The Bodyguard System

Chapter 270: Immediate Response

Jaden was also caught completely unprepared when this happened. Coming to the mall, they came into cars. Jaden drove his BMW 7 series, while Scarlet and Sylvia came in the Ferrari.

Initially, Jaden had been quite lax in his duties as a bodyguard. A normal bodyguard would have definitely been at Scarlet's car first, checking out for any possibility of danger.

Only after they had confirmed that it was safe, would they allow the client to enter into the car. But for Jaden, he had not even done anything like that, never done it in his entire career as a bodyguard.

But who was to blame? Jaden did not have any professional training that a bodyguard would receive. Even though he possessed incredible skills, which enabled him to be able to save Scarlet whenever she was in danger, but such a situation where the skills would not matter, was something that could be considered as Jaden's weakness.

Jaden had been especially lax recently, considering that there had been no any problem, no issues like where Scarlet was being attacked and so on. It was this moment of peace that had made Jaden ignore the possibility of danger being there.

Additionally, Jaden had all this while been depending on the system. He believed that anytime that Scarlet was going to be in danger, the system was going to give him a prompt, informing him in advance that she was going to be in trouble.

But now, he did not receive any warning from the system, and somehow, Scarlet had been kidnapped. And by the time that he reacted, the car had already left the mall's parking lot.

Jaden wanted to chase the car on foot, but he immediately discarded that thought. Instead, he entered into the car, completely ignoring Sylvia who was dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

Jaden started the car, before stepping onto the throttle, and charging towards the direction that the Ferrari had gone to.

He was currently feeling anxious. He did not know the current situation that Scarlet was in, and neither did he know who it was that had kidnapped her. It would have been better if he knew who it was, but right now, he could not think of anyone that was doing that.

There were several suspects that could be pointed towards for this incident, but it was difficult to be able to be sure who exactly was responsible for this.

All the same, Jaden hoped in his heart that Scarlet would be safe until he caught up to the car and rescue her. Otherwise, if anything happened to her, then things would definitely get messy.

It was not only due to the fact that there might be a problem with the system, especially if Scarlet ended up dying, but Jaden had also made a promise.

He made a promise to Anthony that he would protect Scarlet. So, no matter what, he had to ensure that Scarlet was safe, not only to make sure that the system would not somehow disappear if Scarlet ended up dying, but so that he could fulfill his promise.

It was only when Jaden's car was rushing away that Sylvia finally came back to her senses. Previously, she was shocked. She was just about to open the car's door, when the car began moving.

She was so scared, thinking that the car was about to knock her down. But somehow, nothing happened to her. Instead, when she noticed that the car was actually rushing away, she realized that Scarlet had actually been kidnapped.

Initially, even though she was scared, she had not thought of such a possibility at all. Instead, she had thought that it was Scarlet who was just playing a prank on her.

And when Jaden's car suddenly left, she came back to her senses. She immediately looked around, not trying to chase after Jaden. She understood that it was impossible for her to be able to catch up to the car that was moving at such a speed.

She looked around, only to realize that there was no taxi. Left with no other choice, she rushed towards the road, hoping that she would find a cub when she got there.

At the same time, she pulled out her phone, and made a call to Clifford. Within a few rings, the call connected.

"Is there something wrong Sylvia?" Clifford asked from the other end the moment that he received the call.

It was extremely rare for Sylvia to call him. So, he was worried the moment that she called him, considering that they had left home just a few hours ago. If there was something that she had forgotten, she would have definitely called Steven instead of him.

"Scarlet has been kidnapped! She is currently inside her own Ferrari, but she is not the one that is driving! Can you try as much as possible to see where they are? Jaden is already chasing after them, but I don't know if he can catch up, as he is driving his BMW, which cannot compare to the Ferrari." Sylvia hurriedly explained as she continued rushing towards the road.

Clifford on the other hand was completely shocked upon hearing that. His mind went blank momentarily, but he reacted just a second later.

"Where are you right now?" Clifford asked. This time, his voice was extremely stern.

"We were just getting out of the People's Choice Mall, and when we reach the parking lot, and were about to leave, someone drove Scarlet's car with Scarlet inside it." Sylvia explained as she panted. She tried to be as short and precise as possible.

"Okay. Try to look for ways to find where they have gone, before finding a place and ensure that you are safe. Don't try to follow after them." Clifford instructed before immediately hanging up.

The moment that he hung up, his mind was working rapidly. He was thinking of who could be responsible for this. After thinking for quite a while, he could not get to know who it was that might be responsible.

Of course, he was extremely suspicious of the Williams family, but considering the previous incident, the power of the Williams family had reduced by quite a good margin.

He did not believe that Philip would do something as stupid as this, as trying to provoke the Johnson family, unless he had something that made him to be sure that he would be able to deal with the Johnson family completely.

But no matter how hard he thought about it, he could not find anything that the Williams family could depend on in order to make sure that the Johnson family would not survive if they attacked.

In any case, Philip should know that if they attacked the Johnson family, Clifford would fight them to the death. That was something that he had told Philip before, when they were finally coming to a conclusion to the fight between them.

Despite thinking like that, he was already making a call. First, he informed Steven to start the operation of trying to find where Scarlet was being taken to.

Immediately after informing Steven about that, he made several calls to the people that he had connections with. Other than the business partners, whom he was asking if they had any clue about who it was that was involved with this issue, he also called several people within the government that he had connections with, so that they could help him with this issue.

Of course, he only targeted those that he trusted. It was better to make sure that searching for Scarlet would be as secretive as it could be. After all, an enemy might use this opportunity to strike, which was something that he did not want.

Additionally, this might also put Scarlet in even more danger. So, he tried to be as secretive as possible, even though he understood that it was going to be impossible for him to completely hide this matter.

But no matter what, he had to try. So, the moment that he finished making the calls, he immediately left the study, leaving behind the stack of documents that he was dealing with.

The moment that he got to the living room, he found that Lynette was just coming in. And when she saw the expression on his face, she was immediately worried.

"What happened? Is there something that has gone wrong from the previous plans that you were making?" Lynette asked with concern clear in her voice.

"Scarlet has been kidnapped. But don't worry, we should be able to get her back." Clifford stated, while trying to be as composed as possible.

Lynette blinked her eyes a little, when she heard that. When she saw that her husband's expression was still the same, she realized that it was actually true, and she was not dreaming.

"What about Jaden? Was he not with them? How can she be kidnapped when he is there? Where is he?" Lynette asked as she panicked momentarily.

"Sylvia has told me that he is currently chasing after the car. I don't know where they currently are, but it's going to take quite a while for us to be able to get the feedback from those that are monitoring the traffic in the city." Clifford responded.

Lynette also regained her composure. She thought for a while, before she said, "Let's get going. We have to try and look for her by ourselves, because I cannot get myself continuing to stay here while my daughter is out there, kidnapped by some strangers."

Lynette stated as she led the way out of the mansion. Clifford did not try to dissuade her, even though he felt that he should not go, instead, he was the one to go.

He understood Lynette quite well. He understood that it was impossible for him to be able to change her mind, especially in such a situation. After all, her only daughter was kidnapped, and she usually dotted on her.