Chapter 167
John’s POV
Rollings Designs – A few hours later
“What are you doing?” Jonathan asked me.
“I’m opening Alex’s acquisition records again,” I said.
“That unnamed blue gemstone keeps popping in my mind p>
I pulled every historical document that was ever connected to his company.
But this time I searched particularly for a blue gemstone.
I also looked for blue historical jewelry, any private blue gemstone collection or a missing piece.
Even any unregistered acquisition.
Finally results began appearing on my screen.
Not many, but enough to begin.
I realized Alex’s interest in rare gemstones went back years.
I noticed he dug into different companies.
Different years.
Different owners.
Yet…now a pattern seems to appear.
He repeatedly investigated blue rare gemstones.
Some he managed to purchase.
Some he never found.
Some were acquired by other private collectors before Alex could reach them.
Then I compared the dates.
And the search began long before Veronica has anything to do with Harmon Designs.
Whatever Alexander wanted, had nothing to do with Veronica taking over Harmon Designs.
It was for a particular gemstone.
I found several old documents containing reference to an unnamed blue gemstone of immense value.
But the description was incomplete.
All I got was a rare blue gemstone with a historical significance.
Clarity was impeccable, with an unusual clarity, and a distinctive internal pattern.
I paused for a brief moment.
The description sounded familiar to me.
“Jonathan,” I called out.
“Give me the passkey to the Blue Heart files p>
I quickly accessed the Blue Heart files.
The similarities were not enough to connect the rare blue gemstone facts to the Blue Heart, but enough to suspect.
I began to trace Blue Heart’s ownership.
I know now it belongs to Jonathan, but before him?
I went through the historical jewelry records, private sales, and archived documents.
And I was shocked.
The trail didn’t lead me to the Harmon family or any other.
It led me straight to Jonathan’s mother.
This meant the Blue Heart was never part of the Harmon family.
I double checked the information.
This changed everything for me.
I quickly opened the ownership records.
Every record leads me to the rare blue gemstone belonging to Jonathan’s mother.
The history existed independently with no connection to Harmon Designs.
Now, if Alex is looking for the Blue Heart, then he is trying to reclaim something that he thinks belongs to the Harmon family.
And now if he knows, he’s after the Rollings family.
I continued to search.
I found out the gemstone was stolen and later on bought by Daniel.
Every record confirmed Daniel’s purchase was legal.
Finally, the Blue Heart transferred from Daniel to Jonathan.
And everyone knows he gave the Blue Heart to Veronica.
I leaned back.
Now the ownership of the Blue Heart was clear.
The Blue Heart belonged to Jonathan’s mother, got stolen, Daniel bought it legally, Jonathan reclaimed it legally from Daniel and now it’s with Veronica.
Now the connection was clear.
The reason Alex returned with interest to Harmon Designs,
And Veronica p>
Is the Blue Heart.
Now I recalled he keeps calling Veronica Ms. Harmon.
He kept praising her talent.
He’s persistent on getting the partnership with Harmon Designs.
I did a recheck to confirm.
There was no doubt,
The Blue Heart never belonged to Harmon Designs.
The Blue Heart was never part of Harmon inheritance.
It belonged to Jonathan’s mother and now it was with Veronica Rollings because Jonathan gave it to her.
“You were never after Harmon Designs,” I whispered quietly.
“You’re after the Blue Heart p>
I searched for his historical records again.
This time I searched for the particular date when he began looking for the gemstone.
I found several reference files.
Each had different labels.
Missing Blue Gemstones.
Private Blue Gemstone collection.
Blue Historical jewel.
Blue gemstone failed acquisition.
Mysterious blue gemstone buyers list.
Blue was mentioned in all.
Then I compared the description of these files with the Blue Heart,
They all matched.
Now the possibility was increasingly impossible to hide.
Then suddenly I stopped as I stumbled across something.
I found a much older record.
The file predated Alex’s major luxury acquisitions.
It looked like someone was already searching for the gemstone before him.
Someone was already after it long before he even knew of it.
And that person was also surnamed Vale.
“Looks like Vale didn’t only inherit his interest for luxury companies p>
“He inherited an unfinished search for the blue gemstone as well p>
“The Blue Heart gemstone in particular,” I said.
I then opened one of the oldest encrypted records I could find.
The file was heavily encrypted with several layers of security.
At one point, I almost wanted to give up,
But as Jonathan once said, don’t give up until you give it your all.
Finally the file opened.
Again,
Only a handful of documents,
No image, no detailed explanation.
Just a code referring to the blue gemstone.
I scrolled more downward, and stopped.
One document was marked with a date years back.
I noticed the final entry had a direct instruction for something.
I read the line.
As I read it, my eyes widened.
The document was staring back at me.
“Jonathan come over p>
I called him over.
The document in particular was mentioning the Rollings family.
Not the Harmons, but the Rollings.
“Are you sure?” Jonathan asked me.
“Yes, I double checked it p>
“This instruction was written long before even Fredrick took over Harmon Designs p>
“Long before you knew about it p>
“Long before Alex knew about it p>
“This means Alex’s interest in Veronica may not be for who she is or of what she is, but what she owns p>
I suddenly realized how dangerous this could be.
I read the line once again.
I stared at the encrypted document again.
The sentence was in simple, cold, direct English.
No explanation required as to why the gemstone mattered.
Only to locate the gemstone within the Rollings family.
I read the line again and again.
Now it made sense why he was so interested in her talent and her paintings.
It was only a way to get close to her so he could get access to something she’s carrying that belongs to her because she is from the Rollings family.
Just then I intercepted a call from Alex’s office.
The voice said,
” Locate the Blue Heart before the Rollings family hides it away p>
There was no doubt it was Alex’s voice.