After a few seconds of contemplation, he pressed the company's house phone.
"President."
"Ernie, please help me order lunch... I'll be staying at the company this afternoon."
Ernie subconsciously asked, "President, aren't you going home to accompany your wife at noon?"
"I have some matters this afternoon." For the first time in front of a subordinate, Skyler Jones hastily pulled out an excuse, then hung up the phone.
After scanning through the documents, Skyler tiredly pinched the bridge of his nose.
He hadn't slept well at all these past two days... Especially last night, he was actually sleepless all night.
He returned home very late at night, and when he did, everyone in Geoffrey was already asleep.
He twisted the door and walked into the room, greeted not by warm lights and her sitting on the bed reading, but rather by a cold emptiness everywhere.
He loosened his tie and unbuttoned his shirt, walking into the bathroom...
