Chapter 200
Jonathan’s POV
Grand Del Hotel – Private room
I arrived with John, Vance and Daniel for a private meeting with the council members.
On entering, I noticed apart from the council members, there was a new face as well.
And this time Alex’s lawyers weren’t here, so this meant this meeting is really a private one.
Thankfully I didn’t bring Veronica and Isabella with me.
“Mr. Rollings,” the council chair said.
“The reason we called you and your friends today, is to talk about the River inheritance p>
I immediately felt the weight of responsibility fall on my shoulders.
Until the day I found out about the River family connection, I never thought much of them when I used to hear their name.
Now an entire council was seated regarding the River inheritance for me.
The clank of the door made me realize how grave the matter is.
The new face stood up.
“Mr. Rollings, I’m the River representative and am going to be handing the River inheritance to you p>
“Of course,” he said.
“There are things I need to clarify before that p>
“I have already received your DNA reports and they confirm you are your parents son p>
“The council and I have already reviewed the records, evidence that Mr. Vance has submitted, and the files Mr. John provided p>
“Now we have no doubt you are the River and Rollings heir p>
Silence fell in the room as it was not yet the time for me to celebrate.
I simply nodded.
“Now that your identity has been established, we can continue with the hand-over of the inheritance to you p>
“I would like to tell you all,” I took my chance.
“I want to make it clear, I never sought the inheritance p>
“As I never knew I had any connection to them p>
“And, I have built my own career with Rollings Designs p>
“I have been Jonathan’s lawyer from the day he began Rollings Designs p>
“I can vow for his credibility p>
“You all should know, even as Jonathan Rollings,” Daniel added.
“He’s already a billionaire p>
“And the River and Rollings inheritance is only an addition p>
“I can understand,” the representative said.
“But I would like to tell you all p>
“The inheritance isn’t only in cash p>
“The River family carries obligations under the treaty as well p>
“And once you are officially announced as the heir p>
“The treaty will be invoked once again p>
“Can’t I decline?” I asked.
“After all this is the twenty-first century p>
“Who would agree p>
“They all will, Mr. Rollings,” the representative said.
“Then what will I be inheriting?”I might as well ask, since I have no option.
“First,” the representative said.
“Regarding the Rollings House p>
“A vault sits in the second left room p>
“The vault contains cash, gold bars, rare gemstone jewelry, and diamond jewelry that belongs to your parents p>
“And p>
He paused for a brief moment.
“Your father’s sketches, which you are free to use at will p>
“And I’m sure, you will keep the pride alive p>
I nodded.
“As for the River inheritance p>
“The vault was moved from the River property over to the Rollings House p>
“The move was intentional as your mother was expecting the heir at the time p>
“And, now you are the last for both River and Rollings p>
“Of course, your children Janet Rollings and Joshua Rollings are the next generations, and the split will be half to both p>
“This does not include Rollings Designs, Harmon Designs, and Rollings Arts p>
“Those are per you and your wife Veronica’s wish p>
“Also,” he continued.
“Under the treaty p>
“You will inherit the wealth of the other jewelry houses p>
He passed a ledger.
“This holds the records of the wealth of the houses p>
“Now it’s up to you whether you want to hand it back, or continue the treaty and safe keep them p>
I picked the ledger, opened and flipped a page or two, then passed it to Vance.
The next question caught me off guard.
“And your wife,” he said.
“Could you tell me about her p>
“After all she will be recognized as the spouse of the heir and will be involved in matters regarding the family and the treaty p>
“Veronica,” I said, pausing to think what to tell.
“She’s the president of Harmon Designs, and CEO of Rollings Arts p>
“She’s a renowned painter p>
“She’s talented and an independent woman p>
“Our family is small, and united with love p>
“So,” the representative said.
“Is the woman who will stand beside the Rollings and River heir p>
“I think I should make this clear as well p>
“No matter what the inheritance contains, my wife Veronica will never be used as a bargaining chip p>
“I will not have her standing on the plank while I sit at the back p>
“Of course,” the representative said, smiling.
“We don’t have any such intention as well p>
“My wife has already suffered thanks to the likes of Fredrick and Imelda p>
“So, now I will take no risk considering the safety of my family p>
“And Alex Vale is the latest example p>
“For the Blue Heart he imposed his partnership on my wife p>
“Thankfully, we managed to escape that p>
“Speaking of the Blue Heart p>
“May I know where it is?” the representative said.
“All you have to know is,” I said.
“Its in a safe place p>
“May we see it one time p>
“Sorry,” I said in a frank voice.
“The Blue Heart has been moved to the Federal vault p>
The council members and the representative gasped on hearing me.
“I moved it there for protection and will not remove it unless it’s really required to p>
I gestured to John who displayed it on his laptop screen.
“This is as close as I can show you p>
“I agree with you for protecting it this way p>
“This also proves you are worthy of being the treaty admin as well p>
“Next,” the representative said.
“There are some things that concern the heir’s family p>
My mind drifted to Veronica.
She had stood beside me in those cursed seven years, and ever since she came back, she has been my strength.
She bore Alex’s attacks, handled the treaty dispute, stood beside as he became known as the River and Rolling’s heir.
I exhaled as I realized the River inheritance might be pulling me and my family into another battle.
” No matter what, from here on I will do only what Veronica tells me to,” I said in my mind.
After the meeting, we all went back home.
Suite Apartment – night time
I barely came back home, I received a call from the representative.
“I would like to meet Mrs. Rollings p>
Before I could react, he disconnected saying to meet tomorrow.
And this time, whatever the representative knows may directly affect Veronica.