The Bodyguard System

The moment that they got to the 17th floor, they were welcomed by a beautiful scenery. Completely different from the arrangement of the Blue Seal hotel, the 17th floor of the Star Complex hotel was arranged in a unique way.

The ceiling of the 17th floor was just like the night sky. The stars were shining, illuminating the entire floor. Perhaps this is the reason why it was called star complex hotel.

Not far away from the elevator, there was a desk that was for the receptionist. Of course, this was the receptionist for the VIP guests of the hotel. In any case, the elevator that they had used in order to get to the 17th floor was not something that could be used by ordinary people that came to dine in the hotel.

Instead, all those that had access to the underground parking lot, were all VIP guests of the hotel. So, they were allowed to go to any floor that they had reserved the private or conference rooms.

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The three of them approached the receptionist desk, where a young lady wearing a white blouse with a red bow tie was seated. The moment that they arrived, the lady smiled at them and welcomed them.

"Welcome to the Star Complex hotel. May I get your reservation number please?" The lady stated with a professional tone.

Anthony went ahead and gave the details that were required, before they were directed to the room that they were going to. On this floor, there were only five rooms. Each and every one of them was magnificently decorated, possessing large space.

The room that the meeting was going to take place in was room number 4. So, the three of them immediately headed for the room. The moment that they got there, they realized that there were already people inside.

Without hesitation, they immediately got into the room. Inside, they found that there were three people. Two young men and one young lady. The oldest of the tree seemed to be in his late 20s, while the youngest was in the early twenties.

Just by looking at them, Jaden could spot the similarities between them. It seemed that they were siblings, or they were at least related with each other.

The moment that they stepped into the room, the expressions of the three people changed. They had been previously chatting with each other, but the moment that Anthony and the two arrived, they finally stopped talking, and looked at them with cold expressions on their faces.

Anthony's demeanor also changed. He did not say anything, but the expression on his face spoke a lot. It was clear that Anthony did not like the other party at all.

As for Scarlet, she was completely nonchalant. She did not seem to care about the presence of the other three people, and she immediately sat around the table that the three had already taken positions.

The table was made out of expensive wood, and was used as the conference table for the room. Just like in Blue Seal hotel, this area was set aside for meetings, still, there was another area that was set aside for dining.

Currently, the three people that had arrived earlier on were currently sitting on one side of the circular table. Scarlet went ahead and sat opposite them, before she took out her phone and began scrolling.

Jaden on the other hand did not know much about the three people. So, just like Scarlet, he did not care about them. Instead, he went and stayed next to Scarlet, but he did not sit down.

The expressions of the three people could not help but shift the moment that they realized that Scarlet had completely ignored their presence. The elder of the three looked at Anthony and asked, "So, this is how you are going to act, when you are the ones that requested for the meeting?"

"Humph! Why do care about etiquette when you know that you don't have any?" Anthony snorted before he questioned back. Then in the next moment, just like Scarlet, he went ahead and took his seat. The only person that remained standing was none other than Jaden.

The expression of the elder of the three shifted completely. At this moment, he looked extremely angry. Nevertheless, he did not say anything, as he tried to calm himself down.

He looked at the two siblings, before finally ignoring them and looking at Jaden. He raised his brows, as he tried to remember if he had ever seen Jaden somewhere. But no matter how much he thought about it, he could not remember who Jaden was.

"And may I know who you are?" The guy asked as he looked at Jaden. From the features that Jaden was possessing, it was clear that he was definitely not a member of the Johnsons family, at least not directly related to the one that they were dealing with. He might be part of the Johnsons, but perhaps an extended family member.

Upon hearing the question, Jaden did not respond. In any case, it was not as if he would have to respond to anybody, especially the one that was considered as his enemy. Since he was currently working for the Johnsons, that implied that the Williams were his enemies.

Upon being ignored for the second time, the young man who possessed short black hair, striking blue eyes, with a sharp nose was completely infuriated this time.

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He slammed the palm of his hand onto the table as he stood up. He looked at Jaden coldly before looking at Anthony. "Are you sure that you are here for us to discuss something? With this kind of attitude, do you think that you can convince us to change our minds?"

Anthony completely ignored the guy. Scarlet on the other hand looked at Jaden. It was only now that she realized that Jaden had not sat down. She had been focusing on her phone, chatting with someone.

"Why are you standing? There are a lot of chairs that are not occupied. Why don't you just sit down?" Scarlet asked, completely confused.

Upon hearing Scarlet's words, Jaden did not hesitate to sit next to her. Since Scarlet did not think that it was bad for him to sit down during the meeting, then he would not hesitate.

Jaden's actions immediately increased the anger that the leader of the opposing group was feeling at the moment. Had it not been for the fact that they were currently within star complex hotel, he would definitely have attacked right now.

Still, he managed to prevent himself from doing anything impulsive. Instead, he tried to calm himself down, as he sat back down on his seat. Then, he looked at the three people in front of him silently, while waiting for them to say something.

Five minutes went by, and nobody spoke up. The leader of the opposing party, whose name was Angelo, would no longer be patient. With a disgruntled expression on his face, he looked at the other young man next to him.

The young man next to him possessed brown eyes, and green hair. He was currently wearing a casual outfit which included a plain black T-shirt, and black jeans.

Upon noticing Angelo looking at him, the young man looked at Anthony. Then, he finally began speaking. "I thought that this meeting was supposed to be for a negotiation. Why is it that ever since you came in, you have not talked about the purpose of the meeting?"

Anthony looked at Andrew. Then after a moment of silence, he cleared his throat and said, "Well, I don't really think that there is anything that I need to say. I do believe that you are smart enough to be able to know why we are here. So, there is no reason for me to repeat what you already know."

Andrew frowned upon hearing that. Still, he did not say anything, and remained silent. He looked at Angelo, and so that there was a displeased expression on Angelo's face. Still, none of the two said anything, as they remained silent.

Despite the fact that the two of them did not want to say anything for the time being, that did not apply to the remaining one. It was a lady who possessed long green hair, blue eyes, and possessed a conceited expression on her face.

"How arrogant of you! Currently, you are the one that is in need. So, you are supposed to be begging right now. Otherwise, if you don't know your place, I do believe that we will have no trouble showing it to you." The lady stated arrogantly. She seemed to be looking down on Anthony and Scarlet, while she completely ignored Jaden.

Her words immediately made everybody frown. Even Scarlet who had already resumed chatting could not help but raise her eyes to look at the young lady who had just spoken.

Angelo and Andrew had never expected that the lady whose name was Ruth, was going to say something like that. Ruth was completely oblivious of the situation of the two families at the moment.

It might seem that the Williams possessed a great advantage over the Johnsons, but that was not true. After all, despite the fact that they were currently suppressing the Johnsons, the losses that they had undergone in order to be able to do that was not something negligible.

So, if they did not receive the support that they had been promised, they would definitely collapse the moment that the Johnsons collapsed. After all, there were many other families that were already eyeing them, hoping to rip benefits at the right moment.

"It seems that our etiquette is not that bad as compared to the one on your side." Anthony finally spoke up as he looked at Angelo, who was the leader of the three.