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.

before, letting

on the present is

collaboration was going smoothly. In the world

tasks could be handed off to specialized studios, and a

her own reasons

to join in person:

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 to seek treatment

studio. Instead, he suggested she visit, get familiar with the place, and meet face to face

first priority was to finalize the character designs

next morning, Jessica got up early and headed to the

whole process

the hospital, she unexpectedly ran

was sitting in

had no idea Jessica had previously been hospitalized at Dr. Herbert's

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