Emily’s Dilemma: Seduced by Billionaire Brothers

“I won’t ask again Hatton, next time I’ll do worse than pushing your little brother down the hill” Frank Weatherbee had said, and promise was laced on every word even though Ethan was reluctant t call his bluff. What could big old Frank Weatherbee do anyways?

But that day Ethan had visibly let his guard down when he saw the missing test scripts in his locker and with the principal looking down his shoulders behind him with a grim look of disappointment on his face. There was no point in denying, in fact it was even impossible to deny, not with the evidence stacked neatly in his locker.

“Ethan Hatton, you’re a model student and I do not expect such criminality from you. Your parents will be invited to school and you will face a disciplinary action to determine your fate in this school” it was a swift statement that required no response as he had already turned away from him. Shame burned his face and it didn’t help that the entire school population kept their eyes fixed on him. It was his turn to ball his fist in anger just as he spotted Frank amongst the crowd of student his hooded eyes bearing down on him but his face remained impassive but almost mocking he eyes passed a message that only Ethan could understand and he didn’t need words, he understood it loud and clear. He had to stay away from Amanda.

“I’ll do worse than pushing your little brother down the hill” Frank did significantly worse because he was ruining his chances of getting into another elite high school or worse an ivy league, losing his spot as the star lacrosse player and every chance of running for student body president was equally going down the drain his father was going to kill him.

While Ethan fought to prove his innocence, he had equally made it a mission to avoid Amanda either ways but that particular evening after Lacrosse practice, she had cornered him just as he walked out of the locker room.

He was startled at first but slowly the annoyance had begun to creep in, he had felt the first inkling of attraction in the beginning but slowly as the regret was setting in, it didn’t seem worth it, everything he was losing for the so-called revenge didn’t seem worth it for what was at stake his future. In that moment, he wanted her out of his sight and away from him so he could think but he wasn’t so sure anymore, the mixed feelings nagged at the pit of his stomach.

“You’ve been avoiding me” she said after the awkward silence had dragged on too long and he wasn’t ready to speak first.

“I haven’t” his tone was curt and direct “I have a lot on my plate”

“I saw, did you really ” she could barely complete her statement when Ethan shot her a look, a dark cloud now setting over his face.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t be asking that because I know you wouldn’t do that ”

“What if I did?” Ethan shot back

“I know you didn’t do it Ethan, I know you wouldn’t do something like that, I know you, you’re good person”

Ethan gave a dry laugh, he set his bag down and really looked at her. Her pretty face was etched with worry, her eyes seemed a bit swollen which was evidence that she had been crying. He felt a searing pain in his chest and there was nothing he could do but to amplify it further by hurting himself and he could only do that by hurting her, by stabbing the same knife straight into her chest, it was the only way out.

“You don’t know me” he said stepping closer to her “I’m not a good person and it’s a shame that you think that”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“What are you trying to say?”

“That you should stay away from me”

The silence stretched between them, both of them staring at each other with Amanda searching for a hint of comedy in his eyes and Ethan trying not to really look at her face or it would break him even further.

“I don’t want to” Amanda revealed quietly “I can’t do that, you said you liked me, you asked me out to junior prom”

“Well, I lied. I don’t like you and now you’re free to go with whomever you want” Ethan said keeping his eyes fixed on the space above her head, his face set his stone and his eyes bled indifference. He kept his hands buried in his pockets as he leaned casually against the wall, it was a stance to appear aloof when deep within it was nothing like that.

“Why?” she simply asked and this time Ethan’s eyes lowered to her gaze and it was a mistake because how could he say his next words and even break her further.

“You’re nothing to me” he said and she gasped, a tear slipping and escaping from the tight rein she tried to have on her emotions. “You don’t belong here and look at you we could never be together. What were you thinking?”

“No you don’t mean that” Amanda cried out loud, his words doing what they had been intended to do to break her and completely destroy her.

“You don’t mean that Ethan, stop saying such mean words you’re hurting my feelings”

Ethan only shrugged, even though what he really wanted to do was to reach out and hug her but he stayed put, trying to turn off his feelings

“I’m not a good person Amanda, it’s better you stay away from me” he said and this time she stepped back while she wiped the tears from her face. She turned around after a final glance and she left him standing with his broken heart in his hand.

After she had left, Ethan just had one thought in his head. If he couldn’t have her, neither will Frank.

So he started a rumor.