Chapter 625 - 14.21
-Dear Husband is Calling.-
Gaius held his breath when Clarke was calling him. Gaius picked up the call and started the conversation first, "H—Hello, Husband...."
"Ah, Wife..." Clarke was relieved that Gaius picked up his call. He really thought that Gaius would just straight-up ignored him for the rest of the day, or maybe the next day as well.
It was difficult to appease the upset Wife of his.
Clarke checked his watch, it was 1 P.M, and Clarke was still busy with the paperwork. He decided to call because he knew they would wait for him to go back to the water park, but he doubted he would return home today, knowing the workload.
"Wife, I’m sorry...." Clarke said, trying to make his voice as soft as possible. That was the least he could do to appease Gaius, who would definitely be more upset after this news.
"It’s the work, right?" Gaius snippet ruthlessly. He rolled his eyes, annoyed that Clarke still had to call him only to ruin his mood. "It’s okay, I understand, and the kids understand as well."
Clarke could sense the disdain in Gaius’ voice. He must be agitated right now. At first, Clarke thought he could just disappear for the whole day to finish the work and then return tomorrow morning.
But then he realized that Gaius and the kids must’ve been waiting for him. So at least, he should tell him about what happened.
"I... I really don’t know what is happening in the office. There are so many sudden errors and leak that we have to fix, I might not be even able to leave the office today," Clarke said.
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