Chapter 245
Jonathan’s POV
Rollings Designs – Office
Veronica and the kids were still over at Daniel’s as John was adding more layers of security.
I came to the office so I could go through the aftermath of the incident.
While I was playing the footage, my phone buzzed.
“Vance p>
I took the call.
“I just got the update from the federal’s,” he said on the phone.
“Everything alright p>
“Yeah,” I replied.
“They came only to the vault and found it empty p>
“That’s what the Fed’s are also saying p>
“They interrogated them and they’re demanding to be released as the vault was empty, so they’re not robbers p>
“What?” I retorted.
“You have to steal to be a robber p>
“What about tresspassing p>
Even though my voice was calm, I was still worried inside for the safety of all those near to me.
“Anything on who they are p>
“We identified one of the men as Alex’s bodyguard team’s manager, but he escaped p>
“No, so far they’re saying it was a random attempt p>
“No one told them, in fact they’re saying they don’t have a leader p>
“Yeah, a house that’s been lying vacant all the while was never touched p>
“The moment I moved there, a robbery took place p>
“Don’t worry,” Vance said, trying to make me relax.
“It’s the Fed’s, not the police, and now you’re the River heir and admin to the treaty p>
“Even if it was a random attack, they won’t let them go so easily p>
“They’re being questioned p>
“I’ll be going over to check on them p>
“So far their backgrounds and connections have been confirmed p>
“What?” I said, anxiously.
“Alex p>
“No, so far they have no connection to him p>
“Impossible!” I retorted.
“The man who leads his bodyguard team was one of them p>
“How can they p>
“Jonathan,” he said.
“We all know how cunning Alex Vale is p>
“If he sent them there, he won’t send someone who will link back to him p>
“Yesterday, I felt he proved he was his father’s son p>
“Looks like he’s a step ahead p>
“Jonathan,” Vance said.
“He may be his son, but he has connections and technology his father never had p>
My expression hardened as I thought of him.
For the first time since we identified his men, I realized this is far more serious than just a simple catch-identify-sentence matter.
“Jonathan!” Vance said, pulling me out of my thoughts.
“I just got a message to come over to the Federal office p>
“One of them just confirmed his connection to Alex p>
“Okay, head over. Call if needed p>
As the call got disconnected, I went back to my thoughts.
Alex had been watching over the River inheritance…probably forever.
He even kept track of the Blue Heart…reason he believed the Harmon’s had bought it.
He knew I bought it, but he presumed I bought it cause it belonged to Veronica.
But this did make me wonder how did his men have such a direct map to the vault?
Did he already have a blueprint..probably left for him by his father.
My anger was banging beneath my calm exterior as it is.
The only thought in my mind was p>
Alex has finally made his move.
“Relax Jonathan,” I said to myself.
I knew only the connection to Alex was not enough.
They could say they work for him but this was their own idea.
The men did break in, but there’s no connection to Alex.
Their phone has no message from him whatsoever.
They were speaking in the air-pods and on walkie talkies, but they were never confiscated.
There’s nothing that can connect them to Alex, unless the bodyguard leader was caught.
My anger was now channeling into a controlled determination.
“Yeah,” I said on the phone as Vance called.
“I’ve arrived, and met the men p>
“I told them the legal acts they’ve committed p>
“But they refuse to tell their leader’s name p>
“They’re professional p>
“One of them was about to take a capsule to ruin his vocals p>
“The guard took it before he could take it, the other one’s also confiscated p>
“They just keep on saying they came to steal as they found out the Rollings family moved in p>
“And all they found was an empty vault p>
“One of them also told you should announce the vault is empty and save other robbers the trouble p>
I was frustrated but not surprised.
Now it seemed like Alex deliberately made those two get caught.
On finding out the vault is empty, he must have wanted the council and River representative to find out.
Until a direct connection can be confirmed, we cannot convict him of being the leader.
One thing I was certain of p>
Alex wants the Blue Heart by hook or by crook.
Now I was relieved I handed the Blue Heart to John and it’s kept in a place where it can never be stolen from.
“Vance,” I said on the phone.
“Keep interrogating p>
“Even if they claim they came on their own p>
“Someone must have given them a map of the back to the basement p>
“If not them, the map will lead us to Alex p>
“They’re saying they went on their own p>
“Vance,” I said.
“Even so, everyone knew the River vault was moved to the Rolligns House p>
“But the basement p>
“Normally they should have scanned the entire house to find the vault p>
“But they went straight to the basement from the back door into the kitchen p>
“Only someone who knows can tell p>
“And if my mother left me so many letters p>
“Don’t you think his father must have left him something as well p>
“One thing I know for sure p>
“He’s as obsessed as his father is for the Blue Heart p>
“Alex’s network must have been targeting the Rollings House for ages p>
“Only before…coming here would have been risky as it was not occupied p>
“Now that we occupied it, it gave him the reason of sounding like it was a simple robbery p>
“Well, one thing the Fed’s are certain of,” Vance said.
“They came for the Blue Heart p>
“As they can be heard saying ’it’s not there for that matter the entire vault is empty p>
“Vance, he knew exactly where the vault was p>
“This isn’t just coincidence p>
“I know,” Vance replied.
“This we’ll eventually find out,” Vance said.
“Now what p>
“I’ll do what he wants p>
“Tell everyone what he thinks I won’t p>