The Bodyguard System

But just after she had taken a few steps, her phone rang. She took it out, and when she saw who the caller was, she could not help but curse in her heart.

"Hello mom?"

"I wanted to get back here right now. No delays are allowed. Whatever it is that you are planning to do, it is canceled. Better get back right now, instead of waiting for somebody to come and fetch you." Lynette's voice came through the earpiece of the phone.

Scarlett's expression changed upon hearing that. She could not help but complain, "But I thought that I was given one week of freedom. It has just been the first day, and you are already asking for me to come back?"

"It is only the first day, but you have already caused so much trouble. You were involved in a fight, a gang fight at that! Do you know how risky that is? That group of people doesn't care about morals, and neither do they care about any consequences that they are going to face.

By the time that you are going to reveal your identity, or they regret taking action against you, you might already be dead, or hospitalized." Lynette responded.

Just from her voice, Scarlet could immediately tell that her mother was angry. But what could she do? It was not as if there was something that she could do, in order to deal with those gangsters.

That group of people never listened to reasons. They only understood one thing, and that was the strength that a person possessed. Since they were causing trouble for her friend, and she had already promised to help, what other choice did she have?

The only thing that she did not expect was that she was going to end up in a police station. She believed that had it not been that she was brought to the police station, this matter would have not escalated to this level, where she was even being asked to go back home.

"Okay. I will come back in a few minutes time." Scarlet responded. At the same time, she grumbled in a low voice, about how unfair it was on her.

Immediately after the call ended, Scarlet looked at Jaden with resentment in her eyes. The reason behind that was that Jaden had failed to act on time. Had it not been that Jaden had delayed, they would have been able to deal with the group of gangsters very early on.

And perhaps, there was a greater possibility that they would be able to escape from being brought to the police station, which ended up with her being called back home.

Jaden did not know what it was that Scarlet had talked with her mother, and he could not help but be puzzled by the glare that he received from Scarlet. From it, he could immediately tell that he was angry with him, though he could not understand why.

Of course, he could guess that it might be related to what happened not long ago, where he refused to take action, unless she gave a form of compensation, though, he felt that it was not supposed to be something big, considering that he was going to take action in case Scarlet was in danger.

Shrugging his shoulder, he followed Scarlet who had already gotten into the driver's seat. Then, without saying anything to him, she immediately drove away, leaving behind Christine, who did not understand what was going on.

Back in the police station, Christopher and Angela had both seen Scarlet's Ferrari f8 spider leaving, through the window. They could not help but sigh.

"This is the first time that I have seen a person with such combat strength. That guy's strength is way above even the instructor who was training us during the time that we were in the police academy." Angela stated as she looked at the direction that the car had disappeared to.

Christopher shifted his gaze from the road and responded, "That is to be expected. With that kind of strength, it is very difficult to be able to find people on the same level as him."

Angela remained silent for a while, before she asked, "Though, I'm quite curious about that girl's background. For her to be able to find a bodyguard who is that skilled, her background is definitely not simple, right?"

"That is to be expected. Just the skills that this guy has shown, by being able to take care of such a large group of gangsters, it is clear that he is well trained. Additionally, looking at his age, he seems to be in his early twenties." Christopher responded.

From his tone, Scarlet could immediately pick up the confidence within it. It was clear that Christopher possessed the confidence that this girl came from a prominent background.

"Do you perhaps know the background that she is from? Perhaps which family, or which force?" Angela asked curiously.

"She is from the Johnsons. You might have already been able to guess that from her name, Scarlet Johnson." Christopher responded as he rubbed his chin.

Angela was immediately surprised upon hearing that. Her voice could not help but rise by a few decibels as she asked, "You mean one of the two powerhouses of the city? She is from that family?"

"That's right. What did you expect? Not just anybody can afford the services of a person with such incredible skills." Christopher responded in a matter of fact tone.

"Well, that seems to be the case. And to say the truth, I never expected that she was from such an incredible background." Angela responded as she finally managed to calm down.

Nevertheless, she could not help but think about Scarlet and Jaden. At the same time, she wondered what kind of relationship existed between Scarlet and Christine. With how prominent Scarlet's family was, she was supposed to be associated with those young heirs of other big families, right?

And just after she had thought about that, she suddenly realized something. Looking at Christopher, she asked, "So far, I only know that the direct members of the current leaders of the Johnsons family include two children. Both of them are male. Why is it that I have never heard about this young lady?"

"She always keeps a low profile, and could be said to be quite stubborn. I do believe that you already saw her fighting, something that is extremely rare to be able to see among the young generation of those top families." Christopher responded.

"If she always keeps a low profile, how is it that you know about her existence?" Angela could not help but question with raised brows.

Upon hearing that question, Christopher did not know how to respond. Nevertheless, he ended up shaking his head, as he said, "You don't have to worry much about where I got the information. What you have to know is that, no matter what, we have to make sure that we don't get ourselves involved in the matters related to the Johnsons and the Williams.

This is a situation where if you join one side, you will be the enemy of the other. You don't know when you are going to die, so, it is better for us to treasure this moment, where we are not involved with them.

Additionally, it is better if we keep some distance from them. Let everything remain professional, and after today, in case there is nothing revolving around our duty as police officers, it is better for you not to go looking for them."

Angela was not sure about why Christopher was against her looking for Scarlet and Jaden. Nonetheless, she decided to follow what he had said. As for the reason, she believed that there would come a time that perhaps Christopher would tell her.

Christopher on that hand did not speak again. Instead, he seemed to have fallen into a moment of deep thought. And when Angela saw that, she made sure not to disturb him at all, and left.

She was deciding to take this chance to leave without Christopher, so that she could investigate the matter related to the murder at that warehouse. Christopher had already told her not to get involved in that, but she was just curious about it.

Well, many people say that curiosity killed the cat. As for whether she was going to die from her curiosity, or she was going to have her curiosity satisfied, that remained unknown.

By the time that Christopher came back to his senses, he realized that Angela had already left. And when he asked, he was informed that she had left with the car that they used for patrolling.

He immediately tried contacting her, but no matter how many times the phone rang, the other party did not receive it. He could not help but get a little anxious, wondering what it was that Angela was planning to do.

But since he did not know where she had gone, he had no choice but to remain within the police station, hoping that she would be coming back sooner.

It was a good thing that the time for them to be on duty was already almost up, as they had to take a short break for lunch. He hoped that Angela would be back by the time that the lunch break would be over.

Scarlett on the other hand, after getting back home, she was immediately informed that she was not allowed to go out for the rest of the day. Despite being unhappy, she had no choice but to remain within the residence.

Jaden on the other hand did not care if they went anywhere or not. In any case, as long as it was not related to the mission from the system, he would definitely not care much about Scarlet's personal life.