Read Online Chase Part 4: A New Adult and College Billionaire Romance (Chase Me Billionaire Romance Series) by Chloe Grey - Free Book Online
Authors: Chloe Grey
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Chapter 1
Chase didn’t stick around at the police station. He chickened out, and it was so busy, the officer didn’t even notice he had left. He hurried home. Some sleep would help—after he kept looking for Meaghan.
In the end, he didn’t get a wink of sleep overnight. Meaghan never came home. She hadn’t answered her phone and she was nowhere to be found. He had already checked everywhere, and throughout the night, he went back to every possible place she could be, for a second and third time. He even went on campus, but she hadn’t been there either. He was frantic.
The only place left to check was with Meaghan’s friend Debbie. Chase didn’t have her phone number, so he waited outside the restaurant for it to open. He hoped she was working this morning. While he was waiting, he phoned his mother. There wasn’t any more time to wait and speak with her in person.
She picked up right away. “Good morning, son.”
“Hi Mom. I’m sorry for calling so early. I need your help.”
“What’s the matter, Chase?”
“Meaghan is missing. And I think someone at the auto shop had something to do with it.”
“Missing? Are you sure?” She asked. He could hear the concern in her voice.
“I’m positive, mom. She’s gone. I’ve checked everywhere. And she’s not answering her phone.”
“Where was the last place you saw her?”
“At the apartment yesterday. But I’ve checked everywhere, and I’ve gone on campus. I went back to where she worked at the restaurant. I even walked through the parks nearby.”
“Is her car missing?”
“No. It’s downstairs. Mom, I need to know something. Do you know everything about the auto shop?”
“It’s one of Yuri’s businesses,” she said. “And what do you mean by everything? What is it about the auto shop, Chase?”
“It was raided by police two nights ago, mom. It’s a chop shop at night.”
His mother fell silent for a moment. “Are you sure?” She finally asked.
“I’m positive. I didn’t know about this for sure until I had to work a shift late one night. Well, they’re not just stealing cars to resell them or their parts. There also using the luxury cars they steal to transport drugs, and maybe weapons to.”
“I…I don’t know what to say. I didn’t know.”
“I figured something like this. David was managing the shop that night, and he mentioned someone above him runs the chop shop operation. I still don’t know who that is.”
“I didn’t know anything about this, Chase. You have to believe me. I’m so sorry you were put in the middle of it. This sounds so dangerous.”
“What about Yuri? Does he know? Is the chop shop his business, Mom?”
“I don’t believe so,” she answered. “He funds a lot of entrepreneurs and small businesses.”
“But doesn’t he own that office on the second floor?”
“He’s there maybe once or twice a week.”
“Mom, do you have a way to reach him? I think you need to ask.”
“Yes. I’ll phone him right after our call.”
“I need you to call him now, Mom. Because the truth is, David has threatened to do something to Meaghan if I tell the police the truth. And now she’s missing. If she doesn’t turn up this morning, I’m going to the police. I’ll have no choice. She had nothing to do with this.”
“Oh my God. Okay, son. I’ll call him now, and phone you right back.”
Chase hung up and waited. How could she not know whether her husband was involved with the chop shop? He shook his head. He couldn’t blame her. It wasn’t much different from how he had kept his suspicions about working at the chop shop from Meaghan.
His mother called back within a few minutes.
“Mom? What did he say?”
“Yuri has nothing to do with it. He was just as shocked as I was.”
“Did he say who runs the shop for him?”
“Yes. You need to phone John Brewer. He owns a few restaurants close to where you live.”
She gave Chase the man’s number. “You need to be careful,
Chase didn’t stick around at the police station. He chickened out, and it was so busy, the officer didn’t even notice he had left. He hurried home. Some sleep would help—after he kept looking for Meaghan.
In the end, he didn’t get a wink of sleep overnight. Meaghan never came home. She hadn’t answered her phone and she was nowhere to be found. He had already checked everywhere, and throughout the night, he went back to every possible place she could be, for a second and third time. He even went on campus, but she hadn’t been there either. He was frantic.
The only place left to check was with Meaghan’s friend Debbie. Chase didn’t have her phone number, so he waited outside the restaurant for it to open. He hoped she was working this morning. While he was waiting, he phoned his mother. There wasn’t any more time to wait and speak with her in person.
She picked up right away. “Good morning, son.”
“Hi Mom. I’m sorry for calling so early. I need your help.”
“What’s the matter, Chase?”
“Meaghan is missing. And I think someone at the auto shop had something to do with it.”
“Missing? Are you sure?” She asked. He could hear the concern in her voice.
“I’m positive, mom. She’s gone. I’ve checked everywhere. And she’s not answering her phone.”
“Where was the last place you saw her?”
“At the apartment yesterday. But I’ve checked everywhere, and I’ve gone on campus. I went back to where she worked at the restaurant. I even walked through the parks nearby.”
“Is her car missing?”
“No. It’s downstairs. Mom, I need to know something. Do you know everything about the auto shop?”
“It’s one of Yuri’s businesses,” she said. “And what do you mean by everything? What is it about the auto shop, Chase?”
“It was raided by police two nights ago, mom. It’s a chop shop at night.”
His mother fell silent for a moment. “Are you sure?” She finally asked.
“I’m positive. I didn’t know about this for sure until I had to work a shift late one night. Well, they’re not just stealing cars to resell them or their parts. There also using the luxury cars they steal to transport drugs, and maybe weapons to.”
“I…I don’t know what to say. I didn’t know.”
“I figured something like this. David was managing the shop that night, and he mentioned someone above him runs the chop shop operation. I still don’t know who that is.”
“I didn’t know anything about this, Chase. You have to believe me. I’m so sorry you were put in the middle of it. This sounds so dangerous.”
“What about Yuri? Does he know? Is the chop shop his business, Mom?”
“I don’t believe so,” she answered. “He funds a lot of entrepreneurs and small businesses.”
“But doesn’t he own that office on the second floor?”
“He’s there maybe once or twice a week.”
“Mom, do you have a way to reach him? I think you need to ask.”
“Yes. I’ll phone him right after our call.”
“I need you to call him now, Mom. Because the truth is, David has threatened to do something to Meaghan if I tell the police the truth. And now she’s missing. If she doesn’t turn up this morning, I’m going to the police. I’ll have no choice. She had nothing to do with this.”
“Oh my God. Okay, son. I’ll call him now, and phone you right back.”
Chase hung up and waited. How could she not know whether her husband was involved with the chop shop? He shook his head. He couldn’t blame her. It wasn’t much different from how he had kept his suspicions about working at the chop shop from Meaghan.
His mother called back within a few minutes.
“Mom? What did he say?”
“Yuri has nothing to do with it. He was just as shocked as I was.”
“Did he say who runs the shop for him?”
“Yes. You need to phone John Brewer. He owns a few restaurants close to where you live.”
She gave Chase the man’s number. “You need to be careful,
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