The Bodyguard System

Chapter 125: Mysteries of the Old Man

Jaden was about to ask something, when his phone rang. Frowning a little, he picked it up, only to realize that the caller was none other than Lynette.

Jaden could not help but wonder for what reason Lynette was looking for him. In any case, he had just left the residence a few hours ago. Additionally, Lynette was present during the time that he was leaving, and so, it could not be that she was not informed about it.

Despite the curiosity in his mind, he picked up the call. And immediately, Lynette's voice came from the other end.

"Hello Jaden, I'm sorry to disturb you. But I would like to make a request from you." Lynette stated, surprising Jaden.

There was actually something that Lynette wanted him to do for her? Additionally, it was a favor? Jaden could not help but wonder what it was.

"Please go ahead." Jaden responded as he listened.

"It is like this, Scarlet wants to go to the bank. She is not the only one, as Sylvia also wants to go there. Initially, it was just Sylvia that wanted to go there, but Scarlet decided to accompany her. She is claiming that she wants to open a bank account, and she said that she informed you about it already…." Lynette stated.

Even though Lynette had not completed the sentence, Jaden could immediately understand what it was. It seemed that they wanted him to go back and protect Scarlet during the time that she was going out.

Of course, the only reason why Lynette had asked in a form of a favor was simply because they had already told Jaden that he could be free for the day, only to call him a few hours later to report back on duty.

Even though Jaden himself was a little displeased about it, he had no choice but to go back. In any case, until now, he could not afford to lose his job as Scarlet's bodyguard. This was related to the system after all.

Of course, the same could not be said if there was another option for him to be able to maintain the system. Still, that was another reason why he was going to agree. That was the favor that the Johnsons had done for him.

They had taken care of every expense that the old man required during the process of the operation within this hospital. As expected of a top hospital, the cost of the operation and staying within the hospital for a few days was extremely high, something that Jaden doubted that he could afford for the time being.

Well, maybe he could afford, if he sold the villa that had been given to him by the system in Maco community. But Jaden was not willing to sell it, unless he had no other choice.

"Don't worry about that. I will be there in at most 1 hour." Jaden responded, after confirming from the watch in his hand, that it was currently 10:17 hrs.

It was currently on a weekend, and the banks were going to be closed by 12:30. So, he had to make sure that he got there, so that they could get to the bank before 12:30.

Additionally, since they were going to open a bank account, Jaden did not think that it was going to be an ordinary account, considering the status that they possessed as members of the Johnson family.

In any case, opening a bank account could be completed in just about 30 minutes or so, if all the processes were sped up. That was something that was going to happen, as Jaden believed that when the people at the bank heard that it was a person from the Johnson family, they would definitely assign a person to attend to them, as they would be the VIPs, right?

"That's good. I'll be waiting for you then." Lynette responded, before ending the call.

Jaden on the other hand looked at the old man. Of course, he had asked for 1 hour because he wanted to spend more time with the old man. Additionally, since he was curious about the old man and his background, he wanted to ask about it.

But the old man did not seem to care if Jaden was going to be there or not. He suddenly spoke up, "You don't have to worry about me. It seems that there is something that you must attend to. So, you can go and deal with it."

Jaden hesitated for a moment. He wanted to ask the old man about his background, but he was not sure if the old man was going to mind or not.

The old man could obviously see the hesitation that was in Jaden's eyes. In the end, the old man could only sigh as he said, "I do know that you are quite curious about me. You don't have to worry, I'm not running away. Go and deal with whatever it is that you have to deal with, then you will find me. I will answer all that I can."

Jaden was a little surprised when the old man saw through his thoughts. Still, he nodded and got up. "I will get going then. I should be able to come back in the afternoon."

"Alright. Just get going before your boss fires you again." The old man responded with a low chuckle. It seemed that he had learnt from the previous times, as it appeared that he was afraid of coughing.

In any case, from the way that the old man was coughing previously, Jaden thought that he was feeling some kind of pain in his chest as he coughed. It was just that there was nothing that he could do, as he did not have any medical skills.

Thinking about medical skills, Jaden could not help but be curious if there was going to be a time the system was going to enable him to possess such skills. In any case, he had already received professional driving skills. Could it be that he would receive other skills as well?

"This time, I don't think that they will fire me. In fact, I do believe that if I want to quit the job, they will try to convince me to stay." Jaden responded smugly.

The old man on the other hand was slightly stunned upon hearing Jaden's response. Nevertheless, he dismissed it with a casual wave of his hand as he said, "Stop bragging now. You had already said that a few times before, but you ended up losing the job anyway."

The source of Jaden's confidence was the skills that he had already displayed, and the ones that he was going to display in the future. But he could not tell the old man about the system, right?

That was actually his main source of confidence. After all, without the system, it was going to be impossible for him to be able to display top notch skills.

But what the old man had said was actually true. A few times, in order to save his face, he had no choice but to brag a few times. That was especially so after he received another opportunity to work somewhere else. It was just that he would end up losing the job by the end of the month that he was working.

This was always a sore spot for him. Even though he always claimed that it seemed that luck was not on his side, he still felt that there was something unusual about it. After all, why was it that he would lose his job every month, only after he had worked.

In fact, it was not that difficult for him to be able to find a job, it was just that after working for an entire month, he would lose the job for no good reason at all. Additionally, from time to time, he would not even receive the salary.

"You will see. This time, it is completely different from the last." Jaden responded. There was confidence in his voice, completely different from the other times that he had always been bragging.

The old man also noticed that, and he could not help but wonder what was giving Jaden the confidence to say that. Nevertheless, he did not ask, only looking at Jaden as he left.

The moment that Jaden left, the old man's expression changed completely. He seemed to be in deep thoughts for a moment, before he ended up sighing.

'I do wonder where those little guys are. They are quite heartless to say the least. It has already been a few years, but nobody is making any effort to look for me. Well, it doesn't matter. It is not as if I'm not enjoying my life right now.

And with this little kid who seems to be quite jinxed, my life can be a little more entertaining than before. Maybe I should look for an opportunity to help this little kid. He has really suffered a lot.'

Having already lived with Jaden for a long time now, he understood Jaden quite well. He had seen how many times Jaden had suffered from losing the job without receiving any payment, being beaten up after getting himself involved in a street fight and so on.

So, he was contemplating if he was supposed to help him out even more. Of course, the old man did not know that Jaden was currently doing quite well, especially considering that he was currently working for the Johnsons.

'I think I will do that after I get out of the hospital. At that time, it should not be difficult for me to help him get out of the chain of bad luck that he is experiencing.' The old man finally thought, before closing his eyes to sleep again.

And in just a few seconds, his chest was moving up and down moderately, as he had already fallen deep into sleep.