The Bodyguard System

Not long after Jaden had left, Lynette entered into the study room. She had a complicated expression on her face as she sat on the couch in the study.

There was a moment of silence within the study room, before finally, Lynette spoke. "So, have you already told him about it?"

"Yes I have. But it seems that he is not that keen with taking the job. I'm not really sure about what made him to take the job as a bodyguard, despite the skills that he possesses. He can do something more than that." Clifford responded.

Lynette was also disappointed upon hearing that. Then, after a moment of thought, she asked, "What do you think about having him continue working as Scarlet's bodyguard? I'm pretty sure that it is going to be a little difficult for him to simply leave as long as he continue working as Scarlet's bodyguard."

Upon hearing Lynette's suggestion, Clifford pondered for a moment, before he finally responded, "I don't think that is going to work. Even if Jaden does not outrightly decide to give up on the job, it will be a waste of his skills if he continues working as a bodyguard, even if Scarlet no longer experiences the dangers that can match a person of Jaden's caliber."

Lynette did not say anything, and instead, remained silent. She understood that she was selfish with her suggestion, but what could she do? She was impressed by the skills that Jaden possessed, and he did not want to give up on a person like that.

After the many years of being in the business world, she would always try to take advantage of every situation that she could get. Additionally, if there was a benefit that she could gain without losing anything, she really would never give it up.

But right now, in case Jaden decided to leave, there was nothing that they could do. As for the matter of trying to blackmail him or anything of the sort, that was definitely not going to work.

Jaden's background was not something that the Johnsons could get themselves involved in. That organization was extremely mysterious and powerful. If they wanted to destroy the Johnsons, it would only take less than a day for the Johnsons to be completely destroyed.

After a while, Lynette finally came up with an idea. Her eyes brightened as she looked at Clifford and asked, "What do you think about the rumors flying around in school? If they are really true, or rather, if they come true, I don't think that Jaden will leave, right?"

Clifford was a little startled after hearing that. This was definitely the first time that he had heard Lynette suggesting something like this. Of course, like many influential families, it was not impossible for them to look for a partner that would benefit the family for Scarlet.

But that was an idea that both of them were completely against. They never wanted to sell their daughter to anybody for any benefits. But right now, why did it seem like Lynette wanted to do that?

"If it is natural, I will not oppose it. But if you want to force things to happen, then I will not agree with that. Additionally, I have made an observation so far. It does not look like Jaden has that much of a good impression of our daughter." Clifford replied almost immediately.

Lynette thought about it for a while, and realized that this was the truth. They had been getting information about everything going on around Scarlet. Since she was being targeted by the Williams, they had to pay attention to her all the time.

And for that reason, they understood that during the start of Jaden's duty as a bodyguard, Scarlet never liked him. In fact, they did not even need somebody to tell them, considering that Scarlet had already told them that she did not want a bodyguard.

Of course, they also knew about the plan that she was previously having, trying to collaborate with Lucas in order to deal with Jaden. This little plan of hers, if it had been initiated, they would have definitely taken action in order to prevent it from happening.

But somehow, it seemed that Scarlet changed her mind, and she was no longer as resistant as she was before. As for Jaden, his attitude remained the same, polite as ever, but not arrogant.

Despite the attitude that Scarlet had shown him at the start, he had not began treating her differently. He treated her just like any person would treat their client.

"Of course I'm not planning to force anything between the two of them. Not to mention if Scarlet is going to agree to something like that, Jaden on the other hand will definitely not agree." Lynette responded with disappointment in her voice.

Then after a moment, she continued, "Still, I do hope that the relationship between the two of them grows. By the time that Jaden will be leaving his post as Scarlet's bodyguard, it would be better if the two of them have gotten together, and are in a deep relationship."

"Well, that is something that you can only hope for, but you cannot make it happen. So, you can just decide to stop thinking about that, and focus on how to end things with the Williams. They have to pay for the losses that we have suffered so far." Clifford responded.

As for the matter concerning Jaden and Scarlet, he was not willing to talk about it for the time being. In any case, no matter what he said, it was not going to change anything. So, it was better for him to let things go the way that they were supposed to be.

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On the other hand, Jaden did not have much to do for the day. It seemed that Scarlet did not have the intention of going to the campus for the day. And so, they spent the rest of the day within the compound, with most of the time spent with Jaden teaching Scarlet the terms of combat skills.

Sylvia also joined them at some point in time, and Jaden did not hesitate to teach her as well. Since he was not losing anything, and he was being paid, he did not mind teaching them.

As for the attitude of the two ladies, it had improved tremendously ever since the time that Jaden had saved them from the hands of the gangsters. At that time, the two of them were extremely frightened, but they were putting up brave fronts.

It was only after they had left the area where gangsters were, that they were finally relieved. So, they learned how to appreciate Jaden's presence.

Additionally, Scarlet no longer thought about not having a bodyguard. She believed that it was impossible for her to be able to do the same thing that Jaden had done, considering that every person within that car at that time possessed a gun.

So, even if she wanted to deal with the leader of the group, it was going to take a lot more than just speed. She had to be precise, and not miss the target, which was the gun in the hand of the leader.

But of course, thinking about how swift Jaden had been, she could not do the same thing. So, she understood that, she was not the strongest person in the world, and even, the strongest people in the world were not the fastest.

Finally, the day ended after the two ladies were completely exhausted from training. Jaden on the other hand simply returned to his room.

He looked at the watch on his left hand wrist, and contemplated for a moment. He was thinking about using the appearance shifting watch in order to change his appearance, so that he could gather information about his enemies.

The one that he wanted to deal with for the time being was none other than his uncle, who was the leader among the relatives that had taken away everything that his parents had left for him.

He wanted to know everything about them. It was not as though he did not have any clue about what they were dealing with, it was just that he did not possess detailed information that would enable him to be able to deal with them.

Additionally, the information that he possessed was mostly the one that he had gotten during the time that his parents were still alive. But it had been a long time now, and many things had already changed.

After contemplating for a while, Jaden decided that if given a chance, he would do as he had intended. He would use the appearance shifting watch, before sneaking into one of the businesses that belonged to his uncle.

It was just that he was not sure when he was going to be given the time to get out of here. So, he decided to be patient for a while, and if he did not get an opportunity, he would just request for an opportunity to go out. One day was enough for the time being.

After all, he was not going to simply use the appearance shifting watch, instead, it was finally going to be the time for him to use the power that he possessed by owning 51% shares.

The 51% shares had been used by Jaden in such a way that he got a company that would help him in the future. It was not just about the income, but instead, it was also about the advantages that he would receive by being a shareholder of that company.