Chapter 242
Alex’s POV
Alex’s Office – an hour after the council meet
It’s been an hour since I walked out of the council meeting.
Today Jonathan has been officially declared the River heir and the admin to the River treaty.
I exhaled in frustration.
“As if this wasn’t enough,” I said to myself.
“That fool representative also said Jonathan holds the rights to decide whether to open the vault or not p>
“A list p>
“He actually said the houses can verify the assets from the list his mother made p>
I clenched my jaw in anger.
I realized now it was no use of pressuring the old houses to make Jonathan open the vault.
Now if anyone pressures him…will be breaching the council orders.
“And Jonathan has stated he won’t open the vault p>
“It’s clear he won’t open the vault unless it’s a major need like an heir’s takeover p>
“At the present there’s no such house p>
“But I know what he’s up to p>
“He knows I’m after the Blue Heart p>
“He deliberately said that p>
“The more I delay…the more chances of the Blue Heart going away from me p>
“Fine since you won’t give me the Blue Heart…then I’ll just take it myself p>
I got up to lock the office door so no one would walk in on me.
Then I removed a folder from the safe and unfolded a blueprint.
The name on the blueprint read:
ROLLINGS HOUSE – BLUEPRINT
I also placed the documents around it.
This was the information I had gathered over the years regarding the Blue Heart and the River family daughter who went missing.
What I missed was finding out she died leaving behind a son.
And all these years I never knew about Jonathan, and always believed the Blue Heart belonged to the Harmon’s.
Now one thing that was clear…I can’t confront Jonathan face on.
The reason, as soon as I came out I told my boys to execute plan B.
The moment my plan came to my mind my anger turned into sheer cold determination.
I reached for my phone.
“Hi,” I said on the phone.
“Where have you boys reached p>
“We’re at the gate boss p>
“Okay,” I said.
“Remember what I said p>
“Follow the path I gave you, it will lead right from the back door in the kitchen to the basement door p>
“The vault is in the basement p>
“Open and only..I mean it, only the Blue Heart p>
“I’ve sent the image on your phone’s p>
“Remember the house is protected and twenty four seven under Federal view p>
“Don’t be stupid in trying to take anything else p>
“And no touching family members p>
“Just bring the Blue Heart back p>
I felt confident as I had filtered the pros and cons of this mission.
“You’ll do this tonight p>
I glanced at the documents and the blueprint before me.
I knew the River vault is in the basement of the Rollings House.
I knew the Blue Heart was part of the River inheritance, only I believed the Harmon’s must have bought it after it was sold to the black market.
I was wrong on that.
It was Daniel Staf who bought it.
And Jonathan has been trying to retrieve it since he found out it was with Sanders.
And now both the River vault and the Blue Heart are with him.
Jonathan not wanting to open the vault p>
Now it made sense.
The Blue Heart is in the vault so he doesn’t want to open it.
I turned my bluetooth on.
“Boss we’re in p>
A small grin crept on my lips.
“Boss, we’re at the door..going down p>
My pulse and heart beat was throbbing as I knew it won’t be long before the Blue Heart will be in my hands.
“Looks safe, Boss p>
“No one’s around, no guards p>
“Boss? We don’t see any cameras. Are you sure p>
“Use the ray torches and see if they reveal any holes p>
“Clear p>
“Go on as planned.” I told them.
Each of the men were wearing cameras on their heads so I could watch them.
I could see them moving around the hall as they made their way towards the basement door.
They stopped as they came across the locks on the door.
“Damn! The basement door is no less a vault door.” one of them said.
“Keep your voices low p>
“Get it to open p>
“We are boss…but it’s a number lock p>
“Use the software I gave in your phone p>
It took them about three hours but finally it opened.
If I was there I could have opened it within minutes.
But I didn’t want any physical involvement in this matter.
My anticipation was replacing my anger as my boys were going inside.
“Stop p>
“Boss, camera p>
“Use the filter,” I guided them.
“Clear p>
“Another twelve O clock p>
“Boss, it’s too high, the filter won’t work p>
“I’ll order a power fluctuation p>
“That should give you five minutes to cross without being seen p>
One by one they managed to cross all of the cameras.
They finally reached the vault area.
Everyone followed my instructions and soon they were inches away from the vault.
“Damn!” one of them said.
“Now what?” I asked.
“Two guards near the vault door p>
“Use the tranquilizers p>
“Keep the dose moderate, no killings p>
I kept receiving updates every now and then.
“We’re inside the vault p>
An image was already forming in my head of me holding the Blue Heart.
“What’s with the cameras p>
“I can’t see anything p>
“Boss, seems to be some sort of a protection inside p>
“Phones, cameras are out, only walkie talkie is working p>
“Fine p>
“Get the Blue Heart and evacuate p>
I leaned back as I recalled how my father died trying to get the Blue Heart.
After being caught, he spent the rest of his life in prison.
I had lost my mother earlier on in my life.
My father was all I had, and all he wanted to do was give me a better life.
Now I was close to getting the Blue Heart.
I was eagerly waiting for their confirmation, and an hour later I would be holding the Blue Heart.
Any moment one of them would say, ’the Blue Heart is in my hands, and soon in your Boss p>
Even though it was of no concern, I began to wonder what all was in the vault.
After all, it was the River vault.
It held the River, Rollings, and the assets of the old houses as well.
That’s generations of wealth.
“Boss p>
He trailed off a bit.
“We’re inside…but…but p>
“But what?” I practically screamed inside the phone.
“Don’t tell me it’s not there p>
“Boss, not only the Blue Heart p>
“But the vault is…empty p>
I was focusing on the possibility that maybe Jonathan moved the Blue Heart somewhere else the moment he said it’s not there.
But the vault is empty?
Moving the Blue Heart is one thing.
But the entire vault?
That’s generations of wealth of more than a hundred houses.
Millions or billions in assets worth.
My expression changed the moment the word empty flew into my ears.
This can’t be possible.
This can’t be happening.
The Blue Heart was one thing.
But the entire vault was empty?
“Evacuate now p>
I immediately began to think of the consequences.
If I tell the council or the River representative,
That would make me suspicious.
How did I know?
And Jonathan will also be alerted.
If I don’t, none of them will know the vault is empty.
“Jonathan, what game are you playing p>