EX-husband Groveling to Me novel Chapter 283

Austin arrived at Bishounen ten minutes before six p.m. The meeting in the afternoon lasted for nearly two hours. He only came out of the conference room at about five p.m. As soon as he got out of the conference room, Austin drove here directly. On the way here, there was a traffic jam for more than ten minutes, so the original half an hour earlier was now ten minutes earlier.

The waitress of Bishounen knew Austin. As soon as he came, someone stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Johnson, are you making an appointment with a friend or booking another private room?"

"A friend, Mr. Murphy."

The waiter soon came to his senses and said, "Mr. Murphy is not here yet. Mr. Johnson, this way please."

"Ok," Austin answered and followed the waiter to the private room.

Two minutes later, the waiter stopped at the door of the private room. He raised his hand and slightly pushed the door open. "Mr. Johnson, Mr. Murphy is not here yet."

"Bring me a tea set."

The private room was neither big nor small, about 20 square meters. There was a dining table and a bench next to it. Soon, someone came in with a set of teaware. Austin ordered black tea – a shot in the dark. He learned how to make tea from Suny but had no idea if this could help him impress Mr. Murphy.

Soon, the door of the private room was open again. The waiter led in an old man leaning on a crutch. The old man was dressed in a brown suit. His hair was a little gray and there were many wrinkles on his face. They were marks left by the years. Austin looked up and saw the old man's sharp eyes. The old man glanced at him and sat down on the chair with a poker face.

"Mr. Murphy."

Austin stood up and handed him a cup of tea. Mr. Murphy looked at the tea set in front of him and handed his walking stick to his assistant. He then said, "Mr. Johnson, sorry to keep you waiting."

"This is what I should do."

The waiter came in with the menu. Mr. Murphy asked Austin to order and said, "It's my first time here, so I don't know much about it. Mr. Johnson, please order for us."

The waiter took the menu and went out. The door of the private room was closed, leaving three people in it.

Mr. Murphy took a sip of tea and said, "Mr. Johnson, I don't like to beat around the bush. I think you know why I asked you out today."

"Sir, you can just call me Austin."

Mr. Murphy scoffed, "I wouldn't dare to call Mr. Johnson 'Austin'."

They just had met each other for ten minutes, and Austin had already been defeated. Mr. Murphy was well aware of what had happened over the past three years. So Austin had no choice but to sit there, waiting for his atonement.

Seeing that he did not speak, Mr. Murphy put down his teacup and said, "Mr. Johnson, you are a smart man. I will not say mean words. Young people are always full of vigor, lest you think that I am using my seniority to threaten you."