Chapter 589 - Not on my watch

"Where do you want me to send this, Miss?" Arthur asked J pointing at the box where J had put back the bow.

J contemplated for a moment whether to keep it in Evergreen Villa or to Lodgepole Estate where all of her bow collections were hidden.

In the end, she decided that it is better to keep it at Lodgepole because the sight of it in Evergreen Villa might irk Jacob.

"Hmm...just keep it for the meantime. I'll take it with me at Lodgepole Estate." She replied.

"Okay." Arthur nodded his head. That time, his phone rings. He pulled it out from his pocket and found that it was Jacob who is calling him.

He glanced at J first before he excuses himself in front of J. He knew that if J finds out that it was Jacob who is calling him, she will start to worry.

Arthur walked a couple of feet away from J. When he was sure that he is in a distance that J could never hear him, he answers the call.

But, although pretending not to care, J is watching Arthur at the corner of her eyes.

Meanwhile, inside his SUV, James is driving back to Parkers Mansion with Jacob leaning his back in the passenger seat. His phone is on his ear.

"Where is Jenny?" Jacob asked Arthur on the phone.

"She's here at the backyard, reading." Arthur looked at J's direction and noticed that she has already started reading again.

Jacob's brows furrowed. Although not as cold as Hellebore or Naupaka, the temperature at Lotus City can drop at this season especially at night.

"Tell her to get inside, I'm on my way home," Jacob said with concern.

"Yes, Boss," Arthur replied.

"Would that be all?" Arthur asked afterward because he can sense by Jacob's tone that something is wrong. He knew that Jacob went to meet with Alex Ogden and he could tell that it didn't go well.

Jacob sighed. "I'll be sending additional men to protect Jenny. But they will remain hidden. Make sure that Jenny won't notice. And stay on full alert. You and your team will not let your eyes away from her."

"Copy that," Arthur replied. "What happened?" Arthur didn't hesitate to ask. His brows furrowed as he watched J under the lights of the lantern.

"Senator Rizza hired an assassin to kill her." Jacob's tone was grave. He has to alert Arthur's Team as soon as possible because any moment, the assassins hired by Senator Rizza might start attacking.

Although Jeric has already given James the details of the novice assassins that they sent to Senator Rizza and he also told that the assassins will be sent first thing in the morning tomorrow, he cannot let his guard down. Because he has a feeling that the Senator will also mobilize her connections and will not rely solely on the assassins that Alex Ogden sent her.

Upon hearing that, Arthur's expression turned grim. His aura could be compared to Jacob's aura when he heard that the Senator wants to assassinate J.

J has taken a deep part of his heart that makes him want to protect her with his life. He doesn't understand why there were people wanted her dead when all she did was care for others. J doesn't deserve this kind of life but he never heard her complain. But instead, she doesn't seem to care that there were people who see her like she is the most menacing person in their life and they would want nothing but her to be eliminated.

J was more worried about the people around her, she was worried that she might inflict harm towards them. She thinks about them more than herself.

But why people want her dead? She didn't do anything wrong. In fact, they were the ones that are doing wrong. They were just putting all the blame to J as if it was all her fault.

"I understand. I will keep an eye on her." He said in a grave tone. No one will ever hurt her, not on my watch. Arthur promised to himself.

After Jacob gave some instructions to Arthur, he hangs up and stared at J who seemed so engrossed in the book that she is reading.

In the dark, J could see Arthur's silhouette in the corner of her eyes. She noticed that he already hang up the phone. But why is he not coming out of the dark yet? She thought to herself.

She raised her head and looked at Arthur's direction. This time, Arthur stepped out then walked towards her. She noticed the change in his expression.

Something happened. She thought.

"Miss, you should go to the mansion. It's getting colder." Arthur said impassively.

"Mm...okay." She said while staring at Arthur. Her chin is elevated since Arthur is a tall man and she is sitting.

Then she raised her head higher to look at the night sky.

"Is he coming home?" She asked.

Arthur is not surprised that she knows who is he talking to but he didn't say anything instead, he just nodded his head.