Chapter 291
John’s POV
Federal Office – John’s office
“John, the boys are back,” one of my men said, meaning the one who hired men to ram into Jonathan is back in town.
“Keep track of him; I want every detail of what he’s doing p>
A few moments later he came back.
“John, this guy seems to be meeting with the other jewelry house representatives p>
“He’s questioning them about recovering the assets they have in the River Vault p>
“I think he’s planning a more legal way to attack Jonathan p>
I felt the investigation was becoming a race against time, waiting for a person to attack so we could retaliate.
“John,” my man said as he just answered his phone.
“He just contacted Jonathan to meet him p>
I went online and logged into my sites.
After an hour of searching, I finally found out what he was up to. I found out he was contacting the other jewelry house representatives, as he wants to revive the business.
He’s been contacting the suppliers and investors.
He’s also been trying to contact the River representative.
It seems he wants to claim the assets in the vault and use them as collateral for loans.
If so, this could open a new inheritance battle for Jonathan.
Just then I received an email from Jonathan.
On opening it, I found out it was the demand he sent to Jonathan.
It seems like he sent Jonathan a request to reveal the assets without providing a proper inventory list of the items in the vault.
He’s insisting Jonathan hand over the assets to him.
Jonathan has already told Vance to check out about him.
Somehow I wasn’t getting a good vibe with this person.
I also found out he has no claim on the assets of the deceased jewelry representative.
It seems he is not the heir of the said jewelry house and is actually a distant relative.
The real owner died in a car crash and was never married.
He seems to be a distant relative who’s not even blood related.
“Well, it looks like he won’t be that much of a trouble for Jonathan after all p>
“But why is he claiming to be entitled to the assets in the first place p>
“It seems the owner’s untimely death caused his business to collapse overnight p>
“And this so-called friend was the one who handled his funeral p>
I compared the witness statements from the accident and the demand sent to Jonathan, as I just noticed the date.
I realized he had made the demand ready right after the accident and before Jonathan even took over the River inheritance.
I was furious he actually tried to harm Jonathan over something that wasn’t even his.
I leaned forward and almost bolted out of my chair.
I finally found a connection between him and the men he hired to ram into Jonathan.
“Gather all the proof, and send it to the police,” I told my men as I got the information.
I realized I had to stop him before he could harm Jonathan any further.
Just then my phone buzzed.
“John,” Jonathan said on the phone.
“Can you come along with me?” he asked.
“Vance is already coming over. I got a call from the River representative; that guy wants to meet me p>
So I took my leave and went to meet Jonathan and Vance.
River Representative Office
As I entered, the man was arguing Jonathan was not handing over the assets that belonged to him.
I sat beside Vance as the man was portraying himself as a victim and accusing Jonathan of withholding his assets.
For a while it seemed as if the River representative was also feeling sympathetic towards him.
I was feeling frustrated on seeing how weak the evidence was, yet the representative seemed to be agreeing with him.
“Jonathan,” the representative said.
“May I know why you are opposing p>
“I said before, I won’t open the vault for one person p>
“And that too…who can’t show me legit papers…he is the heir or the one who is legally the next owner of the assets p>
I handed the evidence I got from searching to prove he is not the legal heir to Vance.
“You can see there is no legal valid transfer deed stating the assets belong to him.” Vance said after he examined the evidence.
“Can you at least open the vault so I can verify the assets?” the representative asked.
I realized the man’s sympathetic words were effective.
If Jonathan did open the vault, that would expose the other assets as well.
Even as Jonathan was rejecting, the representative kept on stating it was his responsibility to see the matter resolved.
Even though Jonathan was calm, I knew he was in danger.
If Jonathan opened the vault under pressure, every jewelry house representative would do the same.
I realized he’s doing what his men failed in doing, forcing him to open the vault.
The representative determined the vault has to be opened.
I got up and walked to the side as I realized now I was the only one who could connect him to Jonathan’s attack.
He told my men to send me the footage of the accident and the evidence I found connecting him to the men.
I walked over to Jonathan.
“Jonathan,” I whispered. “He’s not only after the asses. He’s forcing you to open the vault p>
“Be ready to show in case the representative doesn’t back off p>
I nodded.
Suddenly the man left, saying he had some important work.
Seeing his behavior, the River representative also told Jonathan he can handle the matter, as he seems fit.
“John, keep an eye on him and let me know what he’s up to p>
“Vance, find out if he has any legal rights to the assets, as he is the only one who knew the deceased owner p>
As I drove back, I realized this fraudulent claim could prove to be more dangerous than I expected and was far away from being over.
After all, he was the person who almost made the representative make Jonathan open the vault even after Jonathan said he won’t under any pressure.