The Bodyguard System

"Hahaha! As expected. I had never thought that you were going to agree in the first place. In fact, if you had easily agreed to join me, I would have thought that you were planning something against me. But now, I can be assured." Instead of being angry at the rejection, second tiger laughed out loud as he spoke out those words.

Scarlet possessed a complicated expression on her face as she looked at Jaden. She did not know that much about Jaden, other than a few things that she had been told about by her parents.

She understood that Jaden was a person who had been struggling for quite a while out there. He did not have anybody other than himself, and was always working and struggling to survive.

But it was at this moment that she came to understood that Jaden was not just what she had been told. Instead, he was previously part of a high social status, but in the end, he was reduced to a struggling person to survive.

She did not understand how he felt, as that was something that she had never thought about. She was always carefree, not caring much about the business struggles that her family was undergoing.

To her, all of that was so troublesome, things that would make her feel a headache. So, she always tried to avoid them as much as possible.

But right now, she was forced to imagine how she would survive in case her family ended up losing everything. Additionally, she could not help but think about losing both of her parents. What kind of feeling was that?

Of course, she understood that it was completely uncomfortable to lose both of her parents, considering that she loved them dearly. Even though she acted arrogantly most of the time, and seemed a little disrespectful to her parents, that did not imply that she did not love them.

She took a deep breath. At this moment, she decided that she would definitely appreciate Jaden. It was not that easy for a person to be able to survive, especially a person like Jaden.

Though, there was something that she was quite curious about. How did Jaden get so skilled? When did he train if he was struggling to survive for a few years now? He possessed incredible fighting capabilities, and was also extremely good at driving.

Those were things that required years of training. Could it be that he was training even before his parents died? That was possible though. But then, what about after his parents died? After everything had been taken away from him, how did he have the chance of continuing to train?

He needed to survive, and it was impossible for him to have the same time that he would have gotten during the time that his parents were alive. He needed to go out so that he could look for money that he could use to survive.

Despite all the thoughts in her mind, she did not have any answer to the questions that were continuously disturbing her. In the end, she decided not to think much about it. She could simply ask Jaden, that is if they managed to get out of this place.

For some reason, she felt that they were going to be able to get out of this place. As for the source of the confidence, it was none other than the man that was sitting next to her. She hoped that he would be able to do a miracle like the last time, so that they could get out of here alive.

"It seems that you are not going to accept the invitation. That implies that I will have to force you to join me. Of course, if I do that, I do know that you will possess resentment towards me.

So of course, I will do everything to make sure that I suppress you. I will not allow you to rise, as you might end up going against me in the future. I am not a person who is willing to nurture something that will come to haunt me later on.

So, I will be comfortable with the current capabilities that you have. As for any further improvement, you can forget about it." Second tiger stated.

Then in the next moment, he stood up from his couch. He approached Jaden, while putting away the gun. Rather than putting away the gun, it could be said that he had thrown it towards one of his minions that had come together with Ruby.

"I need to convince you that you have to join me. So of course, I will not use the gun. Instead, I will prove to you that you deserve to be under me, using my own strength.

But that is not to say that I cannot use the gun. After all, it is part of my strength, as I was able to acquire that gun. Do you have one? You managed to take one from me the last time that we met. If you do, then that implies that that is part of your strength." Second tiger stated as he cracked the knuckles of his hands.

Jaden squinted his eyes as he looked at second tiger. Then, he glanced at Lucas who was seated on his right. Scarlet seated on his left.

At this moment, Jaden could see that Lucas seemed to be holding something inside his heart. It was as if he was suppressing the emotions in his heart from erupting.

Jaden possessed suspicions of his own. Still, he did not say anything and managed to stand up. But after standing up, he did not approach the center of the room, which was left empty, completely unoccupied by the couches, instead, he continued standing in place.

"What? Are you afraid? Don't be. Your fate has already been sealed the moment that you began going against me. I don't know if it was intentionally or not. Nonetheless, you were bound to end the same way the moment that you began going against me." Second tiger stated with a smile.

That smile of his made the scars on his face look even more hideous. Second tiger did not seem to mind that though, as he seemed to possess quite some confidence in his appearance.

Jaden was not worried about dealing with second tiger. Instead, he was worried about Scarlet's safety. He was not sure if after he had defeated second tiger, his minions were going to act against Scarlet or not.

Additionally, he suspected Lucas. So, he was not really willing to leave Lucas together with Scarlet. After all, this guy might end up doing something that was completely unexpected.

"Okay, come over right now. Otherwise, I will just come over where you are. I'm pretty sure that you care about that young lady next to you. It is your duty to protect her, and you are not going to be able to do that if we fight close to her.

So, why don't you come over here, so that we can battle freely? That way, you will not have to worry about the safety of that young lady." Second tiger stated as he gestured at Jaden to come over.

Jaden thought about it. Finally, he came to a conclusion. No matter what, the most dangerous person within this room was none other than second tiger. As long as him managed to deal with the second tiger, it would not be too late for him to be able to deal with Lucas.

Still, in his heart, he hoped that Lucas would not do anything against him. If he acted against Scarlet, then things would get a little complicated.

Jaden took a step forward, and immediately approached the center of the room. The room itself was not that big, possessing dimensions of about 300 m². The couches occupied the areas closer to the wall, leaving the center part occupied by only one couch that was being previously occupied by second tiger.

When Jaden got to the center of the room, he immediately noticed that Lucas was approaching Scarlet on the couch. Scarlet on the other hand did not seem to notice that Lucas was approaching her, as she was so much focused on looking at him.

"Hey Scarlet, what do you think about getting out of this place? When the two of them will be fighting, I'm pretty sure that the rest of the people inside the room will be focusing on the fight between them.

That will be the chance for us to be able to get out of here. So, stick close to me, so that we can get out of here as soon as possible. As for the group of gangsters out there, it should not be difficult for us to be able to break away from them, as long as we don't focus on fighting with them." Lucas whispered to Scarlet.

Lucas's whisper immediately brought Scarlet back to her senses. She looked at Lucas who had already approached her, and was immediately disgusted after hearing what he had said.

He was already thinking about leaving? What about the others? It was impossible for her to abandon others, especially when they came over together.

It would not be much of a problem for her to be able to get away, if she was not the one that had led them here. But now, since she was the one that had brought them here, she had to take them away. It was impossible for her to go away from this place without them.

It was not just a matter of her being blamed by their families, instead, even her conscience would not agree with that.

"Are you crazy? If you want to get away from here, then just do it. But don't count me in." Scarlet responded in a low voice.