The Bodyguard System

Johnson residence…

Clifford looked at the report that he had been given by Steven. His expression was solemn at this moment, as he read through the information.

Finally, he looked at Steven and asked, "Are you really sure about this?"

"Yes master, I have been investigating about it, and everything within that report is true." Steven responded calmly.

Clifford did not say anything else, instead, he turned to look at his wife, Lynette. Then, he asked, "What do you think about this?"

Lynette who had already gone through the information before Clifford, seemed to be thinking for a while. Then, she said, "Why don't we just ask Jaden about it? That is going to solve everything, right?"

Clifford pondered for a moment, before he agreed to that. In any case, since Jaden was still within the compound, it should not be that difficult for them to ask him about it.

So, Steven went out to call for Jaden. Clifford and Lynette on the other hand began talking about the issue.

"What is the possibility that Jaden is the one that killed Lucas?" Clifford asked after a moment of hesitation.

"There is a great possibility that he is the one that killed him. After all, he is from that organization, and people from that organization really don't care about the background of the people that they deal with.

From the information gathered, it is clear that Lucas had been targeting Jaden all along. This was to be expected, the moment that we handed the job of being a bodyguard to Jaden. In fact, we already told him about it, the trouble that he was going to encounter.

But, what we did not expect was that he was going to be able to handle the problems by himself. It is just that by dealing with the problems by himself, he ended up creating trouble for our own family instead. So, I'm not really sure on what to say about this matter for the time being." Lynette responded.

Clifford thought that what Lynette had said was actually true. With the background that Jaden possessed, it was not impossible for him to do something like that.

In the eyes of a businessman like himself, that was a very reckless move. After all, Jaden did not consider the consequences, in case he was the one that had killed Lucas.

For a business person, they would have to look for a better way to deal with that situation, while trying to make sure that they suffered as minimal as possible losses.

"Do you think that there is a possibility that the Browns are going to attack us? Just like we have come to a conclusion that Jaden might be the one who was involved with Lucas's death, they surely have already come to that conclusion as well." Lynette asked.

"It is not impossible for them to do that. But there is something that makes me a little worried. That is if the Browns decide to collaborate with the Williams. If the two of them collaborate with each other to deal with us, it is going to be troublesome." Clifford responded with a frown etched on his face.

Upon hearing about that possibility, Lynette's expression changed. She had not thought about that. But now that she thought about it, she realized that the situation was way more complicated than she had expected.

A little while later, Jaden came in together with Steven. Jaden was not sure about the reason why he had been summoned here, but he felt quite nervous.

In his mind, he kept on wondering, if they were going to ask him to buy another set of gym equipment, or the bathtub that had yet to be replaced.

Currently, it was already night time, closing in to 8pm. It was extremely rare for Jaden to be called by Clifford at such a time. In normal situations, they would call him in the morning instead.

As those questions kept on running wild within his mind, Clifford asked, "Jaden, did you kill Lucas?"

Clifford's expression was completely indifferent. It was difficult for a person to know what he was thinking about just by looking at his face.

Jaden on the other hand was surprised when he heard that. Out of all the things that he had been expecting to be asked about, he had not expected that they were going to ask him about Lucas.

But when he thought about it, it was to be expected. After all, Lucas was not just anybody, but had a good background backing him. So, after his death, the Johnsons would definitely consider the matter.

"Not really. Even though I beat him up again, I did not kill him." Jaden responded without any shift of expression on his face.

The heck! He had already used the appearance shifting watch during the time that he was killing Lucas. It was impossible for him to admit that he was the one that had killed Lucas.

Even if he trusted Clifford, it was not to the extent that he was willing to reveal the secrets that he was having. Even though it was not directly revealing them, the way that he had used in order to make sure that they would not trace him to be the killer, Clifford would definitely realize that there was something unusual.

So, it was better to be safe than sorry. For that reason, Jaden had decided that he would keep the secret to himself. Other than himself, the only other person that knew that he had killed Lucas was none other than Lucas himself, but he was no longer in this world.

Clifford was stunned upon hearing that. He had not expected that Jaden was not the one who had killed Lucas. From Jaden's voice and character, he could tell that Jaden was not lying.

Of course, that was false. Jaden was lying, but it was impossible for Clifford to be able to detect that. After all, Jaden was so confident when he was saying that, and neither did his voice shake, or there was any change of expression on his face.

As for how he was able to do that, it was related to the enhancement that he had received after taking the physique enhancing pill.

Clifford was not sure about what to say next. According to the report that he had received, there was a great possibility that Jaden was the one who had killed Lucas.

For that reason, he had been expecting that Jaden was going to admit that he was the one that had killed him. And after that, he had already prepared what he was going to say next.

But now, all the preparations were completely in vain. There was nothing for him to say, as he had no any other choice but to think about what to say next for the time being, leading to a moment of silence in the living room.

"That's good. As long as you did not kill him, things are going to be easy for us to be able to handle." Clifford stated after a moment.

Jaden simply nodded. Of course, he did not want to involve the Johnson family in this matter. So, when he decided to kill Lucas, he had to make sure that it was not related to himself. After all, currently, he was linked with the Johnson family.

"You can go. That was all that I wanted to know." Clifford stated.

Jaden simply left, leaving the couple behind, contemplating on what had really happened. Even though they already possessed information, it was not that much detailed.

So, they decided to ask Scarlet about what had really happened. And when Scarlet was questioned about this matter, she was also surprised.

Completely different from Jaden, she did not think much when she was responding. She was not intending to hide anything from her parents. In any case, she did not believe that her parents were going to do anything to Jaden, just because he had killed somebody that was causing him trouble.

So of course, the first thing that she did was to expose what Lucas was planning. The two parents were of course fuming upon hearing that there was somebody that was targeting their daughter.

But other than that, they were more curious about what had really happened to Lucas. And when Scarlet revealed that Jaden was extremely strong, and was capable of handling men quite easily, beating them was like a game to him, the two of them were not surprised.

After all, understanding that Jaden was from that organization, it was not impossible for him to be a good fighter. But, they had underestimated Jaden's capabilities, and they simply thought that Scarlet was exaggerating things. Your journey continues at m v|l-e'-NovelBin.net

But the crucial part that they were waiting for, ended up with a disappointment. Scarlet explained that she had left, and she did not know what had really happened to Lucas.

For the death of Lucas, she came to know about it only a few hours ago, when Vincent called to ask her about it. That was when she came to know that Lucas was actually dead.

Even though she had already anticipated it, she had not expected Jaden was going to actually kill Lucas. But, there was nothing that she could do anyway. Lucas was dead, and it was impossible for them to revive him.

Clifford was left with a lot of question marks. He was not sure about what to do next now. After all, what he was looking for, he had not managed to get.

After Scarlet had left, Clifford looked at Steven and said, "Try to get the information from the detectives in charge of this matter. If possible, get the medical report from the hospital about how Lucas died as well."