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

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    “Yes. Look. I’m here to see if you can get time off work.”
    “Why?”
    “I want to talk to my mom in person, but she out in New York City for the next week. She has to know more. And if she or her husband doesn’t know about it, then one of her husband’s employees has been doing all this illegal stuff at the shop. They need to know. She offered to pay for our ticket. I think we should go. I can’t go back to work, even if they re-open it. I can’t stand being put in the middle of this.”
    She rubbed his forearm lovingly. “I would support you, hun. I think quitting is the right decision. Did they…did they make you do anything illegal that night?”
    “They were up to really serious stuff that night. I refused to participate, but I saw a lot. They’ve already told me to keep my mouth shut when the police come to see me.
    “Why would the police come to see you? You’ve done nothing.”
    “Yes but I’ve seen things. I don’t want be a part of it, but I don’t think I can lie to the police.”
    “Oh my God, Chase. This sounds so bad.”
    “I know. This is why I have to see Mom. She can help me get out of this.” He lowered his head, staring down into his coffee mug. “I think flying out to see her is the best bet. We can’t wait a week for this to get resolved. We have to go see her. Can you get the time off?”
    “I don’t think so, Chase. We’re still short-staffed at the restaurant.”
    “Come on, Meaghan. If they won’t give you the time off, Just quit. You can get another restaurant job. This can turn out to be dangerous.”
    “I can’t believe you’re asking me to quit.”
    “I’m not, Meaghan. I’m saying I need to see mom. She can help me. Both of us, if this gets more serious. Please, just ask your boss if you can go so we can take care of a family emergency. In a way, it is.”
    “Okay. But I know they won’t agree.”
    “Then you’ll quit.”
    “No, Chase. If your job has gone to hell, then we need one of us to stay employed. I don’t want you to leave me behind, but I can’t go. You go. See your mother. You don’t have to stay out there a week. You can be back in a day or two, and then we’ll know what to do.”
    “I don’t mind talking to my mom alone, but I can’t leave you here alone.”
    “Why not?”
    “Because…I don’t know. Please just come with me.”
    “My lunch break is almost up,” she said, standing from her chair. “I’ll ask my boss and see what he says, okay?”
    “Okay. Let me know tonight. I’ll pick you up after work.”
    Chase tried to walk Meaghan back to the restaurant. She told him she needed to walk it off and think. He hoped she would go with him to New York.

Chapter 5
     
    Meaghan took her time to walk back to work. Chase had been working for a chop shop. Chase was working for a chop shop! She was right all along. Sighing, she brushed a hand through her hair, trying to work out what she was going to do next.
    The last thing she wanted to do was go back to the restaurant. She could barely think. She continued walking back there anyway. She couldn’t let her colleagues down, not when they had enough trouble coping with how busy it had been lately.
    As she passed a row of newspaper boxes, she thought about picking one up, to see if it the raid had made the news. She remembered it would be easier to use her phone. The online news would be more up to date, unlike the printed versions. She stopped and sat down in a tiny bistro and ordered a coffee. She took out her phone to start looking through her phone’s search engine. She searched ‘San Diego chop shop raid’ and the information came up right away.
    The reports were all disturbing. It was hard to believe they were covering the same place Chase worked. As she continued reading, she grew more concerned. The reports suggested the shop had been tipped off before the police had arrived. No arrests were believed to be made, and they were still reviewing evidence at the