Chapter 214
Jonathan’s POV
Rollings Designs – The next day
John was still tracing the money that appeared in Fredrick’s account as he came out of prison.
Back then we presumed it was Charles, but during his case trial, he cleared he never had contact since Fredrick left Livelane.
But the payment did move through a third party before reaching his account.
And my second assumption, Alex, was also wrong.
But somehow, first Alex came forward.
Then Imelda and now Fredrick?
Too coincident for being a coincidence.
“Jonathan,” John said.
“There’ absolutely no connection of Alex sending or being a third party in sending money to Fredrick p>
“Though Charles did when they were working together, he stopped after that p>
“Keep checking,” I said.
“We need to know who’s helping him p>
I sighed.
“Honestly,” I said.
“One trouble wasn’t enough p>
“You mean Imelda and Fredrick?” Daniel asked.
“I mean Alex, Imelda p>
“And now Fredrick p>
“Jonathan?” Daniel asked. “Is the Blue Heart the only reason you and Alex are connected p>
“I mean that’s all he wants from you p>
“No, that was before,” I said.
“I presume he wanted the Blue Heart to fulfil his father’s dream p>
“His father was the leader of the robber gang p>
Daniel nodded as he knew.
“But since he found out about the treaty having a link with the Blue Heart, he’s been challenging my hierarchy p>
“Okay,” John said.
“Now I’m hundred percent sure Alex and Fredrick have no connection p>
“There’s no payment, not even official, no conversation…nothing p>
“Can we still assume there’s not adequate evidence to convict him p>
“You could say that,” Vance replied.
“Then, even if it’s not Alex, he does have someone helping him p>
Vance nodded.
I thought of Imelda.
She was back to pursuing being my wife.
Fredrick came demanding for financial aid then asked for the Blue Heart.
Overall, they seem to want different things.
But objective is same…money.
And both are putting pressure on Veronica.
One is pressuring her with her marriage.
The other one is pressuring her as a parent.
“Maybe they’re not after money,” I said in a low voice.
“What?” Everyone said in unison.
“Both are targeting Veronica p>
“They’re creating confusion in our minds p>
“Once we’re distracted enough, they can strike p>
Just then my office line beeped.
“Yes?” I said on the line.
“Mr. Rollings?” she said, a little hesitant.
“Ms. Imelda p>
“Mrs Rollings p>
I heard Imelda’s voice over the phone.
“Send her, no need for water p>
Vance, John and Daniel erected on hearing her name.
“Jonathan she trailed off on seeing them.
“Could we have a private moment?” she said looking at them.
“It’s a couple’s thing p>
“The hell it is,” Daniel snarled.
“Imelda,” he said.
“Jonathan is Veronica’s husband and I’m her brother p>
“Neither will let you p>
“”Daniel,” Imelda said.
“After having a son together p>
“How can you speak to me like that p>
“You had him p>
“I only took back whom you definitely don’t deserve p>
“Anyways,” she continued.
“The reason I came was we should invite the representative over for dinner p>
“You know give him a good family vibe p>
“That’s why I was thinking, I should bring over some clothes and daily p>
“Even if you bring them over in your dreams, I’ll kick you out.” I retorted back.
“Imelda,” I said in a frank voice.
“Get this straight p>
“Not back then, not now, not ever p>
“You are just a woman walking on the street p>
I could sense she was angry, but she didn’t argue.
Her calmness was unsettling for me.
She got up and walked over to the door, then stopped.
She looked back at the boys.
“You’d better be careful whom you trust p>
With that she walked out.
“Jonathan,” Vance said.
“I just got a legal notice from Fredrick p>
“It’s on the welfare claim p>
“So he’s not backing off, is he p>
“And he has stated the Blue Heart will satisfy p>
“It’s the same value p>
“Same value p>
“My foot it’s the same value.” I yelled in anger.
“Why don’t we just tell him where it is then p>
“Never.” I cut John’s words midway.
“Jonathan,” Daniel said.
“Realx p>
“That’s what he wants, you breaking up p>
I exhaled.
“As long as Veronica and the kids are safe p>
“We need to find out who the third party is and fast p>
“Let me check from the Daniel Staf records p>
“Maybe we did a dealing with someone who new him p>
“Isabella,” he said on the phone.
“I need you to do cross-check on the names dealing with Fredrick as well p>
“If there is someone, even under the desk, the jewelry industry never forgets them p>
“Daniel,” Isabella said on the phone.
“Go on, you’re on speaker.” Daniel said.
“There’s one intermediary who has private payment records of people who wanted to keep their names out of the transaction lists,” she said.
“Regarding Alex and Fredrick p>
“There’s none p>
“And Charles is totally out of the question as no payment is done out of the city p>
“You mean to say, whoever it is knows how to hide one’s money p>
Adrian joined the conversation before she could reply.
“Uncle Jonathan,” Adrian said on the phone.
“Mother always had a habit of keeping information of everyone around her p>
“She knew exactly how much, and who owed money to who p>
“She knew who was facing problems in their business p>
“Who could be pressured, and who could be useful p>
“Back when I was at the hostel, and the few times I came home to Harmon Mansion p>
“She spoke to grandfather a couple of times p>
“And I don’t think it was from jail p>
“She would never let me come down when she was in the study p>
“So I was never able to understand what she was saying p>
“But she sounded like she was following orders p>
“Thanks buddy,” I said as I looked towards Daniel.
“Now I’m sure it’s Imelda p>
He nodded.
“John,” I said leaning over.
“Check if there are any transactions under the name of Gipy to Fredrick p>
“Yes!” John said.
“Who’s Gipy p>
“Imelda,” I exhaled.
“That’s her alias she uses on her social accounts p>
“Can we connect this name to Imelda p>
“No p>
“Apparently there’s no call, transaction or official document that states Imelda is Gipy to accuse her p>
“So all this is useless?” Adrian said half-heartedly p>
“No, buddy p>
“At least now I know she possess information and as for her alias name, she never was too clever p>
“She will have made some mistake p>
“Another thing,” Vance said.
“This means Imelda doesn’t need Fredrick p>
“Instead Fredrick needs Imelda p>
“And Alex doesn’t need either of them,” I said.
“Three people, three aims p>
“Imelda…marriage,” I continued.
“Fredrick…Veronica’s money p>
“Alex…River inheritance p>
“I think it’s time to meet her,” I said as I took my leave to meet Imelda.
Grand Del Hotel – A table
“Jonathan,” Imelda said leaning over.
“Do you remember p>
“Do you still meet Fredrick?” I cut her midway.
Odd, her expression changed the moment I took his name.
Her confidence was actually disappearing.
” Looks like Adrian was right, they still have contact.” I said in my mind.
“You still talk to him, don’t you p>
“I…I she tried to recover her composure as she knew I wasn’t the type who would go for peanuts.
“You know he came back to Veronica and is demanding a welfare claim, don’t you p>
“And if Veronica can’t, she can give the Blue Heart in place p>
I didn’t say much, as I wanted her to think it was just a simple matter.
“Well,” she said, relaxing.
“She is his daughter, and she should take care of her father p>
“And isn’t it just a gemstone p>
“She’s the president of Harmon Designs p>
“What’s one gemstone to her p>
“The Blue Heart?” I said as she knows it belongs to me.
“You gave it to her, didn’t you p>
“So, it’s hers p>
She was pretending to be good as she knew what a rare shaped blue gemstone really cost.
“Did you send him any money that you received in his name p>
For the first time since I knew her, I saw fear in her eyes.
Genuine fear.