Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Even Jessica, once hailed as a prodigy by many of her university professors, was no exception to the challenges she now faced.

Still, her current situation left her with no choice but to pick herself up and find the courage to start again.

With renewed confidence and a solid foundation, she only needed a brief half- hour conversation with Mr. Smith before he couldn't help but praise her.

"Ms. Greene, you're truly talented. It would be such a loss if you gave up animation. If you hadn't taken that seven-year break and kept working in the industry, I have no doubt your achievements would rival my own."

Even in such a short exchange, Mr. Smith could see she wasn't just technically skilled-she also had a knack for scriptwriting and directing.

"Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Smith," Jessica replied. "I'm not thinking that far ahead. I just want to do my current work well. As for things that haven't happened, I try not to dwell on them-no reason to add more anxiety. Everything happens for a reason, and it's never too late to start over."

In truth, those words were as much for herself as for him.

Living in the moment-that's what really matters.

The past can't be changed, and the future is impossible to predict.

Worrying about either only leads to endless turmoil.

caught in that trap before, letting her life spiral into

on the present is the

smoothly. In the

studios, and a single character might be brought to life

had her

join in person:

Mr. Smith and live up to her professors' expectations, she wanted to put some distance between herself and Timothy and his father, and she hoped that coming abroad might give her a chance

Smith hadn't insisted she work from his studio. Instead, he suggested she visit, get familiar with the place,

finally get started. Her first priority was to finalize the character designs as

and headed

process took nearly the entire morning, and it would be another day before she

she unexpectedly

Timothy was sitting in a

had no idea Jessica had previously been hospitalized at

simply assumed she was here