The Bodyguard System

Chapter 162: Double Happiness?

There was a shift in expressions and emotions of the people around, the moment that they heard Scarlet's words.

While Jaden was surprised, he was also a little touched. In this situation, most of the ladies, rather, most of the people would definitely shrink away, and not dare to say anything.

But somehow, despite being afraid, Scarlet had spoken up for him. This was the first time that Jaden had gotten a good impression of Scarlet. Of course, that was not going to change the fact that he did not like her that much, but still, at least, he appreciated her.

Lucas on the other hand was completely fuming. It was already getting difficult for him to be able to control his emotions, to make sure that he was not noticed.

It might be true that whatever happened here was going to favor him today, whether Jaden decided to join the gang, or at the end of it all, he was killed by second tiger, he was the one that was going to benefit.

But nonetheless, he was not happy about the fact that Scarlet was concerned about Jaden's safety. She was even willing to risk her life in order to speak up for him?

He was not the only one that was surprised by Scarlet's action. The rest of the group was also surprised. This was definitely the first time that they had seen Scarlet speak up for somebody else.

In normal situations, she would not even care about the others, no matter what happened to them, unless it was something that was related to her. But now, while her life was already in danger, she was willing to say something for Jaden, even if it was not damaging to him.

Second tiger could not help but raise his brows a little. Even he himself had not expected that a young lady from a rich family like Scarlet was going to speak up for somebody that was just her bodyguard.

It was also at this moment that he suddenly raised the evaluation of Jaden in his heart. It was clear that Jaden was valued by the Johnsons. It seemed that they had already understood the value that Jaden possessed, and so, they would definitely not treat him that lightly.

But second tiger did not care. To him, all that mattered was benefits. As for the Johnsons, he could care nonetheless about them. As long as he got what he wanted, even if he had to fight with the Johnsons, he wouldn't mind.

Lucas on the other hand was clenching his fists. The love that he possessed for Scarlet had already began turning into an obsession not long ago. But right now, it had turned into a complete obsession.

The people that are obsessed about something or someone are definitely unpredictable. They might end up doing something, which might make the people that knew about the reason of the action taken by that person, doubt if it was true that this person cared about what he or she was obsessed with.

And right now, Lucas was already about to lash out. He was not going to care anymore about what was going to happen later on. Instead, he just wanted to make sure that Jaden was eliminated. He could not continue allowing Jaden to be close to Scarlet.

It had only been 2 weeks, but the relationship between Jaden and Scarlet had already improved to the level that Scarlet was willing to risk her life to speak up for him? That was completely unacceptable.

He was just about to stand up, and say something, when a commotion was heard towards the corridor that led to the room that they were currently in. Everybody suddenly shifted their gaze and looked towards that direction.

They immediately spotted a group of bulky men coming over, while one of them was carrying a lady on his shoulder. As they were coming over, their steps possessed confidence as if they owned the world.

When second tiger spotted them, he was also a little surprised. Still, a small smile formed on his face. Then, taking the gun that he was pointing towards Jaden away, he went back to the couch that he was sitting on before, and sat down.

"Should I say that it is double happiness for me? Today, I'm going to eliminate somebody that caused me to suffer quite some losses, and at the same time, I'm going to enjoy myself after this." Second tiger stated with a laugh.

Thud!

The lady that was being carried by one of the men was dropped onto the ground a little roughly. The lady groaned a little due to the impact of hitting the ground, but still, she did not make any more sound.

When the group around looked at her, they immediately recognized her. This was the same lady that they had encountered back then when they were going to look for Vincent and his group.

It was this very same lady that had helped Vincent out. According to her, had she not stopped the group of gangsters from beating up Vincent, those guys might have ended up being killed.

Additionally, she easily allowed them to take Vincent and the others away, without taking action. Previously, she informed them that there was somebody that was targeting her, and it was the same person that had sent that group of gangsters to stand outside of her building.

It was at this moment that they understood that the person that who was targeting her was none other than second tiger. This was completely unexpected.

Ruby managed to sit up from the ground. She looked around, and was surprised when she saw the group of youths that she had seen back then.

She already knew about them, as she had been investigating about them. But she had not expected that they were going to be here again. Previously, she had already warned them that they had provoked somebody that they should not, but it seemed that they did not take her warning seriously.

Could it be that they were currently here because they had been caught by second tiger? Knowing about second tiger, she understood that it was going to be impossible for him to be in such a small place.

The only reason why he could be in such a place was because he wanted to do something. And looking at this group of youths, it was clear that he was here for them.

'I hope that they can get out of the situation. And if they can, I do hope that they can take me with them. Otherwise, I don't really know what I'm supposed to do.' Ruby stated, especially the moment that she spotted the gun that second tiger was holding in his hand.

"Okay, it seems that we will start dealing with things one after the other. Right now, I will start with you Jaden." Second tiger stated.

He looked at Jaden, before he continued, "I have already done my homework, and have investigated about you. I do know that you were from a big background back then. Even though it is not as big as the Johnsons, still, it was quite big. Your parents were quite reputable scientists, but they all ended up dying.

After they died, everything was taken away from you. So, I'm going to give you a chance this time. I don't want to force you to do things, but I will if I have to.

But before we come to that, I will give you a chance. As long as you join me, you join the tiger gang, you will be given a chance of taking revenge against that uncle of yours.

It is not that difficult for you to be able to take revenge, and reclaim everything that belongs to you. In fact, you can even take everything that belongs to those greedy relatives of yours that took everything from you. So, what do you think about that? It is not a bad deal, right?"

Jaden was slightly surprised upon realizing that second tiger actually knew about his background. Not many people knew about him, or his past.

After all, for the past over 6 years, he had never talked about his family, and neither had he revealed anything, or looked for his uncle to reclaim what belonged to him, after he lost everything.

But it seemed that the connections that second tiger possessed were quite deep. He was able to even figure out that his parents were scientists.

But it seems that the research project that they were dealing in was quite confidential, in such a way that second tiger did not know about it. Or, it could be that second target did not want to talk about it for the time being?

Jaden took a deep breath. A few seconds later, he responded, "I do appreciate the offer that you are giving me. But you see, I don't have any problem when it comes to dealing with my own problems. It is going to be quite easy for me to be able to deal with my past, and I don't need any assistance.

As for the matter of me working for you, let's forget about that. I'm not willing to enter into the underworld, and I do like my freedom quite much. I don't like being controlled.

So of course, I am not going to have myself controlled by your gang. That is something that will never happen."

"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.