She wasn’t ready for such deep information related to the family. So basically his father married twice? Right? 

“So… the lord of the place is actually a cheater?” Somehow these words tumbled from her tongue but later on, she surely regretted it.

Ellen didn’t say but Ryan from the back replied, “This lady isn’t a good one either. You can imagine a gold digger like her. For her motive, she can even sell her own daughter.. Amaira is unlucky to get a mother like her.”

Amaira…

The name echoed back when they landed in the state. Jennifer turned around to face Ryan, “You mean the girl.. the small school girl whom we met back in Javier’s home?” 

A sly smirk appeared on the mentioning of her, “She isn’t a small girl anymore. She is already in university now. And yes, she is the stepsister of Javier and also the daughter of Mr. Shawn Johnson and Shirley Johnson’s one and only child.”

She can feel he was warm in his speech while mentioning Amaira. Although whenever the topic shagged back to Shawn and Shirley, she can sense the tinge of coldness and aloofness.

‘Everyone and everything is messed up in this empire for sure.. like really? Two marriages? And an evil stepmother… Gosh..’ her mind took a long time to proceed with the messed up and dismantled family of the Johnsons.

She was never concerned that it will be so much complicated inside. Moreover, Javier has another elder brother Charles… something interesting to know as well.

Since they already saw the picture in the frame, they proceeded to walk inside and explore the rest of the museum.

Her eyes roam to the places where the history of the past was written in the common speaking language which was totally foreign to her.

At the same time, Ellen came forward and stuck beside her bodyguard as well as her tour guide. He kept on translating each picture in brief and somehow she liked his way of explaining the history section as well.

“So..” she pointed at the particular picture. “That shows a man fighting with armor and.. swords. what exactly is this?” 

“The picture is to depict the war that they fought years ago with the Bruno empire. It was one of the toughest wars in history because the Bruno empire had better weapons as compared to us.” 

She nodded her head but asked in diligence, “So who won?” 

“No one won and the war halted in between. A treaty was signed by two states to avoid any fights in the future and both of them agreed to coordinate. They are followed up to the date and now, the situation is entirely different. Both states are good on terms, not bringing the past grudges in the present anymore.”

She was glad to know more about the past wars fought between Javier’s stare.

The conclusion at which she arrived was simple to say that the state mostly avoided any kind of warns, until and unless it was necessary.

Despite everything, they have mostly initiated to sign the peace treaty because according to them, it was the better way out rather than to simply let their people be killed mercilessly, without coming to an end.

Moreover, the lives that are gone, it is hard to fulfill the space by anyone.

At last, her gaze landed on the frame which showed a picture of a special kind of piece. Was it a diamond? Or something else? She wasn’t able to comprehend.

“Ellen, what is this in the picture? It looks so beautiful.” She was stunned to see such a precious gem’s picture.

Ellen cleared his throat and replied with calmness, “this is called the Ruby of the Johns..” 

“Ruby of the Johns?” She had heard the same thing somewhere else as well. Maybe Ruby… and that her mind once again flying in her memories, to remember about what Lucas’s grandfather once discussed with his mother.

It was embedded in her mind that their family heirloom was named a ruby which is passed on from each daughter-in-law in the family.

It was supposed to be rightly given to her yet his mother denied her right initially.

Because she wasn’t as per her liking, the heirloom wasn’t passed to her ever and she never had any look at it in her life before marriage.

But, now when she witnessed the picture of such a precious gem, which made her wonder about many things…

Were they the same? she highly doubted. Otherwise, why will Johnsons keep a picture of Smith’s heirloom?

“This… is still with Johnson’s or with.. someone else?” She asked cautiously, hoping to receive a negative answer. But her luck wasn’t in favor when Ellen spoke, “Exactly what you are thinking, miss. This is with the Smiths for now. The Ruby of Johns.. is the Johnson family’s precious gem, yet they don’t have the access to the same anymore.”

Her brain is almost busted with the information now. The same ruby of Johnsons is actually with Smiths now and why?

Her entire face was crumbled down by the leaks of the information that he gave her. She faced him with her doubtful face and tons of the questions appeared and flooded in her mind.

‘So.. the Smiths family heirloom is same, which we called ruby of Johns.. how?!? Did they agree on their own will?’ There was a high doubt regarding it because she doesn’t think Johbsins will agree to something so big too easily.

Ellen too noticed her questions and sighed. ‘She is surely a curious cat regarding the past. But this involves her in the mess of two states as well.’ He thought twice about her to explain further or not.

At last, before he could have opened his own mouth, Jennifer took the initiative to ask him, “Why is with them?” 

“Because.. they actually stole it from us.”

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