Female Novel
Chapter 943
Renee and Chase secretly discussed how to lure the impostor Mr. Q out of the study.
“Ms. Everheart,” said Chase with emotion, “although you are his sister, you are nothing at all like Boss.You have a kind disposition, and I’m assured that, at the very least, the impostor Mr. Q won’t be socruelly tortured once he was handed over to you.”
“You speak as if my brother is a savage beast and that impostor is some kind of angel of justice! Is thatguy really worthy of your protection?”
“He is!” Chase nodded gravely. “I believe that everyone else who works in Carmine Pawnshop wouldmake the same choice.”
“Then… is there going to be a mutiny? What will happen to my brother? He built Carmine Pawnshopfrom the ground with his own hands! Is he going to be replaced?”
“Don’t worry, Ms. Everheart. Boss won’t be replaced. I’m sure that Carmine Pawnshop will soonresume its operations in the same way that it once did. It’s just that we’ll all miss the security andstability that we enjoyed these past four years.”
“You’re overthinking it! My brother promised me that for the time being, Carmine Pawnshop won’t getinvolved with the questionable business it once dabbled in and that it would continue to operate in thesame manner as it did for the last few years.”
“It looks like you don’t really know Boss at all…”
Chase smiled, then deliberately changed the subject by pulling out his phone and saying, “I’ve sent asecret signal to the impostor, Mr. Q. If nothing out of the ordinary happens, very soon he’d be at theCarmine Pawnshop. All I ask from you is to let him live.”
“Only a secret signal? Would that really work? Surely he’s too smart to fall for it!”
“But it’s not an ordinary secret signal,” Chase beat his chest and confidently assured her. “It’s one I onlysend him during extreme emergencies. He always showed up soon after receiving the signal in thepast, so as long as the news of Boss’s return hasn’t reached him yet, I’m sure the impostor, Mr. Qwould definitely be here.”
Half an hour later, Chase stared at the reply he received, his face swollen after being punched so manytimes.novelbin
“Um, well… He said that he would never reappear again no matter what happens and that he gives fullauthority over Carmine Pawnshop… to me.”
“He sounds really cautious…” Renee observed doubtfully. “You didn’t warn him earlier, did you?”
“I swear to God that I didn’t!”
“Then why the hell would he give up his authority to you so suddenly?”
“I wouldn’t say it’s that sudden…” Chase then came clean and told Renee, “Since he disappeared onthe day both of you were supposed to get married, he never showed up at Carmine Pawnshop everagain. In fact, when he left, he made it clear that he would never show up again. It was obvious that hewanted to make a clean break with Carmine Pawnshop. Perhaps… He caught a whiff that Boss wasgoing to return even back then?”
“But what is he planning to do?” asked Renee, still bewildered. “He’s been running Carmine Pawnshopfor the last six years! How could he give it all up just like that? It’s like he’s been working for my brotherfor free! Doesn’t he have anything better to do?”
All the questions that were playing in Renee’s head only deepened her resolve to find a way to lure theman out.
Seeing Renee’s firm determination, Chase clenched his fists and suggested, “I’ve got an idea, but it’sthe last resort, and it requires your cooperation. Do you want to… give it a try?”