She took her tools out of the suitcase.

She'd promised Latonia, and a bad mood was no excuse to break her word.

Besides, she didn't have much time left.

Her grandmother had always hoped she would keep the art of paper-cutting alive. Jessica would do what she could, for as long as she could.

Because of love, she'd let down the two people who mattered most.

Her thoughts drifted to Ines.

Ines's touring exhibition was making its second stop in Riverside City.

Jessica quickly grabbed her phone and scrolled through her contacts, finding the official account she'd saved after scanning the QR code last time.

Tickets for the Riverside City show had already been on presale for days. The exhibition would open in three days at The Riverside Pavilion.

The event's exclusive sponsor was the Lawson Group.

It seemed Timothy still hadn't given up on the idea of having Ines mentor Sheila. Jessica hadn't realized Sheila's background was in animation, too.

letting go of her own ambitions. Jessica barely paid attention to anything related

no clue what projects Sheila had worked on, or what she'd

thing for certain-if Sheila wanted something, Timothy would

exclusively sponsored

All for Sheila.

the lack of it-was

Timothy once: that she'd studied animation in college, and hoped to keep working

had disagreed. He insisted they didn't need the money, that he could provide her with a good life, and wanted her to devote herself to their

into domestic life without

out of her thoughts and bought a ticket for the Riverside

the office to handle some urgent paperwork before heading

was doing much better, playing a game with

of them were laughing, their faces lit up with genuine

couldn't help but

as he walked in. "Timothy, the doctor says Henry's improved a lot. If things keep going well, he

care of him," Timothy said. "Tell me what you want—I'll get

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