After starring a life time of daggers at her, Valerie left them alone.
"What was that for?" Betty asked.
"Don't you like me introducing you to my friends?" He gave her an innocent look which was far from being innocent.
'Not one who wants my head' Betty wanted to say, "Whose Valerie?" She asked instead.
"Valerie is an upcoming singer and an actress" Ethan explained and Betty nodded. They were both seated on the tiles with their legs in the pool.
"Do you know how to swim Mr stark?" Betty asked, 'Of course he knew', Betty inwardly shook her head. That explains how he came out of the water like some water god.
Ethan gave a charming smile"Are you worried we would both drown in the water?"
"No, I was just merely curious".
"Yeah I do, I don't think there's pretty much anything I can't do" he tipped his head up proudly.
Ethan entered the water first and waited for Betty to follow suite.
"I really don't want to swim" Betty frantically shook her head, she could tell that he was up to his shenanigans again.
With one tug, she was already on the water with Ethan, She tried flapping her arms so she could stay afloat on the water but she eventually sank down. Ethan instantly went below to pull her out, where Betty was gasping for breath.
"What was that? Even a duck swims better than that" Ethan scolds.
"I..I didn't expect the water to be that deep" Betty blushed realizing the position they were now. Ethan's hands were wrapped around her waist while she circled her arms around his neck.
He didn't budge when she tried getting out of the position, "Easy" his breath felt warm on her ear.
...
In a dungeon like building, Jarad walked majestically, his shoe making clicking sounds with each step he took. He walked pass the prison cell without sparring any of the prisoners in it a single glance.
He came to a stop Infront of a Cell with rusty bars, he placed both his hands in his pockets as he starred at the figure who laid in the cell.
"Having a good time?" his voice sounded sweet, the woman inside the cell hissed at him.
"You!" she glared at him.
"Me?" Jarad feigned innocence "I provide you with the most excellent service here and you're shooting daggers at me? So ill mannered".
Both the woman's hands were chained to the wall and her legs were binded with chains, she had bruises and cuts due to the torture she had passed through. Her once light blonde hair turned dull in appearance and her clothes looked tattered.
"What do you want from me, you demon!!" She growled at him.
"Don't be in a rush dearest, I've got some news that will lighten your mood" Jarad smiled.
The woman glared at him which signified that he should get on with it, "Your dearest niece is alive, Evie was it?".
The woman's eyes widened in shock and disbelief, "No..n..no, she's dead!! I made sure of that" She muttered.
"You have all the time in the world to ponder on it and I've got surprise number 2 for you" he snapped his fingers and 2 men dragged a man to where he was. The man's face was filled with blood and he looked very unkept, the men unlocked the cells and chained him to the wall opposite the woman.
"Aren't I the best, bringing your husband here to be with you, I must comment that's pretty generous of me" Jarad picked invisible dirt from his fingers.
"Penelope" the man called, there was joy in his darkened eyes.
"Scot" Penelope exclaimed, "Are you alright?" she asked.
"I've been better" Scot coughed, "Am so glad I got to meet you again, I love you Penny".
"I love you too Scot" Penny Smiled.
Jarad rolled his eyes at the display of pathetic affection. "Yes yes we all love each other don't we?" he strolled into the cell.
"What did you do to my wife?!" Scot yelled as he had gained little courage on seeing Penelope again.
"I've treated her well, don't you think?" Jarad chuckled, "I did a pretty good job in reuniting both of you, heaven will surely bless me for it" he added.
Jarad pushed his hands into the man's chest to see him scream his lungs out.
"Scot!" the woman named Penelope cries as she screamed his name, "Stop it!" She yells at Jarad.
"Yes yes I will" Jarad said before pushing his fingers further into his chest and Scot threw up blood, "Beg me woman".
"Please I beg you, Let him go" Penny begs.
"As you wish" He retracted his fingers from the man's chest, he went behind the man and snapped his neck and Scot fell slack on the floor.
"See I let him go" Jarad Smirked, the woman cried more loudly and the sound was music to his ears. It at least took half of the pain of seeing Evie run away from him.
"At least now you've got company" he held her chin in a tight grip before leaving her to morn her husband.
He stepped out of the cell and the men immediately locked the cell.
"Should I dispose the body?" Sebastian asked from behind Jarad.
"You know your ability to be always around surprises me" Jarad complemented, "We shall leave the body so his wife can morn for it properly"
"Okay boss" Seb replied.
They left the dungeon and Jarad returned back to the mansion.
...
Ethan held Betty really close to him as he enjoyed the feeling of her body being pressed on his.
"You know you're suppose to look out for me but now the tables seems to have turned" Ethan said.
"You were the one who brought me into the pool, I was looking out for you just fine at the shades Mr Stark" Betty chose her words carefully as one slip up could lead her straight to the bottom of the pool.
"Hmm" he hummed, if only he had thought of bringing her here to the pool sooner so they could have moments like this. "Have you ever had sex in a water body before?" Ethan asked, her face instantly became red.
'This man is nothing but a pervert', "Uhm..no"
She tried answering his question in the most reasonable way possible.
"You should try it sometime though" he gave a breath taking smile, "Of course with me and no one else" he added. It was as of he was giving her a direct invitation to make out with him. "We can even try it right now if you don't mind".
"Mr stark.." she gasped as he bite her earlobe.