Chapter 171
Veronica’s POV
Apartment – Late at night
John had taken the box and Jonathan had gone to see him off downstairs.
I p>
I stood before the empty safe.
The Blue Heart was now no longer here.
Jonathan said the Blue Heart will be safe over at the Federal vault, and I understand his concern.
After seeing the message, and discovering about the security breach, keeping the Blue Heart home was definitely not safe.
Still, the feeling was no less than having a near one leave you.
Having the Blue Heart at home made me feel like Jonathan’s mother’s blessings are with us.
Now p>
I feel we lost it.
I knew it had already survived a tragedy, and I didn’t want it to survive another one.
Just then I saw Jonathan came back.
I quickly leapt over to him.
“Jonathan p>
“There’s more to the Blue Heart than being your mother’s p>
“Isn’t there p>
“Me and John,” he said, explaining.
“We found out Alex has been searching for historical gemstones for years p>
“In particular a rare blue gemstone p>
“The gemstone is rare, historical and blue p>
“We found the description of the stone in his handwriting p>
“The description matches that of the Blue Heart p>
“He began following the Blue Heart ever since he knew Sanders had it p>
I realized this wasn’t something Alex found out overnight,
It was something he spent years on.
“So,” I asked.
“Is this the only significance of the Blue Heart p>
“That it belongs to your mother p>
“No,” Jonathan said exhaling.
“Actually,” he said.
“My mother was the only daughter of the River family p>
“The River family back in their time p>
“Was the most prominent jewelry home in the country p>
“The Blue Heart gemstone was found by them p>
“It’s unique heart shape and being a blue gemstone, tripled its value p>
“During my christening, a group of robbers attacked, causing a fire that killed every River family member p>
“A maid managed to save me and mother p>
“But she died when I was ten p>
“As for the Blue Heart p>
“The robbers were caught, sentenced p>
“They didn’t get it, but a thief did who sold it in the black market p>
“A shop owner bought it, from there Daniel bought it, and then made the Blue Heart necklace that I bought p>
I quietly touched his hand.
“So the day the Blue Heart was lost p>
“You lost your maternal family as well p>
He nodded.
I held onto his hand as I realized why he agreed to Fredrick back then for the sake of the Blue Heart.
It wasn’t just a gemstone his mother had, it was his family’s legacy.
“I remember the day my mother passed away,” he said.
“She told me about the Blue Heart p>
“She told me to find it, and give it to her daughter-in-law p>
“She told me to tell her,” He looked up to me.
“That’s you p>
“This is not just a gemstone, it’s the River family’s legacy p>
“She said tell her p>
“This is not a business asset p>
“It’s not a family investment p>
“It’s the foundation of the River family, that she wants her daughter-in-law to keep safely with her p>
I looked down, realizing how much trust she must have had on Jonathan that he would marry a woman worthy of the legacy.
And that Jonathan gave it to me, realizing I was that daughter-in-law his mother said of.
Now I understand why Jonathan was more careful regarding it, and I think I also understand why Alex is so interested in it.
“So, Alex also knows about the Blue Heart p>
“Or is he just after the gemstone?” I asked.
“He has been following the Blue Heart ever since it was announced Sanders had it p>
“For that he did his best to approach Harmon Designs p>
“He did with Fredrick p>
“Who denied his collaboration p>
“Now with you p>
“The same p>
My expression changed slowly.
“So he really never was interested in art,” I said.
“He was interested in Harmon Designs as he thinks Fredrick or Sanders possessed it p>
Jonathan nodded.
“No wonder he always called me Ms. Harmon p>
“Never Mrs. Rollings or Veronica, or Mrs. for that matter p>
“At first, I thought he was saying so cause I was a Harmon and the president of Harmon Designs p>
“Now I see everything is deliberate p>
“Everything?” Jonathan asked, confused.
“I didn’t tell you,” I said.
“The day I met him without you p>
“He insisted I chose a wrong marriage partner p>
“How you betrayed me, made me suffer and all that p>
“At the time, I thought he might be interested in me p>
“Now I think he wanted to sideline you so he could take the Blue Heart from me p>
“That’s exactly what he planned to do,” Jonathan said, agreeing with me.
“I really hated it when he called me Ms. Harmon p>
“But Nicky, you are p>
“Jonathan,” I said.
“As Jane’s daughter, I’m a proud Harmon p>
“But I can’t forget what we went through because of Fredrick and Imelda p>
“Ms. Harmon always reminds me of her p>
“But I have to say,” I said.
“In order to come close to me p>
“He did his studying well p>
“He even went far as to learn about art just to win my confidence p>
“Perhaps he really wanted to separate me from you p>
“Now?” Jonathan said.
“I can’t and won’t deny you this p>
I could feel anger rising within me.
Not because he insulted Jonathan like that,
But he had studied about our relationship enough to think he could pass a comment on our relationship.
I looked at Jonathan.
“But what was he planning p>
“The reason he proposed the partnership was p>
Jonathan explained.
“He would get full access of Harmon Designs p>
“Every meeting, and any information he ever wanted p>
“Plus more opportunities to be around you p>
“Which would mean opportunities to find the Blue Heart as well p>
Now the restrictive clauses made sense.
I would not be able to stop him as such.
He was trying to make a relationship between us in which we would not be able to restrict his movement around us.
“There’s one more thing p>
I leaned forward as I could sense the urgency in his voice.
“Alex is the son of the leader of the robber gang who attacked my family p>
“His father along with his men were sentenced to life imprisonment p>
“Plus, the Blue Heart holds the secret to where the wealth of the River family is hidden, plus the River family crest is on the back p>
I froze as I realized the Blue Heart was more than just a blessing from his mother.
“So if he gets his hands on the Blue heart,” I said.
“Not only will he have the most valuable blue gemstone p>
“He’ll have the map to the River family’s wealth, and can use the crest and become a authorized River family member p>
Jonathan nodded.
I understood.
Now I wasn’t frightened, now I was on alert.
Thankfully the gemstone is safe and so is our home.
Just then Jonathan picked his phone.
“John,” he said on the phone.
“Announce in the media the Blue Heart has been moved from it’s original location to a more safer location, as attempts to steal it were reported by Jonathan Rollings p>
“And that the Blue Heart is the legacy of the Rollings family p>
“This way Alex won’t trouble Harmon Designs or Veronica p>
I nodded in concern for him.
“Jonathan,” I said.
“Don’t worry, we both will protect it p>
For years I thought the Blue Heart was a fond memory for Jonathan.
A beautiful and precious memory.
I didn’t know it held such a harsh truth behind it.
Now every compliment he ever gave felt like poison to me.
“So he approached me for the Blue Heart p>
“Now I’ll make him regret p>