Chapter 2 2-Jerk Brother

At first, the light was so harsh on her eyes that she had to blink a few times to see the handsome shining stranger standing in their garden near the pool.

It must be a dream, she convinces herself, and close her eyes. She opened them again and she still can't believe it. The person cannot be real.

The man stood in the center of the greenhouse, illuminated by a halo of light from the rays of sunlight. The light seemed to love him and cling to him. He was so radiant and so charming that he looked almost angelic.

"What the hell are you doing in my house? You can't just walk in!" Ethan panting. His fists grabbed the towel and tugged it away from Hana while pulling it onto his chest.

She gasped as the cool air blew against her chest, and the sound caught the attention of the angelic stranger. He turned his icy black eyes to her, and when their eyes met, she was completely stunned. Just looking at it, she felt grabbed by him. Trapped. Frozen. Helpless.

He is so handsome, it hurts her eyes to look at him. Brilliant! That beauty so intense, so profound, is like experiencing a piece of music that moves you while gazing at the moon.

Tears pricked in her eyes, her skin went numb, and her goosebumps came up. His face is made up of features so perfect that now that she has glimpsed them, she fears that all other men will forever be apart from him.

Well-defined cheeks, plump pink lips. A strong jaw and straight nose. The semi-curl dark hair was so dark and thick, that it was brushed back from his forehead.

It felt like an eternity had passed as they stared at each other across the pool, then his eyes parted and slid down, warming as they locked onto her pale breasts.

There was a blush in her chest. She's not naked, but in this little lace bikini, she feels like she is. She grabbed the towel and Ethan yelled as she pulled it back. He gave her an angry look, but she gave him the grimmest look, almost daring him to try to take it back.

Fuck him, no one cares about his chest. The stranger, well not so stranger, he is familiar, she already saw him not only once but blinded by his brilliance. The guy watched their little tug of war, his lips curved with a hint of fun.

Ethan finally gave up trying to steal the towel from Hana and decided to steal her coat above the chair. He put her coat over his chest, hugged it tightly, and summoned the courage to say, "If you leave now, Drew, I'll forget this happened."

Drew? Yeah, familiar? How strange and morbid. However, she swears she has heard this name in the news or newspapers before.

A smile flashed in the intruder's eyes, and the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared. Three shadows flickered behind him, and Hana gasped when she realized they were three other people.

What exactly is going on? Who are these people and why are they in their house? She turned to Ethan and watched him writhing uneasily. What did Ethan do this time?

"Will you forget this ever happened huh?" Drew asked coldly, his eyes narrowed at the threat. "Like you forgot to pay me back the 10 million you owe me?"

Ethan's face changed instantly, his eyes flew from side to side, as if he was thinking of an escape plan. "I've paid it back. If you want your money, you have to talk to your brother Dean!"

"Dean is dead."

Hana watched Ethan's mouth open and close, then open again. He was panting like a fish out of water, his face starting to turn violet from the lack of oxygen.

She can't believe Ethan borrowed 10 million. So much money, what does he need? She knows she hasn't seen a penny.

"I paid Dean," Ethan finally came out, and hurriedly said, "I don't have 10 million to pay you!"

Drew took a step towards them at the pool. "Oh, you're dead then."

"Wait!" Ethan yelled in panic, his fingers ripping at the coat he held against his chest. "Maybe we can fix something? I can negotiate-"

Hana is looking between Drew and Ethan and now she's starting to panic. Drew only took five steps toward them, but the way he moved was clearly threatening.

What is he going to do? Will they hurt Ethan? Will they hurt her? Drew took another step and Ethan whimpered. He whimpered.

The sound creeps her out and she wonders if she can do something about it. She glanced at the phone on the small table. She doesn't think the moment they're looking at her, she's going to take it to make a call for help.

But it might be too late for Ethan by then- she could start screaming, but the only thing she could possibly do was run to their parents.

Ethan was pushing against the palm tree above him as if he believed he could escape through it if he tried hard enough. Then he gave Hana a pleading look.

As if she could help him. Ethan's eyes widened suddenly as if he had received a revelation. "You want my life in return for your 10 million?" he screamed.

Drew raised his eyebrows and tilted his head. "Maybe. Yes. These things are usually like this, aren't they?"

Ethan licked his lips nervously and looked at Hana, then at Drew. "Will you accept another life in return?"

Oh no.

He won't say what she thinks he is, will he? No, he won't. Not a decent guy. Hana thought.

Drew's upper lip curled up in disdain, but his voice sounded interested. "What are you proposing?"

Ethan was too cowardly to stop hugging his coat, so he nodded to Hana.

"Take her instead. Take my sister to my place!" Ethan muttered.

She was so shocked, so shocked, that she gasped, never-ending.

"You want me to kill your sister?" Drew asked as his brow almost meet.

Feeling all the warmth being sucked out of the pool.

"No, of course not-" Ethan flinched when he saw the murderous look on Drew's face. "Take her as a deposit, insurance, and I'll give you your 10 million. While she's under your wings you can do all you want to her."

Hana's eyes widened at the words of her brother. He is not serious, right? How can he do that to her?