The Bodyguard System

Chapter 77: Negotiation Battle

Even though Sylvia felt that Scarlet was just pretending, he still went ahead and explained. "I am the one that is giving $10,000 for the competition. But that is mine, what about Jaden's? What is he going to give so that when I win, I get something?"

Upon hearing those words, Scarlet looked totally confused. With raised brows, she asked, "Between you and Jaden, who is suggesting that you have a competition?"

"I am." Sylvia responded, not understanding where the conversation was heading to.

"Since you are the one who is suggesting that you have a competition, why do you want Jaden to give something in return? You are the one that is trying to convince Jaden to fight against you. So, you have to give something to convince him to fight. After all, you cannot make him fight for nothing, right?" Scarlet asked with the cunning smile returning to her face.

"Eh? Where is the logic in that? Initially, I just wanted a friendly fight. I never wanted to have anything to compete for when fighting with him. I'm just curious about his skills." Sylvia responded, with a confused expression on her face.

"Of course, I do understand that you are quite curious about the skills that he possesses. But still, for him to be able to show you the skills, you will have to pay something. This is going to be an exchange between the two of you, but it is not compulsory for Jaden to act." Scarlet continued explaining.

Sylvia found that what Scarlet had said was actually true. In any case, Jaden could decide not to fight with her, and there was nothing but she could do. It might be true that currently, Jaden was a subordinate of the Johnsons, but he was not her subordinate anyway.

She was quite curious about the abilities that Jaden possessed. Still, if Jaden did not want to fight, she could not force him to do that. And when she thought much about it, it was not as if she was that desperate to fight against Jaden.

Other than knowing his capabilities, there was nothing else that she was going to gain anyway. So, she thought that paying $10,000 for an exchange between the two of them was definitely not worth it.

When Scarlet realized that Sylvia did not seem to have the intention of continuing to pursue the matter of a fight between the two of them, she decided to provoke her. She could not allow Sylvia to back down right now.

"What? Don't tell me that you are afraid of fighting against Jaden. If you think that $10,000 is too much, that implies that you already know that you are going to lose. If that is the case, why do you want to fight with him anyway?" Scarlet asked with a provocative expression on her face.

Sylvia frowned upon hearing that. Of course, she was not stupid not to know that currently, Scarlet was just provoking her. But when she thought much about what Scarlet had said, it actually made sense.

She possessed confidence in her own abilities, and so, she believed that even if she was not going to be capable of defeating Jaden, at least the two of them would end up in a draw. So, she thought that no matter what, she would get back the $10,000.

"Okay, let's do this. It is only after Jaden has won against me that he can get the $10,000. That is the only condition. Otherwise, you can forget about it." Sylvia responded. At the same time, she looked at Jaden, wanting to hear his opinion.

Jaden had been listening to the two ladies talking left and right, while negotiating. Jaden could not help but be amazed by Scarlet's ability. He had always thought that this girl was bullheaded.

But now, seeing that she was already scheming against another person, Jaden immediately understood that she was quite smart as well. Initially, he had not planned to fight with Sylvia. Even if Scarlet convinced him to do that, he would definitely not agree.

He had already gotten used to Scarlet, and he currently understood that it was going to be impossible for Scarlet to look for a way to chase him away. In any case, she currently depended on him to train her. So, it was impossible for her to chase him away, something that was going to allow him to complete the mission that was still in progress.

But he changed his mind the moment that he heard Scarlet suggesting that there was going to be a $10,000 reward. If he fought against Sylvia, and won against her, that implied that he was going to get $10,000 just like that.

Right now, he wanted money. The shares was something that he was not planning to use now, until he got the information. So, he had to get another method of getting money. His salary had already been paid in advance, so he could not expect to be paid anytime soon.

Additionally, the money that he had been given had been utilized in the hospital, to handle the treatment of the old man before the Johnsons got involved. So, he was almost broke at the moment.

Jaden remained silent as he continued looking at the two ladies negotiating and provoking the other. He just hoped that Sylvia would accept. If she did, he would make sure that he won against her. That way, he would get an easy $10,000.

Finally, Sylvia agreed. But upon agreeing, she asked the question while looking at him. And after thinking about it for a while, Jaden immediately responded, "You don't have to worry about that. It is only after I win that I will claim the money. Otherwise, I will just forget about it."

Sylvia was immediately excited after hearing that. She rubbed the palms of her hand together, as she looked at Jaden, as if she was about to get something sumptuous to eat.

Her yearning gaze on him made Jaden slightly uncomfortable. Still, he did not say anything, and prepared himself to fight. But just as the two of them were getting ready to fight, Scarlet spoke up once again.

"What? Don't tell me that you want to fight with him right now? If you do, that implies that you are afraid that you will lose the $10,000." Scarlet stated with a serious expression on her face.

Her words immediately confused both Jaden and Scarlet. And upon seeing the confusion, Scarlet went ahead to explain.

"Jaden has just been involved in training me for over two hours now. So, it is obvious that he is tired. Are you going to fight against a tired person, before posting that you have won against him?" Scarlet asked with raised brows.

Sylvia thought about it and thought that it made sense. So, she looked at Jaden, intending to ask him if they would fight in the evening. But before she could say anything, Jaden immediately spoke up.

"You don't have to worry that much. I'm quite good right now. I am not that tired. So, it is not going to be that much strenuous for me to fight against her." Jaden responded hurriedly.

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He did not want to lose the chance of getting $10,000. Who knew if Sylvia was going to change her mind in the evening? So, it was better to seize the chance right now, and get those dollars.

But of course, his response immediately provoked Sylvia. By saying that he was not that tired, and he was going to be capable of fighting in that condition, it immediately implied that he was looking down on Sylvia.

After all, Sylvia possessed quite some confidence, and she believed that Jaden was definitely not that much stronger than herself. Of course, that was an overestimation according to her.

Even though Jaden was asked quite some teaching capabilities, possessing the ability to teach did not imply that he was stronger than a person who did not know how to teach.

So, having already been provoked, Sylvia decided that no matter what, she would not hold back. She would have to teach this young man in front of her how to never look down on others. Or was he looking down on her because she was a woman?

At this moment, her impression of Jaden immediately dropped by a small margin. Even though she was not sure about the reason why Jaden had said that, perhaps it was due to his arrogance, or because he looked down on her, still, none of them was a good trait.

"If that is the case, let us start fighting right now." Sylvia stated with a cold expression on her face.

The sudden change made Jaden to suddenly feel that there was something wrong. Still, he could not grasp what had made this lady's attitude to change so suddenly. But since Sylvia had said that they could fight now, there was no problem with that.

At least, he would not have to be worried that she was going to change her mind later on, and say that she was not willing to fight with him. If she did something like that, that would be Jaden losing $10,000.

Scarlet on the other hand wanted to say that Jaden should rest first, but when she thought about his abilities, she decided against it. In any case, it was not as if Jaden was going to lose anything.

At least, she had tried to get him something. So, if he lost it due to his arrogance, then he was the one to blame. So, she immediately retreated and got out of the ring.

She was ready to watch an exciting battle between the two. Since each and every one of them was skilled, she was wondering who was more skilled than the other.

Jaden stood in front of Sylvia who had already taken her fighting stance. The two looked at each other for a few seconds, before Sylvia suddenly made her move, intending to take the initiative of the fight.