The Bodyguard System

"Why are you following us? Don't you have somewhere that you can go to?" Jaden asked as he looked at Ruby scrutinizingly.

Ruby took a deep breath when she faced Jaden's question. After a moment of silence, she responded, "I do have somewhere that I can go, it is just that the place that I can go to is not safe. I am being targeted, and I'm pretty sure that second tiger will not let me go."

"So? Why does that concern me? Why should you follow us because second tiger is targeting you?" Jaden asked, even though he already possessed guesses of his own.

"I'm pretty sure that you already know about it. You are the only person that has been able to compete against second tiger, and get away. Additionally, the two of you are already enemies, so, it is impossible for you to be able to get together.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. You are the only person that I can depend on, to help me in this situation. You are the only one who can ensure my safety." Ruby responded while looking directly into Jaden's eyes.

Jaden simply shook his head upon hearing that. Then, he said, "It is true that there is a conflict between me and second tiger. But that does not involve you. Whatever conflict you have with him, it really doesn't concern me.

I already have a lot of things that I need to handle, and I'm not willing to add more to it. You decide on what to do, whether to submit yourself to second tiger, or to find a place and hide. Still, I hope that you don't continue following me."

Currently, he was living with the Johnsons. It was impossible for him to take Ruby with him back to the Johnsons residence. So, even if he wanted to help Ruby, there was no way that he could do that.

Additionally, he was not willing to help her, as there was nothing for him to gain. It might be true that all the same, even if he decided to help her, he was going to become an enemy with second tiger, but the two of them were already enemies, still, he was not willing to do it.

With a lot of on his plate, including the Raven mercenary group, and his relatives, together with the Smith family that was coming after him, there was no way that he was going to include another thing on the list of the things that he was supposed to do.

Ruby pursed her lips upon hearing Jaden's response. Then, she said, "I already know that it is impossible for you to help me without me contributing anything. So, as long as you help me this time, I will give you the two businesses that I own. Even though they are not that big, still, they are worth something."

Jaden squinted his eyes upon hearing that. It was not impossible for him to take the businesses, but it was going to be troublesome for him to handle those businesses, while maintaining his duty as a bodyguard.

He could as well look for a manager to deal with that, still, he was not willing to get involved in a business, especially the one that was somehow related to the underworld. Even though it was not directly related, still, since second tiger had already set his eyes on Ruby, this business will definitely be affected.

Just as Jaden was about to respond, Scarlet got out of the car. She looked at Ruby for a moment, before she turned her gaze and looked at Jaden.

"Jaden, you do possess the capability. Why don't you help her? Previously, she helped Vincent and the others from being beaten by the group of gangsters outside her building. So, we can do this to return the favor." Scarlet suggested.

"Saving Vincent does not really concern me. After all, I'm not the one that suggested that you should go gangster hunting. My duty is to protect you, and that is what I always do. So please, stop trying to add more tasks that are not supposed to be mine to me. If you want to help, you can go ahead and do that. But please, don't count me in." Jaden responded indifferently.

Scarlett was immediately disappointed upon hearing that. He understood that what Jaden had said was the truth, but she hoped that he would help.

Initially, she had taken Jaden as a member of the group, forgetting about the fact that Jaden was only with her because he was her bodyguard. But other than that, there was no any other form of relationship between them, other than the employee and employer relationship.

As for the time that Jaden was training her in combat, that was simply because she was paying him. Otherwise, she doubted that Jaden would help her.

"Why are you so mean? It is not as if you are going to lose anything if you help her, right? You and second tiger are going to fight at some point in time, so, what is it if you help her?

You can just protect her for a few days, while dealing with second tiger. After you have dealt with second tiger, she will be free, and she will not be targeted again." Scarlet stated with her lips pouted.

Jaden was rendered speechless by the expression on Scarlet's face. It seemed that she was disappointed in his decision, but why was she acting cute with him? With her feisty personality, she was not supposed to do this.

Despite it all, Jaden was not going to be deceived by that cute expression on her face. So, he looked at Ruby and said, "What I can tell you is this, I cannot protect you. You will have to find a method to hide yourself from second tiger for an entire week.

After 1 week, you will be safe. That is all I can do for you. I will deal with second tiger, but there is nothing else that I can offer you."

Ruby was surprised upon hearing that Jaden was going to deal with second tiger. Jaden's words possessed confidence, not doubting at all.

When she thought about his capabilities when he was fighting against second tiger, even though she was feeling that she was supposed to not believe that Jaden possessed the capability of dealing with the entire tiger gang, still, she decided to trust him.

In any case, she was not going to lose anything. At the end of it all, if Jaden won or not, there were only going to be two results. One, she was going to be free, and two, she would have to continue struggling while trying to run away from her fate.

"Excuse me, I have another thing that I would like your assistance with. Please, this time, I'm willing to give you all my businesses, and work for you for 2 years." Ruby stated after a moment of hesitation.

"What is it?" Jaden was quite curious about what it was that Ruby wanted him to help her with. Even though he was curious, it was not a guarantee that he was going to help her. In case it was something complicated and it was going to lead him to more trouble, he would definitely not do it.

"I only hope that you will help my family to get to the airport safely. Since I am being targeted by second tiger, my family is also affected. So, there is a group of gangsters that is watching over them.

I have already made preparations for them to go out of the country for the time being. While it is easy for me to find a place to hide for a week, the same cannot be said about my family.

If I disappear, second tiger is definitely going to target my family. He will not hesitate to kill them. So please, help me with that, and I promise that I will give you all my businesses, and work for you for 2 years." Ruby explained while looking at Jaden with a hopeful gaze.

"Jaden, you definitely cannot refuse this. You are not going to do it for free. You are going to be paid. And if you feel that what she is offering is not enough, I will offer you more." Scarlet interjected the moment that Ruby finished speaking.

[Optional mission generated. Help Ruby's family reach the airport safely. The reward will be generated according to the completion of the mission.]

Jaden: "???"

Jaden was rendered speechless by that prompt. He had not expected that a mission was going to pop up just like that. After all, there were still two more missions that had not been completed, yet, he was being given yet another mission.

Jaden understood that this mission had been given to him not because of Ruby's request, but instead, it was related to Scarlet. Scarlet was his client, and she was asking him to help Ruby. That was the reason why the mission had been generated.

"Okay then. I will help you. But, I have to make sure that she returns home safely first. After that, I will go with you and see where your parents are, and escort them to the airport." Jaden responded after a moment of silence.

Ruby was immediately excited upon hearing that. She was relieved that Jaden had accepted to help her with that. She was not sure if her parents were going to be able to safely get away, but she believed that second tiger would definitely do something about it.

Having come to an agreement, Jaden got back into the car together with Scarlet, and began driving towards the Johnsons residence. Ruby followed behind them.