rayna

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

making fun of Ethan for his

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

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

with either of them, yet I'm the one

you should have been more actively

with

have gotten hurt if you hadn't