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Chapter 14

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"Chase, we have to get this done." Donald said to his son as they sat out on the couches. They had been here since noon and it was now 8 o' clock. Chase rolled his eyes up at his father

"Dad! Can't we just finish this tomorrow?" Chase asked hopefully. His father had kept him here against his will. Chase was sick and tired of picking up he mess of paperwork his father left behind only for him to sign it later. Chase shook his head as Donald glared down at him.

"Have I not told you how important this is? And, minor fact here, it's due... TOMORROW!" Donald yelled as he settled himself back into he couch. Chase scoffed at his father's procrastination. Donald looked up at his son.

"What was that?" Donald asked, testing his son. Chase smirked.

"I was just thinking about how you always do this. Waiting until the last minute to do the paperwork for presentations and roping me into helping you. I do so much paperwork anyway, dad. Why do I have to do this too?" Chase groaned as he looked over at the pile on the table. Hey still had about 80 pages to go through and had to each sign about 20 of them.

"Because, like it or not, this company is yours as well. I'm sorry that I supposedly 'always do this' but I need help some times, too. If you ever need help with paperwork, then I will help you. For now, just keep going and I will order your favorite kind of pizza." Donald bribed as he looked down to see his son smile slightly. Just like the old days. When Chase and Donald were just starting the business and had no other workers, they would pull all nighters all the time. Then again, that was before the business. That was before Donald got married and before Chase had a girlfriend. Bree. Chase smiled as he let his mind fall to her. He loved her, and she loved him back. It almost seemed too good to be true. Chase sighed and looked up to his father.

"Fine. Pizza sounds great. And the faster we get this done..." Chase left off. Donald laughed.

"The faster we can get back to Tasha and Bree."

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Chase let his eyes open quickly as he heard something off in the hallway. He squinted as he looked down the hallway only to see nothing. He shook his head and glanced down at his watch. He let his head fall back as he realized they had fallen asleep and it was now midnight. Well, 15 past midnight. Chase groaned and stood up, making his way to his father who was practically passed out on the couch.

"Dad? Dad wake up. We fell asleep." Chase mumbled as he shook Donald's shoulder. Donald mumbled as he tried his hardest to stay asleep. Chase chuckled as he watched his dad slowly but surely come to wake up.

"Oh, right. We better get the plans done. Come on. We'll only be here five more minutes and then we can go home." Donald said as he ushered Chase back to the back room. Chase nodded before stopped abruptly outside the bathroom.

"Give me a minute." Chase called as he began to make his way into the bathroom. Chase waited in the doorway for his father's answer. Chase began to tap his foot as he waited impatiently. He really didn't need to use the bathroom, he just wanted a chance to wake up before jumping right back into the plans and paperwork they had to do before the presentation.

"Okay. But just a minute. We're so close to leaving I can almost taste it." Donald said happily. Chase laughed.

"This place is like a house. What would be the problem with staying here?" Chase asked. His father laughed back.

"Chase, I work up here almost all day and now, almost all night. What wouldn't be the problem with staying here?" Donald replied in a duh tone. Chase shook his head as he mentally decided against fighting with his father over something so tedious.

"Yeah, you're right. What could I have been thinking?" Chase stated simply as he walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Chase leaned against the vanity with his hands and looked up at himself in the mirror. His eyes lit up as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He smiled as he unlocked it and read her text. Bree was still up?

Hey :) do u want to meet?

He laughed quietly as he thought of the appropriate way to answer. He didn't have time to meet with her, especially this late, no matter how badly he wanted to.

Hey :P I didn't even know you'd be up. But could we maybe meet for breakfast tomorrow? Dad and I are just barely getting out of here :|

Chase watched closely as he waited to see Bree replying to his text. He smiled as he saw she had read it.

Of course ;) see you there 💙

Chase smiled happily down at the phone. He nodded approvingly.

Cool. Luv you 💜 see you tomorrow

Chase continued to smile to himself . He washed his hands off and exited the bathroom. He turned on his heel and walked down to the back room where his father had already started pulling up the files. Chase walked closer and stood behind his father while he waited to be acknowledged. Donald turned to face Chase with a smile.

"We got it." Donald stated simply. Chase sighed in relief. Then, they each heard a door close.

"What was that?" Chase and Donald asked at the same time. Donald shrugged and motioned for his son to follow him down the hall. Chase walked over to the kitchen and turned on the lights. Donald walked over to check the elevator.

"Nothing here." Donald called as he made his way back to the living room. He looked expectantly over to his son.

"Nothin here, either. It must have just been downstairs or outside. Probably nothing." Chase said as he brushed off the subject. Donald nodded and began to pick up his things. Chase looked around the kitchen again. As Donald made his way to the back room to pick up the rest of his things, Chase opened the door and looked around. Chase glanced down the stairs to see an object laying on the edge of the stairs. He frowned as he moved to pick it up. It was a pen. Just like the one... No. It couldn't be.

"Thanks for everything, Chase." She said as she picked her purse up. As she walked away, a pen dropped from the pile of office supplies she was carrying. Chase ran ahead and picked it up.

"Wait! You dropped this." Chase said with a suave smile. Bree laughed and took the pen from Chase.

"Thank you, Chase. I'll see you soon." Bree said reassuringly. Chase waved as she made her way to the stairs.

This was the same exact pen. Bree had scratched a B into the side of it when she had gotten bored during the conference. She had it when she met with him everyday. And now, here it sat, in his hands, just after they had heard the door close. Just after Greenberg Enterprises had stolen so many of their ideas. And just after, Bree had switched companies.

Chase gripped the pen firmly in his hand as he moved back into the too floor. Donald was turning the corner just as Chase shut the door.

"What's that?" Donald asked after he set his things down on the kitchen counter. Chase shook his head and handed it over to his dad. He didn't even know where to start with this.

"It's a pen." Donald said in a sure tone. He held it up to Chase. Chase rolled his eyes and snatched it back.

"No, dad. It's not just a pen. You know that sound we heard? There was someone who snuck up here, and they left it behind. And... I know who it is." Chase said simply as he tossed the pen onto the counter. Donald's eyes grew wide.

"Is it this person the one who's been giving information to Greenberg? Who is it?" Donald asked worriedly. He saw Chase's face and knew that this was some one close. Chase could feel the tears coming, but he wouldn't cry. His father was here.

"I hate this." Chase mumbled as he fell against the counter. He rested there as his father looked worriedly towards him.

"Chase you need to tell me who this is." Donald said sternly. Chase couldn't keep calm anymore. He could feel the tears sliding down his face. He looked up to face his father.

"Bree. Bree is the one who has been helping the competition. She's the one we needed to watch out for. And I missed it. I was blinded, when she could obviously see clearly this whole time. She never loved me. She just wanted the information."

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