Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Timothy knew well enough how Mr. Smith operated. During their call last night, Mr. Smith had mentioned he was waiting for someone, but as a friend, Timothy hadn't planned to push him too hard.

Timothy took a small sip of his coffee. "Aren't you going to wait for the person you mentioned?"

Mr. Smith grinned, carefree as ever. "No need. I trust you-you know my situation, and you'd never set me up with the wrong person."

"That's true enough."

After all, Sheila had made quite a name for herself in the animation industry. Timothy was familiar with the role in question; it wasn't the lead, and he doubted Sheila would have any trouble with it.

"Then it's settled," Mr. Smith said. "Let me know when you're free to set up a meeting so we can talk through the details."

Tomorrow was a holiday, and Timothy would be heading back to his family's old house. "How about tonight?"

“Perfect! It's a date. Dinner's on me at The Silverthread Eatery tonight."

After parting ways with Timothy, Mr. Smith texted Ines to let her know he'd worked things out and invited her to join them for dinner at The Silverthread Eatery that evening.

about the project, so of course

calling Jessica, but her phone was

would surely bring Jessica along, Ines didn't worry about

call Ines, but with the Thanksgiving Day falling tomorrow, she'd decided to head back to

wasn't just a time for family reunions; it was also an important occasion to

all her time and energy had been devoted to the Lawson family. She'd followed their traditions, joined their gatherings,

she felt a pang

she decided, she wouldn't be serving the Lawsons or

booked a train ticket,

Lawson family's holiday dinner, she

Timothy

Timothy let

she'd head home after work to change before meeting at The Silverthread Eatery. Timothy had helped her land this chance, and she knew Mr. Smith would want to interview her-she wanted to look