Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Her short animated videos online.

Her university graduation project.

Her drawings of The Grand Canal, Venice and Zimmerman Mansion, along with the awards and various works she'd received in college.

It wasn't until Timothy saw all this on his phone that he realized she had been telling the truth.

She was perfectly capable of making a living-of supporting herself without anyone's help.

Yet he had always seen her as delicate and helpless, assuming she couldn't survive without him, like a fragile flower dependent on a vine.

But with her own talent, she had quietly broken through, rising to the top of the animation world.

And what had he done? He hadn't helped her career in the slightest.

He'd even stood in her way when she wanted to work, all for the sake of Sheila's future.

He truly had no excuse.

Mr. Smith sent Jessica a congratulatory email.

"You're incredible, Jess. You're my idol! My new movie is going to shine because of you."

"Mr. Smith, don't go overboard. I didn't even do that film. By the way, I still have a few finishing touches left on that character; I'll have them done soon. You're not in a rush, are you?"

time before the production deadline. Take it easy. I

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didn't find a matching donor,

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give anyone hope

past three days, Vince had been running around trying to

brought up the possibility with

hold off. Her parents were

sick, she couldn't bring herself to come home only to burden them with

for Herbert, she planned to tell him after the divorce papers were

just keep accepting his help endlessly, not

in touch to invite her to the celebration party for their film breaking the billion-dollar

lately, she'd felt her strength slipping away. The pain was

everyone, and I'll have

come to realize something profound: helping others was a

months ago, when

months to live, she thought she'@never live up to her mentor's

would allow