There are some things Valentine Teller doesn't want Turstin Muller to know.
The bittersweet past with Mark Reed from four years ago, she doesn't have the courage to lay it out before him.
"Alright, we'll talk when you're in the mood."
Turstin Muller watched her frail and helpless silhouette gradually recede in the bleak autumn wind, trembling slightly. He wished he could rush up to her, hold her, give her support, give her comfort. But instead, he could only watch from a distance, anxious and worried.
Once she's completely calm, perhaps she'll see him and talk to him. For now, let her be at peace.
Valentine Teller arrived at the company an hour late. Pirrer jokingly threatened to dock fifty dollars from Valentine Teller's pay. She promptly took fifty dollars from her wallet and placed it in front of him. It was then he noticed her eyes were very red, as if she had been crying.
