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..."

of it? When that car ran me down, and I lay there bleeding, unable to move or speak, all I kept asking myself was

would have preferred to make

with you. If you really think I'm the

prove it than I've 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 on

weren't options. I was trying to convince myself that

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

and soul. Your mind is my favorite place," he

supposed to play hard

groaned, and Ethan chuckled as he reached for

we want, and that's why we got along pretty well, he said as

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

will play along," he said, quickly letting go of her hand when they heard the

putting up the act as

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

understand that she's still mad

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

let's talk outside," Rayna said, jerking her head to the door as she rose for Derek

her, "What was that

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

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

of Ethan for his failed attempt to

joined them, Derek rose so that Evelyn could sit since

a while, talking about Michael and Sandra and how they

I'm the

that's why you should have been

said with

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