The Bodyguard System

"Okay, you kids can go ahead and enjoy yourselves. I am quite happy that you came to visit me." The old man stated. At the same time, he winked at Jaden.

Jaden could not help but be left speechless upon seeing the old man's antics. Was this old man not seeing that Scarlet seemed to be misunderstanding something?

He had already mentioned something about Scarlet being his granddaughter-in-law. Then, he whispered something to Jaden, and now, he was winking to him, when Scarlet was clearly observing.

And just as Jaden had expected, Scarlet seemed to be reacting, considering that she was blushing, something new to him. Additionally, she glared at him, making him wonder what he had done.

Since the old man felt that they should be going out, Jaden placed the plastic bag that he had come over with. This plastic bag contained fruits that they had purchased along the way.

"Grandpa, make sure to eat fruits whenever you want. If you cannot do it yourself, you can call a nurse over to come and assist you." Jaden stated as he placed the plastic bag on the bedside cabinet.

The old man smiled widely when he saw the fruits. He really liked fruits, and since Jaden had brought them for him, he would definitely be enjoying them. But of course, not for now, considering that he was intent in making sure that the two of them left as soon as possible, to make sure that Scarlet was no longer feeling awkward.

Of course, the old man could already see that Scarlet was kind of uncomfortable with the current situation. So, he waved at Jaden with a hint of difficulty as he said, "You don't have to worry that much. I will make sure to eat them. The next time that you come over, you will not find them. And the next time that you will be coming over, it will be the time that I will be leaving here."

Jaden nodded his head. Then, he remembered something and said, "When you leave this place, you will not be going back to where you had been living before. I have already found another place for you. I will take you there when it is time for you to be discharged from the hospital."

The old man was a little surprised. Then, he looked at Scarlet who was standing beside Jaden, before looking back at Jaden. At this moment, there was a smile on his lips that could easily make people misunderstand him.

Jaden immediately understood that the old man was planning something. And it seemed that he had misunderstood something. So, Jaden immediately pulled Scarlet as they left the hospital ward, leaving behind the old man who laughed out loud, only to end up coughing again.

Jaden did not care about that, and immediately left. He was not willing to stay close to the old man for the time being, especially when he was together with Scarlet. So, it was better for them to leave first.

Scarlet mindlessly followed Jaden out of the ward. At this moment, she was actually blushing even more. Nevertheless, she did not say anything, and continuously looked at Jaden as they walked down the corridor.

Jaden could not help but wonder why she was looking at him. So, he asked, "Is there something on my face?"

At the same time as he asked, he raised his hand to touch his face. But it was only then that he suddenly realized that his hand was holding something. When he looked down, he realized that he was actually holding Scarlet's hand.

'Well, that is awkward.' Jaden thought to himself as he immediately released Scarlet's hand. Even he himself had not noticed how he had grabbed Scarlet and pulled her out.

He could have simply told her to come out so that they could leave, but he had ended up pulling her with him. That was something new, as he had never done something like that before. Nevertheless, it was not something big, at least he thought.

Scarlet on the other hand could not help but be a little displeased when Jaden released her hand. She was not unhappy about Jaden releasing her hand, but at the way that he released her. It was as if he was afraid that he was going to be burned by her hand.

For a moment there, she could not help but doubt about her appearance. Could it be that she was so ugly that he was terrifying Jaden? Of course, she did not believe that Jaden was afraid of her because of her combat capability.

With his strength, it was not impossible for him to be able to easily subdue her when the two of them fought. Nevertheless, why was it that he seemed to be afraid of her, or even having people misunderstand about the relationship between them?

Of course, she did not doubt much about her appearance. Many people would always try to pursue her, but due to her current reputation in school, nobody dared to approach her.

Even though they did not come to her, that did not imply that she could not see the way that they were looking at her. It was clear the they were enchanted by her beauty. But why was it that it seemed that Jaden did not care?

'Why do I even care about this? It is not as if I really care about him anyway.' Scarlet suddenly thought to herself when she realized that she was thinking much about the relationship between her and Jaden.

It seemed that recently, she had been caring much about Jaden's reaction, and other people's reaction towards Jaden. This was something that she did not like, but for some reason, she just could not prevent herself from thinking about it.

Jaden did not know what Scarlet was thinking, and immediately continued walking. It was only after he had taken a few steps that he realized that Scarlet was not following behind him.

He immediately stopped, and looked towards her, only to see that she was lost in thoughts. But just as he was about to remind her that they had to leave, Scarlet suddenly followed behind him.

But for some reason, he felt like Scarlet was looking at him differently. It was as if she wanted to beat him, but she did not have the ability to do that. Well, she did not have the ability to beat him, but still, if she was thinking of beating him, Jaden was not sure.

The two of them left the hospital not long after they had arrived. When they reached the parking lot, Jaden immediately got into the car's passenger seat.

Scarlet who had come over a little late could not help but be a little displeased by that. Still, she did not say anything, and immediately got into the car's driver's seat, before she began driving out of the parking lot.

There was a moment of silence within the car, before finally, Scarlet spoke up. "What were the two of you discussing that you did not want me to know?" Scarlet asked as she looked at Jaden.

Jaden had already anticipated that Scarlet was going to ask something like that. Well, even those Scarlet had previously planned not to ask, she just found herself asking.

"Well, it was nothing much. It was just that he was telling me a few things about what happened during the time that I was away." Jaden immediately responded.

Scarlet could not help but glare at him. This guy was obviously lying to her. Why would the old man try to hide something like that? Unless it was something that Jaden did, and the old man did not want to let other people know, as it was going to be shameful to Jaden.

But that was impossible considering that Jaden was away at that time. Or could it be that he had somehow impregnated a girl, and that girl's family had gone to look for him when he was away?

Nevertheless, just by looking at Jaden's expression, she was sure that he did not want to say anything about what the old man had told him. So, she decided not to ask anymore.

Still, she was quite curious about another thing. "I heard that you were injured before. I'm quite curious about who it was that possessed the capabilities of injuring you, with the skills that you possess."

"It is kind of a long story, and I'm not willing to talk about it for now." Jaden responded simply. What was he supposed to say? At the end of the day, it was the matter related to the system, something he was not willing to talk about.

Scarlet could only purse her lips when she realized that Jaden did not have the intention of responding. Then, she focused on driving.

Jaden looked out of the car, trying to see where they were going. After a while, he realized that they were not going back to the Johnsons residence. Curiously, he asked, "Where are we heading to?"

After a moment of silence, Scarlet responded, "We are going to the bank. I want to open another bank account. It seems that I will have to start saving money in that other account."

Jaden raised his brows, wondering what she was saving the money for. For people to save the money, most of the time, they would have a goal in mind. So, he was quite curious about the goal.

What he did not know was that at the moment, Scarlet finished her sentence with, 'I have to save money so that I can purchase your services in case I need them. It's so hard to convince you to do something for me, and you always need money. I have no choice but to open another account so that I can save the money that I will be spending on you.'

Scarlet continued driving for about 5 minutes, before suddenly, her phone rang. Since she was driving, she was not having any intention of receiving the call. So, she just threw a casual glance towards the phone, only to realize that the one that was calling was none other than Christine.

Releasing one of her hand from the steer wheel, she took the phone and received it. The moment that she did so, she heard Christine's voice coming from the other side, "Scarlet, you have to come back and help me. These guys are relentless. They came back, and this time, they are way more chaotic."

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