The Bodyguard System

The following day, Clifford, Lynette and Anthony finally came back. They looked worn out. It seemed that they had been handling something, and it was extremely strenuous.

When they came back, the one that was the most excited was none other than Scarlet. The moment that Clifford came over, she immediately rushed to him and asked for the permission to go out.

This was something that Clifford was supposed to allow her, considering that he had promised that he would give her an entire week of freedom, in case she did not cause any trouble during the meeting between the young generation of the two families.

She did not cause any trouble during the meeting, and so, she had been impatient during the past few days, while waiting for Clifford. She had tried contacting him of course, but each and every time, Clifford did not pick the call.

Well, there was even a point in time where she was tempted to leave by sneaking out of the residence. But it seemed that the security guards had been informed to make sure that she did not leave, considering that the security had tightened.

In the end, there was nothing that she was doing other than simply chatting with her friends when she was resting after training with Jaden.

And it could be said that she had improved by quite a margin. Considering how much effort she had been putting in training, it was clear that it was going to take almost a month for her to be able to fully grasp the basic level combat skills that Jaden was passing to her.

Clifford could not help but feel a little helpless when he looked at the stubborn Scarlet. In the end, just as he had promised, he gave her the permission of freedom for an entire week.

As for the matter of her going to school, they had already gotten the permission for her. So, she would not be blamed when she went back to school, for missing several lectures.

Scarlet was excited in such a way that she immediately went to look for Jaden after she was given permission. She was intending to go to her friend's place, so that she could help with the matter relating to that group of people that came over to disturb the business that she was doing.

Looking at the enthusiastic Scarlet, Jaden could only follow her to the car, before she drove away from the Johnsons residence.

The previous day, Jaden had received a call from the company that he had acquired 51% shares of. They were asking if he was interested in managing the company, considering that he was currently the biggest shareholder for the company.

In the end, Jaden decided against it. Instead, he simply said that they could continue carrying out the operations the way that they were doing normally. The only thing that would involve him would be the dividends that he would be receiving yearly.

The other party seemed to be a little excited, considering that Jaden did not do any shift in the management of the company. With his authority of holding 51% shares, he definitely possessed the biggest decision making power within the company.

….

The battle between the Williams and the Johnsons had been ongoing for the past few days. Considering that they had decided to shift to a single industry, the one that they had selected this time was one related to real estate.

Real estate business was a profound field. All those that were involved in this field were experts. And now, with the two families clashing with each other, it was clear that the other people that were involved in the real estate industry would want to benefit from the clash between the two giants.

But what they had never expected was that they were also getting involved in something that was not supposed to concern them at all. The Williams had gone ahead to look for the other real estate companies, so that they could form a collaboration with them.

That way, they would be able to easily deal with the real estate company that belonged to the Johnsons. Of course, by joining the Williams, that implied that they would be offending the Johnsons.

That was something that most of the companies did not want. It was better for them to stay on the sidelines, and watch the battle between the two giants. Getting involved would imply that despite getting the benefits in case the Williams won the battle, they would also be tremendously affected in case the Williams lost.

The only problem that they were experiencing was that if they refused to join the Williams, that implied that they were provoking the Williams. The only advantage that they possessed was that if they did not join the Williams, they had to make sure that they would not join the Johnsons no matter what offer the Johnsons gave.

It was only in this way that they would be able to avoid being enemies with the Williams.

Nevertheless, it seemed that the two families were quite cautious in the fight between them. It seemed that the Williams had changed the strategy that they were using. Instead of going all out without caring about the losses that they would suffer, the Williams had decided to become a little conservative.

This was something that immediately made the Johnsons wary. This sudden change in strategy implied that the Williams had something in their mind. This was something that had made Clifford, Lynette and Anthony to be busy for the past few days.

They were currently trying to investigate if there was something that the Williams were depending on. They understood that if the Williams had decided to reduce the aggression in attacking this time, they might increase it all at once in the next moment.

So, during the past few days, they had been trying to prepare in case the Williams did something like that. It was just that even after a few days, they realized that the Williams still maintained the same ferocity, without increasing or reducing it.

….

On the other hand, a few days ago, within the Williams residence….

"Damn it! What the f*ck happened?! We had already come to an agreement, but he dares to go against it? Just because he is from a bigger background? Even if he is from a big background, he is nothing more than just a young master!" Philip exclaimed, anger clear in his voice.

His eyes were currently red, indicating that he was fuming right now. After all, it was not long ago that he suddenly received information that they could not communicate with the person that had promised to support them.

It was as if the other party had suddenly disappeared without a trace. It was clear that he had gone back to the city where his family was situated in.

But by leaving just like that, they had left the Williams in trouble. After all, previously, they had suffered incredible losses when they were dealing with the Johnsons.

With the confidence that they possessed a lot of support, they did not care much about the losses, believing that the losses would be compensated. But now that the one that was supposed to compensate them had left, they were completely stranded.

None of them was sure about what they were supposed to do. Currently, it was impossible for them to stop the battle between them. Since they were the ones that had provoked the Johnsons first, it was clear that if the Johnsons got a chance, they would not let them go easily.

So, no matter what, they would have to suffer incredible losses in order for them to be able to survive. But even then, if they survived the battle with the Johnsons, the other powers that were watching from the side would definitely take action.

And at that time, the Williams will definitely be eliminated. It was only due to this reason that until today, the Williams were trying as much as possible not to show.

Nevertheless, they had made sure to reduce the effort that they were putting in dealing with the Johnsons. This way, they could ensure that the losses that they would suffer would not increase by a huge margin.

"What do you think about this strategy. We can decide to sacrifice the real estate company, and make sure that we don't suffer any more losses in the other industries that we are involved in. This way, we can at least maintain our power, even though it is going to reduce." Ezekiel, an old man within the Williams family suggested. They were currently inside Philip's study.

Philip considered the idea, and found that it was reliable. The only problem was the Johnsons.

"But what if the Johnsons continue attacking us, even if we sacrifice the real estate industry? Would we not be fighting them anyway?" Philip voiced out his doubts.

"I do understand what you are implying. So, instead of just abandoning the real estate industry, we can pretend to be putting up a fight. At the same time, while showing that we still have the strength, we can decide to use the real estate as compensation to the Johnsons, and apologize to them that we were wrong." Ezekiel responded.

Philip's expression changed upon hearing that. By apologizing, that implied that they would be surrendering to the other party, and indicating that they were in a low position.

Still, other than this, there was no any other choice. After all, every decision that was going to be made was going to negatively affect the Williams.

"I have my own suggestion. Would you mind giving me a moment to explain?" Ruben, who had been silent all this while finally spoke up.