Chase Part 3: A New Adult and College Billionaire Romance (Chase Me Billionaire Romance Series) Read Free

think, Chase. Here’s a question for you. Do you see yourself getting married?”
    “Of course. I’m working on it. In time, I’ll ask Meaghan.”
    “Well here’s a little story for you. One day after I got home, my wife came to me. She told me she was unhappy, because she found out how I’ve been paying for all the beautiful things in our house and in her life. It took one thing to make her happy again.”
    “And what’s that?”
    “I bought her more expensive things, Chase. That’s the key to a woman’s heart, especially if she’s a gold-digger.”
    “And what if the woman you love is not after the beautiful things?
    “Then you get out of the game. You get out now.”
    “You should leave too, Oliver.”
    “It’s too late for me. When I got in, I was pretty lucky. The guys up above noticed me. They saw my potential, took me under their wing, and trained me. I did well over the years, with very little trouble. Of course, everyone gets their cut, so they made a ton of money from my sweat too.
    “Wow. That sounds familiar,” Chase said sarcastically.
    “Everyone has to pay their dues, Chase. You’re no different.”
    “No. I’m different. I’m not meant for this game.”
    “I can respect that, but what I’m telling you will serve you in life. Whatever you do, use your time to learn and evolve. Start to get the big picture. That’s when you can win.”
    “My big picture does not include getting a criminal record.”
    “Here’s the deal. Word on the street is someone above us is going to get out of the business. Technically, we all work for that person. We work for them and they offer us protection so we can all win. Do you understand what I’m saying?”
    “I don’t, Oliver. Whatever your code talk is, I never learned it. And I’m not sure I want to know.”
    “You may think you don’t, but really, you do. Because we all live under that agreement. This person will pass their piece of the business to someone else. They will pass it on, collect their commissions, sip on martinis or scotch or vodka, and let in the new blood. But they only want a tight crew. Dependable people. People who aren’t rats.”
    “This is too much, Oliver. I don’t want to hear anymore.”
    “What you need to know is we had a guy around us some time ago. He was with us for years. Then one day, we found out he flipped. The Police department took him into protective custody. We had one of our people look him up. Turns out, he was working both sides for years. He knew everything about us. And you know what happened to him? He was gunned down in front of his safe house.”
    “Why are you telling me this?”
    “Because we trusted him, and he broke the code. Do you know the three rules of the code?”
    “No. I don’t. And why bring people into this and wait until the shit hits the fan before you break down your code?”
    Oliver ignores his question. “In every game, there’s a code of conduct. The code is like playing chess. There’s no room in our business for snitches. Snitches start to think they’re smarter or bigger than the game, like the code doesn’t apply to them. They forget they’re still another chess piece in the game.
    “We have three rules in our code. First, never become a snitch. Second, never disrespect your friends playing the game with you. And third, don’t ever let your ego turn you from a friend to an enemy. If you stick to this code, you’re future is golden.”
    Chase placed some cash on the table before getting up to leave. “This is too much. I have to go.”
    “Just think about what you do next,” Oliver said as the waitress brought over his bill. “Believe me. I’ve been around the block a few times. Silence is the best thing for you.”
    “See you, Oliver.” Chase left. It was time to make things right.

Chapter 4
     
    It seemed to be a day of restaurant chaos for Meaghan. For the first time, she had to call Jeff over to deal with customers who were unhappy with the food or