I'm Not Her

Chapter 4: Ethan Sunford

"So, shall we proceed?" Hillary asked when I came out of the bathroom. I was still in a robe with my wet tangled hair. I shrugged and sat on a couch with my legs crossed.

Hillary sat on the chair in front of me. I just looked at her. She looked at me from top to toe which made me raise my eyebrows.

"What?" I snapped.

"What are you going to wear?" She asked.

I rolled my eyes. "Aren't you supposed to answer that yourself?"

She chuckled lightly. "Well, Honey has a different style. You were used to hoodies and wide-legged pants but she preferred dresses, the long ones."

"She has always been boring." I sneered.

Hillary smiled. "Your sister's simplicity makes her stand-out."

"Do I need to stand-out when I'm not the real Honey?" I snorted.

Hillary's smile never faltered. "Too many questions, Darling. Let's get dressed."

I stood there boringly as she started choosing a dress for me.

"Make it quick, please." I rolled my eyes ceiling-wards I saw my brain.

—

"Honey, is that you, my love?" Hillary went to me and checked me out as I walked out of the walk-in closet.

She smiled. "You are so pretty. You really look like Honey."

I saw my reflection on the mirror and none of what she said was true. I did not look like Honey. We were too different.

"Now, what?" I turned to her again as I slouched on the couch.

She handed me a folder.

"What's this?" I asked.

"That folder contains all the information you'll need to know about Honey's friends." She answered.

A pretty petite girl welcomed me when I opened the folder. Beside her is a skinny brunette.

"Kaye Vinluan...Sheena Alfonso." I mouthed.

"They are Honey's friends since high school. They do everything together. They are like sisters." Hillary said.

My eyes widened upon seeing the next photo.

No way.

"Why, Darling?" Hillary asked.

It was that douche!

The douche who had s*x with a 40-year-old woman. The douche who did crazy things in a public place and the douche who took me to his condo!

I looked at Hillary. "This guy..." I showed her the picture. "Ethan Sunford. What was his relationship with my sister?"

Hillary smiled. "That's Honey's boyfriend."

My shoulders dropped.

"That's Honey's boyfriend."

Honey's...what?

—

"What do you need?" My father asked as soon as I entered his office.

"I can't do it." I said as I stood in front of his desk.

"What are you saying?" He asked without even glancing at me. He was busy scanning his laptop.

"I said, I am going back to Cebu. You should handle this mess on your own." I said as I turned my back on him.

I was about to twist the doorknob when he said something that made me stop on my tracks.

"Troy Dela Cuesta."

My heartbeat sped up. I looked at him over my shoulder as I clenched my fist.

He leaned against his swivel chair with his fingers entwined. He was smirking while looking at me. "If you don't want anything bad to happen to that man, do what I tell you to do."

"You think you can use that against me?" I asked.

He chuckled. "You know what I can do." He threw pictures on the floor.

I turned around and saw pictures of me and Troy.

"That man must've meant a lot to my daughter." He smirked. "You know your father, Darling. I knew you would come to your senses and realize that you did not want to do this anymore. I saw it coming so I came up with a plan."

"You are the worst father I've ever known." I said coldly.

"But I'm your father." He smirked.

"Which makes it even worse." I said. I slowly walked to him after a long moment of silence and slammed my fist on his desk. "Fine, I'll do what you tell me to do but don't ever lay a hand on Troy or I'll destroy everything."

He nodded as he stood up. "My daughter's got a trait of being a businesswoman from her father."

"No." I said as I leaned closer to him. "Do you want to know what I've got from you?"

He kept his head held high.

"A heart made of stone."

For a moment, I saw uneasiness crossed his eyes. I composed myself and stood straight. I gave him once last cold stare before I walked out of his office.

—

"What are we going to do next?" I asked as I stood next to Hillary who was perplexed to see me.

"I thought you quit..." She stammered.

"I've realized that I am a woman of my word. I'm already here so there's no turning back." I said while looking straight in her eyes.

She smiled as she moved closer to hug me but I stepped backwards. "I don't really like affection." I walked to the couch and made myself comfortable.

Ethan Sunford...

What's your deal?

You are Honey's boyfriend but you are taking another woman to your condo unit. I actually thought you were a good man.

"Do you know Ethan Sunford?" I asked Hillary while she was ordering the maids to prepare the things we would be using for the training.

She looked at me as she smiled. "Ethan is the third child of the Sunfords. Sunfords are known for their numerous hotels, resorts, farms and companies of technologies located in different parts of the world. They own PlanetX Companies and they are the wealthiest family in this country."

I nodded. That douche was very full of himself for a reason.

"Ethan was the one running the hotels and resorts of the Sunfords while Ellie, the second child, runs her own company which is Ellie Cosmetics and the first born Trevor Sunford is the current heir of their PlanetX Companies, their companies of technologies while the youngest was just living her life the way she wanted to."

They are wealthy, indeed.

"Ethan studied abroad. All of them finished High school in London and now they are taking their college courses in Sunderland which is also their own school. The most prestigious school in the country."

"How did Honey meet him?" I asked.

"Well, Honey told me that Ethan just approached her out of nowhere and asked her out and she said yes." Hillary answered.

I squinted.

How can Honey fall for that? She's so naive.