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..."

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,

point, but she would have preferred to

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 for you now, you're going

from getting hurt?" He asked, and her heart skipped a beat. "You went on dates with other women. You wanted to

weren't options. I was trying to convince

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

hard to get if you're using

Ethan chuckled as

know what we want, and that's why we got along pretty well, he said as he raised her hand to his lips and kissed her

them is around?

want, I will play along," he said, quickly letting

know?" Rayna asked with a scowl, putting up the act as Derek and

way to talk 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

fine. I understand that she's still mad at

Derek asked with a teasing grin as he approached

Rayna said, jerking her head to the door

that about? I thought you supported the idea of playing hard to get?" She

to have forgotten that you told 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. 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 scowled. "Whatever," she muttered,

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

of Ethan for his

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

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

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

you should have

with

you wouldn't have gotten hurt if you hadn't been involved with