Suspicious

Chapter 44

Ren stares around the spacious living room, looking a bit restless. He has been waiting for the past five minutes for some reasons best known to him. Checking his wristwatch for the umpteenth time, he sighs briefly and shuts his eyes.

Minutes later, the footsteps descending the staircase pulls his attention, and he quickly snaps his head in the direction to see a young man graced in black trouser and a white shirt, walking down the stairs.

"I thought you were not going to show up when I called you," The man says as he walks over to the couches in the living room, and groans as he sits on one of them.

"Good day, Clement," Ren greets him grumpily with a gloomy look on.

"I'll just go straight to the point. So, how's the deal going?" The man asks curiously.

"Everything is going fine..."

"If everything is fine, then why the hell are you taking so long, Ren? I trusted you to be able to take care of this job, so how the hell are you faltering now?" Cl