CHAPTER 40: THE DEAL

AUSTIN'S POV

Ending the call, I wished I hadn't said the word in the first place. I could have hired some men online to protect us or called some officers to guard the road while I had the meeting with him in the Cafe, in a bar or even anywhere outside my house but I already made the mistake and changing the term might make him see me as a coward.

I packed the notes on my bed and laid the bed properly before relaxing again. I called some maids into the room later "Make sure none of you stays around in the next two hours, okay?" I gave them an instruction and they quickly went ahead.

I knew Adrian would come around in an hour or 30 minutes and he would spend at least 30 minutes around. I didn't want the maids seeing him at all as it was giving me creeps just thinking about what would happen if they heard what we wanted to talk about.

I stayed patiently in my room, waiting for him until I heard a knock on the door. "Who is that?" I asked.

"It's me, Young Master." I heard one of the