Read the following paragraph and answer the question. Give ONLY the answer, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Answer: <most likely answer, as short as possible>.

Paragraph: 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 ?
The narrator had lost someone close .
The meeting was rescheduled due to the speaker's father's death.