The Bodyguard System

Chapter 199: Seeking Help

The birthday celebration went by just like that, and Jaden's life did not change. To him, the celebration did not involve him that much. All that he felt that was a pity was that there was nobody that had targeted Scarlet, leading to the initiation of the mission by the system.

Despite all that, Jaden's life was as usual, most of the time, being within the Johnson residence as Scarlet did not go out so often.

On Monday, the two of them went to the school. This was something that Jaden did not like, considering that the lectures were quite a headache for him, as he could not understand them that much.

Despite not liking going to school, Jaden had no choice but to do so. After all, he had to accompany Scarlet wherever she was going.

As usual, Jaden did not drive his own car. Instead, they used Scarlet's Ferrari. This was just to ensure that Jaden could efficiently do his work as a bodyguard.

When they got to the campus, it was still early in the morning. So, Scarlet headed to the gym, to meet up with her group of friends, excluding Lucas.

The moment that Jaden and Scarlet arrived in the campus, the rumors that were previously flying around had yet to subside. So, from time to time, people would be looking at them, while murmuring to each other.

Both Jaden and Scarlet did not care much about what the group was talking about. At the end of it all, it was just rumors. Well, that might be a little of an exaggeration, considering that when Scarlet happened to hear what they were saying, she glanced at Jaden from the corner of her eyes.

She was a little disturbed when she noticed that Jaden did not seem to have much of a reaction to what they were saying. It was true, it was just rumors without any evidence, still, was he not impacted by what they were saying?

Jaden did not know what Scarlet was thinking about. He continued following her, and they got to the gym. After getting there, they waited for a while, before the group that was usually together with Lucas came over.

This group had already made sure to stay away from Lucas. After all, by being together with Lucas, that implied that they would be making an enemy out of Scarlet. Thinking about the two of them, which one was more advantageous, they chose to stick to Scarlet.

Of course, this was something that irritated Lucas even more. But, there was nothing that he could do about it. After all, even his family could not provoke the Johnson family.

For the time being, the entire Brown family had not made a move at all. Despite Lucas having one of his legs broken, no action was taken by the Browns, something that Jaden found suspicious.

Of course, he could be just like the others, believe that the Browns did not dare to offend the Johnsons. But he believed that it was not true. After all, he was the one that had broken Lucas's leg. So, it was impossible for them not to target him.

But until today, they had not taken action at all. This was something that made Jaden more vigilant, and he was waiting for a chance, so that he could eliminate Lucas. He could not allow that guy to continue living, as that was a danger to his own life.

Jaden did not know what Scarlet and the others were talking about, but they chatted with each other for quite a while. About 30 minutes later, the group finally dispersed.

Jaden had been quite a distance away from them, and so, he did not hear what they were talking about, as they were talking in low voices. Jaden was not that much curious to ask about what they were talking about.

So, the two of them, Jaden and Scarlet left the gym under the scrutinizing gazes of the people that were currently using the gym. But after they had reached the entrance, they suddenly met a person that they had not expected to meet.

It was none other than Alfie. According to the information that Jaden had obtained through the rumors spreading around, he understood that Alfie was not a student within the campus. As for how he had managed to get inside, that was definitely related to Harry.

So, Jaden looked around, trying to see if he could spot Harry, but he could not. He then looked at Alfie, wondering what this guy was doing here.

The moment that Alfie met with Jaden and Scarlet, he did not seem surprised at all. Instead, it seemed that he was relieved, and from his expression, it was clear that he was looking for the two of them.

Jaden was quite cautious. He moved close to Scarlet, just in case Alfie was here with the intention of attacking. After all, previously, Scarlet had defeated him, and perhaps Alfie still held the resentment in his heart, and that was the reason why he was here.

Alfie did not seem to care about what Jaden had done. Instead, after clearing his throat, he spoke with a sincere voice, "I'm here today to thank you. Previously, after defeating me, you could have left me in the ring, but you asked somebody to take me to the infirmary. Thank you."

Alfie was addressing Scarlet. She was the one that had instructed Alfie to be taken to the campus infirmary to be treated. She was afraid that if this guy ended up dying or something along the lines, she would be the one that would be blamed.

"It is nothing much." Scarlet responded as she waved her hand dismissively. Then, she was about to go around Alfie, and leave, when Alfie moved to block her again.

Scarlet immediately frowned. She wondered what Alfie's intentions were by blocking her path. There was no any form of interaction between the two of them before the fight, and after the fight, they did not interact with each other again.

Ever since the day that they had fought, it had been over a week now, yet they had never met again. Just like Jaden, she asked herself if Alfie was here for a rematch.

When Alfie saw the expression on Scarlet's face, he smiled apologetically as he said, "Please, don't misunderstand me. I had another aim of coming over, other than thanking you. I would like to ask for your help."

Scarlet was confused when Alfie claimed that he wanted her to help him. What kind of help could he want? Additionally, why would she help him, considering that they barely knew each other.

"I know that it is so presumptuous of me to come over and ask for your help, but I can't think of anybody else that can help me." Alfie explained, as he understood the situation quite well.

Scarlet raised her brows upon hearing that. Now, she was quite curious about the kind of help that Alfie wanted from her. Continue your saga on m-vl-e-mpyr

Realizing that he had finally caught Scarlet's attention, Alfie went straight to the point. "Before, I did not have the intention of fighting against you. It is just that I did not have a choice. I had made a deal with Harry that I would help him here in the school, while he will help me out with my problems outside the school.

But after I failed to defeat you the last time that we fought, Harry immediately decided against helping me. In fact, he even targeted my family, something that I don't like. It is just that no matter how much I don't like it, I don't have the strength of competing against him."

Scarlet looked at Alfie with a doubting gaze as she asked, "You are strong. I can defeat Harry quite easily, but I had a hard time defeating you. I don't believe that it is possible for Harry to defeat you if the two of you fight."

When Scarlet said out the doubts in her heart, Alfie simply sighed. "If it is just one person, I don't have a problem at all. The problem is that Harry has a group of goons out the campus. It is that group of goons that he is using to target me and my family."

Scarlet was tempted to believe that, but he was finding it hard. She pointed out, "Then if it is a group of gangsters, why don't you ask the police to take care of it?"

"You may not know the situation in the Eastern part of the city, but that is the den of the gangsters. If you call the police to that part of the city, they would come after an hour or so. That is extremely late, and it's difficult to get evidence against the group of gangsters that act with the knowledge that if evidence was found against them, they can be taken to the police.

Additionally, even if they are arrested, they can always come out after a day or two. And when they come out, the situation will be even worse than before." Alfie explained. He was from the Eastern part of the city, and that was where he had met with Harry.

"Then if even the police cannot handle this matter, what gives you the confidence that I can?" Scarlet asked, as the doubts in her heart intensified.