About the time I hung up the phone and tried to regain my composure , the big cheese emerged from his office . Both he and the receptionist saw there was something terribly wrong , so I had no choice but to tell them my dad had died . They offered to reschedule the meeting .

Question: Why did the boss allow the meeting to be rescheduled ?
Answer: None of the above choices .The narrator feuding with the boss .The narrator had lost someone close .The narrator was not prepared .