A game

Inside the Evergreen Villa, Arthur and his team sat on the sofa of the living room while J is sitting on the accent chair looking at them one by one studying each one of them. Her phone is ringing alternately with Arthur's phone. She instructed them earlier before going home not to answer Jacob's call.

"Miss J, after what happened to you a couple of days ago, I don't think it is safe for you to let anyone into your house. You shouldn't trust... " Arthur was not able to finish what he was saying.

"Arthur... right? The leader of the team? And you are Felix, Stefan, and Daniel. Don't think that I don't know you." J said with one of her brows raised.

"Capricorn's A-Team. One of the best teams of the Twelve Army." J continued with a smirk which made the four men astounded. She didn't just find out their mission but also their identity.

Once J noticed their presence, she made sure to identify each one of them with the help of Lance. Then she found out that they were from Twelve Army and not just an ordinary guard, they were one of the tops if not the top.

After making sure that they would not cause her any harm and were just there to watch over her, she wondered who would've sent them. Definitely not the Robin Hood Society. They already have Diana and Lance to look over her and having more guards to watch over her will make it suspicious. She could only think of no one but Jacob, being the Chairman of the Twelve Army himself.

At first, she ignored them as long as they didn't interfere with her daily routine. But as the days went by, she is becoming conscious of their presence. And she's becoming more and more curious as to why would Jacob send them to watch over her. Did he know already?

"H-how did you know?" Felix who can't resist the urge to speak asked.

J shrugged her shoulders and said, "I'm a keen observer. Observing my surroundings has become a habit when I don't have much to do." Actually, it is not just like that. She made it a habit to observe her surroundings as part of being cautious.

"I know that Arthur is the leader, you are the spy, Daniel the hacker, and Stefan the sniper. I know that you and Daniel were already married. Stefan has a habit of changing girlfriends like he was just changing clothes and Arthur... " she looked at Arthur with furrowed brows. She only knows that he is from a military family, apart from that she can't find anything about him. "I can't read him... " she pursed her lips.

"I'm not surprised. We can't read him either after a couple of years being in a team." Felix said. Arthur gave him a cold stare.

"You know what, Miss J you amuse me. I haven't met anyone as observant as you. But since when did you find out?" Felix continued talking.

"Almost two weeks now... " J replied looking at the wall clock. Any moment Jacob should arrive now.

"Urgh... that means we are hiding for nothing. What a waste of Daniel's strategy and our effort." Felix was about to say something but was stopped midair after receiving a glare from Arthur and Daniel.

There was cold silence in the living room, Felix seemed to be uneasy. He is most uncomfortable when put into silence especially if his curiosity is getting the nerve out of him. Arthur was silently studying J, his face was emotionless but his thoughts were running wild. He had watched over and guarded elites and heiress before but never had he encountered an heiress like her.

While most of them tend to be spoiled, egocentric, and illogical, this girl is anything but ordinary. At first glance, she is quite intimidating, but she is quiet, reserved, and bright. She is logical and wise, an excellent analyst. She will be an excellent leader of the Robin Hood Society someday. Arthur thought to himself.

After a while, they heard the sound of Jacob's SUV entering the compound of the villa. Jacob was anxious, agitated, and at the same time furious. He sends a four-man team to watch over his wife yet no one would answer his call. Even his wife didn't answer her phone which is obviously still on.

With a clenched jaw, he anxiously gets out of his SUV not able to park it properly followed by James. They entered an exceptionally quiet villa. He looked around to find any unwanted presence but he couldn't find any. Apart from the villa being normally quiet, the house looks organized just how he left this morning.

He walked around, and when he reached the living area, he was startled to see Arthur and his team face to face with his wife. And they were all looking in his direction anticipating his arrival. He regained his composure and looked at his wife with a raised eyebrow. What is the meaning of this?

"I hope you don't mind, I invited your friends in," J said with a smirk emphasizing the word friends.

With his lips partially opened Jacob narrowed his eyes towards Arthur then turned to J and said, "Let's talk." he turned around and walked towards the bedroom. J who seemed to understand that Jacob wanted her to follow him stood up from her seat and quietly followed him.

Inside the bedroom, Jacob stared at J, while J equally stared at Jacob.

Jacob sighed before saying, "Okay, you ask me questions then I'll ask you questions. How about that?"

J raised her right brows. What? Are we playing games now?

But then after a couple of minutes just staring at each other, J opened her mouth then asked, "What do you know about me?"

Jacob smiled. As expected, J already had her suspicions. It's just time to get to know each other. Jacob thought. After all, it would be easier to protect her if she knows that he already knew her identity. Watching over her from the shadow might not be necessary.

"You...are Jenny Do-Parker. The granddaughter of Alexander Do, founder of the Robin Hood Society, daughter of Martin and Victoria Do, leader of the Robin Hood Society. In short, you are the famous heiress of the Robin Hood Society. And that fact is also the reason why CEO Wang abducted you. And you are married to me, Jacob Parker." Jacob said with an elevated chin and a gleaming eye.

Though she already had her suspicions, J was still astounded to hear it from Jacob. He already knew that much? J thought.

"So that's why you hired them to watch over me?" J said in a disapproving tone.

"Hmm… actually I hired them days before I found out about your identity. Oh... correction. I didn't hire them. I ordered them to watch over you." Jacob replied with an elevated chin.

Yeah right. He is the Chairman of the Twelve Army so why would he hire his men to watch over her. Of course, he will just have to order them. J thought of the wrong word that she used.

J crossed her arms in front of her while leaning on the glass window. "And since when is that?" She was asking since when did he find out which Jacob was quick to understand.

Jacob's face turned dark when he remembered the day that he finds out about her identity, it was also the day that worried him the most, the day that J was abducted by CEO Wang's men and made him kill one of his men.

"The day that you were abducted. I had Felix investigate you. He is one of the best when it comes to finding out secrets." Jacob replied and thought that J might ask how he found out.

J believed that the men watching over her belong to a top-notched trained army but she was amazed to hear that it was Felix who found out about her identity. He must be really good at that if he was able to find her identity which no one has ever done since the Robin Hood Society have skilled professionals that can block anyone who tries to investigate the identity of their heiress.

"You killed Bart Sano?" It was more of a confirmation than a question. Although she already knew that he did, she still wanted to hear it from him and later on ask him why?

"Yes." Jacob's reply was short.

"Why?" J looked at him with anticipation.

With a dark expression, Jacob said, "I will kill whoever dares to lay a hand on you."

J went silent. Did the infamous Bart Sano do something to her that made Jacob kill him, aside from abducting her? What she didn't know is that he just touched her, carried her like a sack of rice, and that's just it. Jacob would have spared his life and just let him lead a miserable life in prison if he didn't touch her. But he touched her, and being overly protective of his wife, Jacob killed him.

There was a long silence. There's a question that J is meaning to ask him but she just hasn't collected all the courage that she needed. What if she didn't get the answer that she wanted to hear? Actually, it is the other way around, she doesn't have the courage to hear his answer.

She just keeps staring at Jacob who is also staring at her with anticipation. Waiting for her next question. Just as he was about to open his mouth, J was startled and tried to say something, but the words were stuck in her throat.

"I… "

J closed her eyes then took a deep breath to calm her emotions, just like what she always does.

"You… are you fine with it?" Finally, she was able to ask without looking into his eyes.

"I mean… you are married to the heiress of the Robin Hood Society. We steal from the rich, exploit money. We are an underground society. I have a complicated life. A lot of people are hunting me. A lot of people want me dead. Being married to me means you might be dragged down with me. Your family might be inflicted. Your life might be in danger. You should be living a normal life. My grandfather, my family should not be dragging you with our messy and complicated life…" J must have gathered too much courage to be able to talk longer than she used to. But she was stopped when she heard Jacob laughed. She raised her head to see me looking at her amused.

J frowned. Is he not giving attention to what she was saying? Does he know how just uncomfortable she feels right now?

"Ah…why does everyone ask me if I'm fine with this marriage? Is it very unlikely of me to be fine with this marriage? First, it was Miss Nancy, then your parents, now you. Why does everyone doubt me?" Jacob, who was seated in an armchair in the corner of the bedroom pursing his lips then forced a fake smile then stood up to walk towards her.

Just as he was just a couple of inches away from J, he stopped.

"To answer your questions. Yes, I'm fine with it. I don't care who I'm married to as long as it was you. Who cares if you steal from the rich and exploit money, actually I can help you with that? Who cares if you are from an underground society? I would love to be part of your complicated life. I will block whoever hunts you. Who wants you dead? They will have to deal with me first before they could ever lay a hand on you."

"Being married to you means the world to me. Don't worry about my family, they knew, and they were much eager to protect you. I don't care if my life would be in danger as long as you are safe. My life is not normal without you in it. Ah… what was the last one?" Jacob stopped and rubbed his chin trying to remember J's last word before he interfered.

"Ah! Right!" Jacob's eyes gleamed when he seemed to remember. "I was so glad that your grandfather dragged me into this messy and complicated life of yours. Because if he didn't, I would be forcing myself into your life, even if you don't want to."

"Was I able to answer all your questions, Mrs. Jacob Parker?" Jacob asked, emphasizing how he addresses J as Mrs. Jacob Parker indicating that whoever she is, she would still be his wife.

J had her eyes almost red and dry from staring without blinking for too long at Jacob was speechless. Jacob's answers were more than what she wanted to hear. He just wants him to say 'Yes' but he was able to memorize all her words and was able to reverse her worries.