Her Guardian Angel

After a couple of seconds, she heard Lance sigh, "They're dead. What do you want from them?"

J was dumbstruck. Dead? How did it happen? Jacob said that they were in police custody.

"What do you mean they're dead?" J blinked her eyes in curiosity.

"I heard that last night, Peter and his group were about to set them up including CEO Wang and were just waiting for the police to arrest them. But their plan failed. Apparently, someone killed the Sano Twins. I have no details as to who killed them but that's what I heard."

J was speechless. Last night, they were killed. Last night she was rescued by Jacob from them. Was it just a coincidence? Her instinct tells her that Jacob has something to do with their death. But...Why would he do that? Was it because of her?

"Hey! J, are you still there?" J snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Lance's voice.

"Uh...how about CEO Wang?" she asked.

"I heard he went missing since last night. This morning, evidence of his involvement with illegal smuggling, illegal possession of firearms, and illegal drugs were released in the public by an anonymous group. Although the Society had plans of using this evidence against him, they had no plans of getting it out of the public because their original plan was to give those evidence to the authority secretly without alerting the media and the public. And once CEO Wang and the Sano Twins were in the police custody, that's when the Society will step in using our brothers inside and implement their plans on avenging our brother who died at the hands of the Sano Twins. But what's the most alarming was, the evidence of the Sano Twins abducting women from a low-profile family even from the elites that CEO Wang had an interest in. With all these arrest warrants and anger from the public, I don't think he will have the guts to show up." Lance's tone showed how displeased he was.

J shivered at Lance's last words. They really did abduct women of CEO Wang's interest. Does that mean that what Jacob said that she was abducted because CEO Wang was interested in her was true? But she also clearly heard one of the Sano Twins that they knew that she is the heiress of the Robin Hood Society.

She was abducted because she is the heiress of the Robin Hood Society. But what's not clear to her is what Jacob knew as the reason for the abduction.

Lance noticed her silence. "J, did something happen? Why do you want me to find the Sano Twins?" he said with worry.

J told Lance everything that happened. From her abduction to being rescued by Jacob using his 'own ways' and her suspicions that he has something to do with the death of the Sano Twins and CEO Wang's downfall. Having only two friends she never hides anything from Lance.

"Do you think he already found out my identity?" J asked after Lance.

Lance who was still pondering what he just found out was still in shock. He didn't have an idea that all those things happened to J just overnight. His head is about to explode and he can't think logically.

"God there's an easy way to find out. Why don't you just ask him yourself? You've been married for five years and have been together for more than two months. And I don't think that Jacob is going to let you off, so don't you think you should just tell him that you're no ordinary person? That you are the heiress of the Robin Hood Society, a society of vigilantes that exploits money and goods from dirty and illegal businesses and politicians? I think he wouldn't have a say in that. Anyways if he is really the one who killed the Sano Twins then I think he is also hiding a skeleton inside his closet!"

Lance was furious not because of J but because of what happened to J. He is her right-hand man, and as her right-hand man, he was supposed to protect her from any harm. Just like how Leo is protecting Madam Victoria and Peter is protecting President Martin. But just because she is hiding her identity, he has to also hide her connection to her and pretend that he has nothing to do with her. So how could he protect her?

He felt that he could do nothing for her...

J felt guilty. Growing up together she definitely knows how Lance feels based on his tone and his choice of words. Even when she cannot see him, she knows that he felt useless. Not that he is, in fact, he is so much helpful to her. There are a lot of things that she cannot do without him. But there were some duties that he cannot fulfill because of her situation.

"I'm glad that you're okay...I'm sorry that I wasn't there to protect you... " Lance said after a couple of seconds.

J sighed. She's not good at consoling another person's emotions. Be it other people or a person close to her. She is more of a listener than a talker. Normally she would just sit down and listen to them, then make some gestures like patting their back or if necessary, hugging them. But listening to Lance at a distance, she felt helpless.

She has to do something. J thought to herself. Before she could say something, she heard Lance speak again but this time with an energetic tone.

"Anyways, I'll just have to do what I do best. I'll find out if he killed the Sano Twins."

J smiled. Knowing Lance, he can easily change his emotions from down to high.

"Thank you. You were the big brother that I never had." J said gently.

"Nonsense. I'm your guardian angel!" Lance said proudly. J can even vision him holding his chest like a knight.

"By the way, have I told you before that Jacob is the new Chairman of Twelve Army? Though it turns out that he had taken over a couple of years ago, it was announced just recently when he came back from overseas." Lance changed the topic.

"Twelve Army? The private army?" J asked with some thoughts running into her mind.

"Yes. That's why if you are doubting Jacob's capability to kill, I think you should think twice. I think with his identity and capability, no one would dare mess with him or with his... " with Lance's continuous talking he suddenly came up with a realization that J thought of as well. " ...wife."

"Damnit! How could I miss that small detail! That's it J! I think Elder Do marry you to Jacob for protection. He knew that the time would come that the elites would look for you, he knew the dangers that you will be facing! So, he arranged your marriage with Jacob! Because once the elites find out your identity, they would also find out that you are married to Jacob Parker. The person whom they wouldn't dare to mess with. The person whom they owe their precious life with. Because if it wasn't for Jacob and the Twelve Army which is their only source of a private army in the country, their life would be like a target in the shooting range where all guns were pointed at them without any protection!" Lance was animated at his discovery.

J was thinking the same. Lance was right. If her marriage to Jacob Parker has been exposed to the public, it would no longer matter if the Second-Class Elites recognize her as the heiress of the Robin Hood Society. They wouldn't dare mess with Jacob.

J kept pondering about it. Although it is not yet confirmed, she couldn't think of any reason as to why her grandfather married her to Jacob Parker. But what would the Parkers get in return? Power? Money? Obviously, they already got it all.

Lance hung up the call earlier to find out if it was really Jacob who killed the Sano Twins. He said that he just needed a couple of calls to find out.

While waiting for Lance to call her back, J got up from the bed and walked around the house. Then she seemed to remember something. She walked out of the house and looked around. After a couple of minutes, she lowered her head turn around to walk inside the house with a smirk.

Then she received a text message from Lance. "Can't call you right now. I'm in the middle of the conference. But I confirmed it. It was really Jacob who killed one of the Sano Twins, while the other one was killed by one of his men."

Although she was not surprised, her lips pressed firmly into a thin line before she entered the house.