Chapter 294
Jonathan’s POV
Rollings Designs – The next day
“Mr. Rollings, a Mr. Drew is here to meet you.” My secretary said on the phone.
“Drew?” I asked, confused.
“Yes, he says he has a card from the River representative for reference p>
“Let him in p>
I stood up as a young man, maybe two or three years older to Janet, walked inside.
His body composure was clearly of a confident and strong man.
“Mr. Rollings,” he greeted on walking over.
“And you are p>
“My name is Drew and I’m from the River Protection force p>
“I’m the one who saved Ms. Janet as I’m assigned for her protection p>
“The reason I came to meet you is, after the attack on Mrs. Rollings p>
“It’s best we act in the open rather than hidden p>
“You already know about Ann, she’s assigned for Mrs. Rollings p>
“I also want to tell you the car accident Ms Janet encountered was not accidental p>
“It was staged by the same man who attacked you p>
“And who appointed you for my daughter p>
I was relieved as he did save Janet not once but thrice, but I was angry as a decision was made regarding my family, and I didn’t even know about it.
“Actually, the River Protection force has been around for three decades and we are assigned to protect the patriarchal family p>
“The previous ones were appointed to protect your grandparents, mother and father p>
“That’s also the reason your mother was able to survive even without the power of the River family p>
“They made sure they were protected and provided p>
“And after their death, you have been protected as well p>
I realized there were some people who have been protecting his family all along.
“So, each one of us is protected by one of you p>
“Yes,” Drew said.
“Each one of us has a code issued by the River Protection force and it’s under the order of the Federal Office p>
“We are responsible for reporting every threat, maintaining contact with the officials, and stepping in when danger is faced p>
“So, who all are appointed p>
“First is me, my code is double zero one zero three p>
“I follow her daily and will act if I feel she’s in danger p>
“The reason I joined as a librarian at her college p>
“Have you preserved the evidence of the car accident, and that book shelf incident p>
“That was purely an accident, as for the car, yes p>
I was struggling with the thought I could have almost lost Janet.
“Ann, her code is double zero one zero two, and is appointed for Mrs Veronica p>
“And when were you all appointed p>
“I know you’re asking this because Mrs Rollings has suffered a lot p>
“Actually, all the while the officials thought Ms Imelda was your fiancée, and at the time Mrs Rollings looked insignificant to you, so most of the time she did as much as she could p>
“She?” I asked. “You mean Ann p>
“No, Ann was appointed when Mrs. Rollings name entered the Lineage ledger p>
“It was Ms Lona who was protecting Mrs Rollings p>
“She retired later on as she accepted being Mrs Rollings sister p>
I leaned back as I realized, the moment I made it clear Veronica was my wife, was the time she left.
So, Lona found her and took care of her for this reason.
“Even Joshua is protected p>
“His gym teacher, Kris, code double zero one zero four, is his protector p>
“And for you, it’s Smith, his code is double zero one zero one p>
“He’s the head of your bodyguard team here at Rollings Designs p>
“Why were you hidden all this time p>
“The reason the force was created was to protect the River family after the River Vault was created p>
“The massacre was a failed mission and the force at the time was court marshalled for negligence of duty p>
“What??” I said, shocked.
“But after you founded Rollings Designs, Smith was the first to be appointed p>
“Then when Mrs Rollings left, Lona was appointed p>
“Ms Lona retired a year back p>
“And I, Ann, and Kris were appointed p>
“So, when exactly was Lona activated p>
“She was appointed the day Mrs Rollings left, but officially her duty began the day you purchased the Blue Heart back and gave it to Mrs Rollings saying she was your wife p>
I thought acknowledging the River inheritance was the beginning of the attacks.
But now I realize it was when I bought the Blue Heart, that I made them know who I was.
“Okay, so now p>
“Nothing, we’ll continue as we are, only we would like you to introduce us to your family so they can know who and why we are p>
As Drew took his leave, I got a call from John.
“The photo that Veronica got suggested someone was monitoring the whole incident p>
“I’ve tracked the ip address p>
“It belongs to a house downtown p>
“Didn’t that jewelry guy also come back from a downtown house p>
“Yeah, so I’m going to trace him down p>
“Okay, and see if he has any concern for the Blue Heart p>
“I feel he’s using this old house facade as a cover to get me to open the vault for the Blue Heart p>
“You mean another Alex Vale p>
“Could be, not sure p>
Just then I got a message, I immediately forwarded it to Vance, John, Smith, and Ann.
“John, got it p>
“Yes, he seems to be telling he can reach where ever Veronica is p>
“And who’s Smith and Ann?” John asked.
“Smith is mine and Ann is Veronica’s protectors appointed by the Federal Office p>
“They are the River Protection force, Drew is for Janet, the one who saved her from the car accident and Kris is for Joshua p>
“Good, more the safer, I’ll check on this and let you know p>
I exhaled as the call disconnected.
I don’t know why, but I felt like the threat was nearby.
Fredrick was again out of sight, so was Imelda.
Alex was behaving as if we never had any contact.
For that matter he even left the city.
But I was still not at ease.