Brian noticed Antonette was eager to leave. As a result, he ate deliberately slowly throughout the meal.
At six-thirty, Antonette couldn't stand it anymore. She stood up and announced apologetically, "I really have an emergency situation to deal with. I have to leave now."
Simon said nothing.
"If you are really busy, you can go," Brian uttered coldly.
Permission granted, Antonette immediately got up to leave.
Right on cue, Ken pretended to read a message on his phone and shot up with an alarmed look on his face.
"Boss! There's a problem with the company!"
"What?" Simon and Brian both reacted strongly to the news.
"What happened?" Simon asked.
"It's okay, just a design problem. We can handle it."
With that said, Brian took his coat and walked out with Ken.
However, Simon was still worried. He stood up and said, "No. I have to go to the company myself, see what's going on."
