EVAN
“Sir,” Rui said, peeking his head inside the room. He had a hopeful look in his eyes, causing me to smirk. I didn’t let him finish the question before I spoke.
I nodded and waved him off. “Yeah, you could go.”
He was silent for a while before he entered the room and straightened his posture. “Are you sure, sir? You still have a lot of work to do.”
“I know,” I said, massaging the bridge of his nose. “I can’t even afford to miss one day because of this event,” he muttered.
“So, should I stay?” he asked. “You’re going to be working overtime again.”
I shook my head. “It’s your mom’s birthday, right? Go ahead and spend the rest of the day with her.”
“Are you really sure?”
I stopped what I was doing and faced him, a small smile playing on my lips. “Go now before I decided to
