She was taken aback with his answer. And how could he just tell her like with a proud tilt of his head? Was he proud to skip a day off his work? Had he forgotten he was the CEO of the company, not just a regular worker. He could not simply take a day off whenever he wanted it. What would his workers think about him being like this?
"Don't worry, babe. I've settled all my work for the day," he lied with a straight face. He planned to stop by at the office tomorrow during her exam to retrieve all the files he needed to look at. He could do some works while waiting for her. It was more than two hours so might as well do something productive while waiting. But he did not want to work at the office. He did not want to lose time working on the files until he forgot about picking her up on time. He did not want to be late for her.
