Mark Reed finally put away his phone.
As he looked up, his eyes met Valentine Teller's curious gaze.
Mark had a smile on his thin lips. The depth from moments ago seemed to be just her illusion, now vanished in his gentle expression.
He asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
"It's nothing." She turned her face away and shifted her attention to the TV. Although it wasn't interesting, watching him any longer would just be more awkward. Best not to look.
By noon, Valentine took the chance while Mark was away to dial up Gaofeng.
The person on the other end was quite smug, praising Valentine for holding Mark back.
She didn't want to explain anything. Her only concern was whether Gaofeng would delete the photos.
Gaofeng confidently assured they had been deleted and pledged not to bother her again.
Valentine also took this chance to verbally resign, planning to make it official after being discharged.
