The Bodyguard System

"Of course I do mind." Scarlet responded without turning back.

Jaden: "…."

Kevin: "???"

Kevin could not help but blink his eyes a few times, as he did not believe that Scarlet had responded like that. Why was it that he was responding in a way that he was not expecting?

Despite being a little surprised by the response that he received, Kevin followed the two of them, as he spoke again. "But I am serious this time. What is the relationship between the two of you? I'm quite curious."

The other young man who was within the elevator immediately decided to follow them. Still, there seemed to be an irritated expression on his face. Despite that, he did not say anything.

Jaden suddenly did something that shocked Scarlet. This was something that she had never expected Jaden to do. And what blew her mind the most was what he said next.

Jaden suddenly placed his arm around Scarlet's waist. This immediately made her freeze on the spot, as she could not continue moving. This was the first time that somebody was holding her like that, especially it being from an opposite gender.

Jaden looked at Kevin who was already frowning, and said, "She is my girlfriend. Is there any problem with that?"

Kevin looked at Jaden with disbelief on his face. It was clear that he could not believe what Jaden had said. But from the fact that Scarlet was not resisting, it could be seen that the relationship between these two people was definitely not that simple.

Scarlet on the other hand, was blushing furiously. This would definitely be the first time that she had ever blushed so intensely. She wanted to get out of Jaden's arms, and ask why he was doing this, but somehow, she decided against it.

And when she heard what he said, she immediately understood that Jaden was standing up for her. It was just that she could not help but get a little worried about what Kevin would do.

Of course, Scarlet was not afraid of just anybody. Instead, there was a very good reason as to why she did not beat up this young man who was relentlessly disturbing her. There was always a limit to her actions, especially the actions that could lead to the entire family being affected.

"You are joking, right?" Kevin asked as he looked at Jaden coldly. The smile that was on his face had already been wiped out, and all that was remaining behind was indifference and the anger within the eyes.

"What do you think?" Jaden questioned back. His hand that was around Scarlet's waste did not move at all, and instead, Jaden even pulled Scarlet closer to him. In this way, he would be able to easily demonstrate that the relationship between the two of them was very close.

And upon seeing the actions that Jaden had taken, Kevin took a deep breath. He did not suddenly lash out in anger or anything of the sort, instead, he calmed down a little.

This did not imply that he had come to accept what he was seeing in front of him. Instead, he just began thinking logically about it.

"During the past few days that I have been within this city, I have interacted with all the heirs of the top families within this city. But somehow, I don't recall meeting you. May I know who you are?" Kevin asked, the anger within his voice already being veiled.

Jaden could not help but be amazed by how the other party was able to maintain his calm in such a situation. After all, most of the young masters would have already began threatening Jaden by now.

"My name is Jaden. And just as you have said, you never saw me during the time that you were interacting with those heirs of the top families within the city. Of course, the reason why you did not see me is simply because I am not one of them." Jaden responded as he looked directly into Kevin's eyes.

He was not afraid In this situation. No matter what, he had to complete the mission today. This was the only way that he had thought of that he could complete the mission with. Otherwise, how was he supposed to convince this Kevin to go away?

As for beating up this guy, the entire mall possessed several CCTV cameras. So of course, if he ended up beating this guy, he would be taken to the police, for assault. The police station was somewhere that he did not want to go to.

Kevin raised his brows upon hearing Jaden's response. This guy was not part of the big families within the city? Then what was giving him the confidence of facing him?

When he thought much about it, he seem to have come to a realization. A smile returned on his face as he said, "Well, do you happen to know who I am?"

"I don't really know who you are, and I don't want to. I'm content with what I know already." Jaden responded, even though he did not mean what he was saying.

If possible, he would want to know who the other party was. This way, in case the other party targeted him, Jaden would be able to know how to deal with him. Of course, he did not believe that something like this would lead to this guy hiring a sniper so that he could be killed, right?

Well, that was unless this Kevin possessed the same character as Lucas Smith. But Jaden hoped that, that was not the case. Otherwise, he would be in trouble.

"You are an interesting person." Kevin stated, with the same smile maintained on his face. Then, he continued, "Even though you have told me that you are Scarlet's boyfriend, I don't want to believe that.

I do know quite a lot about her, as I have been doing my own investigation about her. Since I like her, it is clear that I would want to know more about the person that I like.

According to the information that I have gathered about her so far, I do know that she is not in any relationship. In fact, with her personality, she usually ends up scaring other people that are interested in her."

Kevin's voice possessed quite some confidence as he spoke. He was looking at Jaden, as if waiting to see a change in Jaden's expression, upon his secret being discovered.

But when Kevin noticed that there was no any change in Jaden's expression, he raised his brows once again. Then, he continued, "Okay, let us say that the two of you are in a relationship right now. If my friend Jaden here is not from a good background, I do doubt that Scarlet's parents would agree to this relationship. Don't you think so?"

"That is where you are wrong. In fact, the relationship between Scarlet and I is something that was initiated by her parents. They are more than happy to see me together with her." Jaden responded with a small smile.

Of course, the relationship that he was referring to in his words was not the romantic relationship. Instead, it was the work relationship. Clifford and Lynette would definitely be happy whatever he was next to Scarlet when she went out. After all, he was the one that was in charge of her security.

"Seriously?" Kevin was stunned upon hearing that. He had not expected that Scarlet's parents would be the ones that initiated the relationship between Jaden and Scarlet.

The only reason why Kevin did not know about Jaden being Scarlet's bodyguard was simply because he stopped gathering information about Scarlet about 3 weeks ago. At that time, Jaden was not Scarlet's bodyguard.

So of course, he had no idea about who Jaden was. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Jaden to be able to convince Kevin about the relationship between the two of them.

"Sigh! Then I will do my investigation again. You know, I was coming after Scarlet because I knew that she did not have a partner. But now, if she has a partner, I will give up." Kevin stated as he looked at the duo.

After a momentary pause, he continued, "But if you are lying to me, you will have to be punished. After all, I don't like having people lying to me."

Jaden simply shrugged his shoulders in response to that. Then, he pulled Scarlet, and the two of them left the area.

All this while, Scarlet did not say anything. Her mind was in chaos, wondering if Jaden was saying this only because he wanted to get her out of this situation, or because he meant what he was saying.

Though, she did not know how she was going to react if he was serious about what he was saying. As for if this was a joke, she was not sure if she was going to be disappointed or relieved.

Kevin on the other hand watched as the two of them left. He did not say anything, and the small smile on his face returned as he turned around to look at the other young man who had come with him.

"That guy is definitely bluffing. I can easily tell it. Although he is trying as much as possible to convince you that he is her boyfriend, Scarlet's reaction is completely off." The young man stated in a deep voice.

"I have already seen through that. Still, I have to do an investigation of my own. It is only after I get enough evidence that I will be able to act with a reason." Kevin responded with a composed voice.

The other young man simply shrugged his shoulder at that, before turning around to go to the elevator. He pressed the button, and the two of them waited for a while, before the elevator opened. Then, they got inside, before going to the destination that they were heading to before they met with Scarlet.