Sparring

In the main mansion's living room, Clifford and Lynette were currently discussing some matters related to the companies that they owned.

Now that the feud with the Williams had escalated, it was definitely obvious that some troubles would be arising in the companies. But even then, there was nothing that they could do for the moment other than trying to block the Williams as much as possible, as they waited for the right moment to strike back.

Just as they were continuously discussing, Steven the old butler walked in. After giving a slight bow, Steven went ahead and spoke.

"Master, I have already made arrangements on the matters concerning Jaden. He should be able to attend the university tomorrow. More than that, I have also arranged for a small group of people to monitor him, and offer assistance just in case." Steven stated with a calm voice.

Clifford nodded. Steven was quite efficient when it came to dealing with these matters. That was the reason why he was the butler, even after his father had handed over the position of the lead of the family to him.

"That's good. With that group that you have organized for, it should be definitely quite easy to help Jaden in case he doesn't have the capability of handling the problems that he would be facing." Clifford stated.

It was not that they trusted Jaden that much. In any case, according to the background information that they possessed about Jaden, they understood that he had gone to a certain organization for training, but they did not know much about his combat capabilities.

After all, despite the fact that the Johnsons were quite influential, they did not possess any influence in that organization. So, it was impossible for them to be able to get information about Jaden and his achievements in that organization.

But even then, since Jaden did not spend that much time in the organization, they believed that his abilities were definitely not that much high. So, even if the group that they had organized was not as skilled as Jaden was, but they at least could make up the numbers, and help whenever possible.

Just as Clifford was about to continue discussing with Lynette on the countermeasures that they were supposed to take, he realized that Steven had not left.

"Is there something else that you would like to say?" Clifford asked with raised brows. This was definitely the first time that he had seen Steven holding back from saying something.

"That's right master. I have just realized that young lady Scarlet has gone to the servants quarters. I do believe that she is planning something against Mr. Jaden. This is definitely not good, right?" Steven stated with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Of course, he understood the personality that Scarlet possessed. Since they had looked for a bodyguard for her, she was definitely going to look for a way that she was going to send that guy away.

But with the current situation that the family was facing, Scarlet definitely required a bodyguard. And if Scarlet did something that made Jaden to leave, and he actually possessed enough capabilities to be able to protect her, then they would have made a big loss.

Clifford frowned for a moment before he responded, "Just let it be. But just in case, you can monitor the movements that Scarlet is making. We cannot afford to lose Jaden for the time being, unless we understand his capabilities fully. If he doesn't have much capabilities, we can just send him away after we find another person to replace him."

"Okay master. I will do that now." Steven responded before he turned around and left the living room.

Lynette looked at Clifford and asked, "Are you sure about this? If Scarlet actually ends up offending Jaden, and the relationship between the two of them gets tense, it definitely will not be helpful considering that Jaden will have to protect Scarlet."

"There's no problem at all. I don't believe that Scarlet is going to do something that is going to ruin the relationship between her and Jaden. And even if she does something like that, I do believe that the relationship will not be ruined in such a way that they would be enemies with each other." Clifford responded.

Then, he continued after a moment of silence, "It might be true that Scarlet is kind of stubborn, but even then, she has some brains. So, I do believe that she will not go that far when it comes to provoking other people."

Lynette wanted to say something, but in the end, she decided to remain silent. After all, she understood the matter, and this was just a test that they had talked about not long ago, about trying out the abilities that Jaden possessed.

It would be good If they could use Scarlet to test out the abilities that Jaden possessed. If he actually did not even possess the ability to deal with Scarlet, that implied that he was definitely not qualified to be protecting Scarlet.

"Well, let's hope everything goes well." Lynette stated before she focused on other matters.

…

Jaden followed Scarlet into the basement that was located in the main mansion. Although it was a basement, it was quite well arranged, and it did not look like a basement at all.

The lights in this place illuminated every corner of the basement, including the corridor that they had utilized in order to enter into the training room, removing any darkness.

The air within the basement was well circulated considering that several air conditioners had been installed in the basement, and they were capable of maintaining a good atmosphere within the basement.

During the time that they were coming in, Jaden realized that the basement possessed three different doors. The doors were currently closed, and the one that they had entered into was the one that led to the gym, which was the training area for the mansion.

The gym was quite big, occupying a large area of about 3,000 m². It was clear that the basement was bigger than the mansion that was located on top.

The gym was well equipped with all the modern equipment, and there was even a ring that could be used for sparring or fights. Additionally, around the ring, there were even several pairs of benches, obviously for the spectators.

Currently, in the entire gym, there was nobody else other than a lady who was currently training by punching a punching bag. She was wearing black lady gym crop top, and a pair of tight trousers, accompanied by white sports shoes.

She was sweating as she continuously punched the punching bag. And when the two of them entered, she did not even pay attention to them, and just continued with what she was doing.

Jaden observed her movements for a while, and he could not help but be a little surprised by the power that she possessed. With every time that she punched the punching bag, it would tremble intensely, that even he who was in a distance could see it clearly.

At that moment, Jaden realized that he was definitely not supposed to underestimate the Johnsons. Just this lady here was possessing such strength, then what about the bodyguards that they had been getting before?

Scarlet did not pay attention to the lady who was continuously training, but instead, she headed straight to the ring. The moment that she got into the ring, she realized that Jaden was paying attention to the other lady that was training.

Pursing her lips, she looked at Jaden and asked angrily, "What are you staring at? Don't tell me that you want to marry her as you have already fallen in love with her the moment that you saw her?"

Jaden could not help but feel his lips twitch when he heard what Scarlet had said. Was it wrong to look at a person training? Additionally, it was not as if he was looking at her obsequiously, right?

He was just impressed by the power that this lady possessed, and that was all. But in any case, he did not respond, and immediately headed towards the ring.

But he did not enter into the ring, and stood outside. He was not sure what Scarlet was planning, but he believed that it might be related to the mission. But in any case, unless Scarlet asked him to enter into the ring, he was definitely not going to do so.

"What? Don't tell me that you are afraid of fighting with me? I wanted a sparring partner, and as you can see, my cousin over there is busy training on her own. So, I can only ask you to train with me." Scarlet narrowed her eyes as she looked at Jaden, while saying with a hint of dissatisfaction in her voice.

Jaden immediately understood the relationship between Scarlet and the lady on the other side. But he did not care about it, and immediately jumped into the ring. In any case, he had a mission to complete, and that was what he was going to do.

The moment that Jaden jumped into the ring, Scarlet did not give him a chance at all, and immediately attacked. She wanted to prove that this guy was definitely not qualified to be her bodyguard. And after beating him up, she would go ahead and talk to him about logic, where he was weak as compared to the person that he was supposed to protect.

That way, with his ego as a man, he would definitely not continue wanting to protect Scarlet, who had just beaten him up. That way, she would be able to make him retreat by himself.

Jaden who had just stepped into the ring sensed the attack. Immediately, he leaned backwards without hesitation, despite the fact that he was sneak attacked.