The Bodyguard System

"Huh? Why should I leave? Is there something that you want to hide from me? I want to hear what you want to talk to Jaden about." Scarlet stubbornly said.

Lynette frowned upon hearing that. She glared at Scarlet and said, "I don't have time to play with you. You better get going right now. We have important things that we have to discuss with Jaden."

When Scarlet saw her mother's expression, he realized that her mother was extremely serious in what she had said. Even though she wanted to stay, she had no choice but to leave.

She reluctantly left the living room, while gazing at back occasionally. From her expression, it was obvious that she wanted to stay, but due to Lynette wanting her to leave, that was all that she could do.

After Scarlet had left, Lynette looked at Jaden and said, "Please take a seat Jaden."

"Thank you." Jaden responded as he sat on a couch that was opposite Lynette's.

After Jaden had sat down, Lynette remained silent for a while, before she finally began speaking. "I would like us to talk about today's incident. It was extremely dangerous, and Scarlet might have even lost her life today."

The moment that Lynette began speaking, Jaden simply kept silent, as he listened to her.

"I don't really know what it was that you were doing, until she was suddenly taken away in her car, but I would really like you to change the way that you do things. Most of the time, from my observation, you do things casually, completely different from how bodyguards would act." Lynette continued.

"I don't really want to say anything about the way you handle those things, but no matter how different you are, you have to make sure that you do your duty, which is to protect my daughter.

I will turn a blind eye to anything that you do, as long as my daughter's safety is assured. You can go ahead visit clubs and so on, but only if you are not on duty." Lynette stated while looking directly in Jaden's eyes.

"I understand that it was my fault this time. You don't have to mention it for me to know that I made a mistake, which I regret. It is true that I have not been acting strictly as how a bodyguard is supposed to be." Jaden admitted.

Lynette was a little surprised when Jaden admitted that he was in the wrong. She had previously expected that perhaps Jaden would try to give excuses, but Jaden out rightly admitted that he was at fault.

"It is good that you know about that. I hope that you are going to make amendments on this, so that something like this does not happen again." Lynette stated with a relieved expression on her face.

But in response, Jaden simply shook his head. This left Lynette confused, as she looked at Jaden with a puzzled gaze.

"What are you trying to imply?" Lynette voiced out the confusion in her mind.

"I'm trying to imply that I don't think that I am currently good enough to be able to continue with the job of being a bodyguard. So, I would like to resign from my position as a bodyguard, and take this chance in order to learn more about the responsibility of a bodyguard." Jaden responded calmly.

Lynette was immediately dumbfounded upon hearing that. This was something that she had never expected at all. Even when she called Jaden over, she simply wanted to talk to him about how reckless he had been.

Other than that, there was really nothing else that she wanted to talk to Jaden about, and had never even thought about having Jaden leave his post as a bodyguard.

She understood the background that Jaden possessed. He was definitely someone that was extremely skilled, just from the skills that he had already shown.

From the way that she understood, just from the skills that Jaden had exhibited until now, it was clear that he was very skilled. It was just that he was not a professional at all.

That was the only thing that she wanted him to change, and continue his job as a bodyguard. In any case, even if Scarlet was not in any immediate danger, at least, having someone like Jaden around her was beneficial.

They were in the business world after all. So, nobody could predict when danger would strike, and most of the time, they usually targeted the weak point of the Johnson family, Scarlet.

Many people that knew the Johnson family understood that the entire family dotted on Scarlet, and so, if they managed to get her as a hostage, they might be able to get something from the Johnson family.

That was the exact reason why they had been making sure that Scarlet was not involved in any news, making her popular. Additionally, even Scarlet herself was not interested in becoming popular, as she thought that it was going to limit her freedom.

"Are you…serious?" Lynette asked, still not believing what Jaden had said.

"Yes. I'm sure about it. I want to resign for my position as a bodyguard, and take distance to learn more and become more professional. With that, I should be able to act like a bodyguard, because the way that I'm acting, it is simply because I'm not trained as a bodyguard." Jaden responded resolutely.

There was a moment of silence, as Lynette thought about what Jaden had said. Many thoughts were currently going through her mind, but the one that dominated them all was how to make sure that Jaden did not leave.

"About today's incident…" Lynette started.

But, she was interrupted by Jaden, "You don't have to worry. I have already taken care of those that were involved there. Even though I have not gotten any information about who it was that was behind this incident, but you don't have to worry about the perpetrators, but only the masters behind the incident."

"I am having my own suspicions that Scarlet might have just been involved in this issue, because of me. They are targeting me, and they might have just used her as a bait in order to get me.

Still, there is definitely someone that is involved behind the scenes, to inform them about the fact that if they got Scarlet, I would definitely go to them." Jaden explained.

"In case you need me for anything, you can just call, and I will come over. I will help in whatever I can, considering that this is also an issue concerning me." Jaden continued.

Lynette did not respond at all. From the way that Jaden was speaking, it was clear that he had already made up his mind to leave. It was clearly impossible for her to be able to convince him to stay with how the current situation was.

"Okay then. Since you have already made your mind to leave, then I will not stop you. But in case you wish to come back, feel welcomed." Lynette stated in a resigned voice.

Jaden stood up, before looking at Lynette and saying, "Thank you for everything that you have done for me. I really appreciate the goodness that you have shown me. For this, I will owe you a family a favor. In the future, in case you need anything from me, as long as I can do it, I will fulfill it."

After saying that, Jaden left. Lynette remained behind, thinking about what Jaden had just said. He said that he owed them a favor, which was something that surprised her.

A favor was something that most of the people would definitely not want to owe others. After all, there were situations where the favor might be used against them.

Initially, she could not think of anything that they could ask from Jaden with the use of that favor. But, when she remembered about the skills that Jaden possessed, she thought that it was actually a valuable favor from Jaden.

Even though Jaden had already decided to leave, it seemed that he did not have the plans of leaving the city, at least for the time being. With that, it was definitely not impossible for them to be able to convince him to come back and work as a bodyguard, even if it was going to take quite some time.

As for Scarlet, they would have to find another bodyguard for her. It was impossible for her to continue being so carefree, especially considering that she was bound to be in danger soon, even if what Jaden had said was the truth, that he was the one that was being targeted.

Jaden walked out of the living room, and out of the mansion. The moment that he got out, he met with Scarlet who was already looking at him with her eyes that had slightly turned red.

"You are leaving?" Scarlet asked.

Jaden simply smiled at the question, before nodding. Of course, he had already noticed that Scarlet had not left, but instead, she was eavesdropping on the conversation between him and Lynette.

Scarlet pursed her lips when she saw Jaden confirming that he was leaving. Then, she simply glared at Jaden, before rushing away.

This left Jaden puzzled, as he did not understand what he had done to make her angry at him. Nonetheless, he did not pay attention to this matter for long, as he immediately headed to his residence, to pick whatever he had to take, before leaving.

After getting inside his residence, he picked up the laptop, his phone, together with the clothes that had been bought for him when he first arrived, placing all of them inside a suitcase.

This suitcase was also within this room the day that he came over. After parking everything, he got out of the residence, into his BMW 7 series, before driving away.

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