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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. | trust you-you know my situation, and you'd never setup with
the wrong person."
"That's true enough."
After all, Sheila had made quite a nfor 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. "Letknow when you're free to set up a meeting so we can talk through the
details."
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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 onat 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.
Jessica was, after all, Ines's student. Mr. Smith had first reached out to Ines about the project, so of course she
had to be included. Besides, Ines had animation experience herself, which would make the discussion easier.
When Ines got the message, she tried calling Jessica, but her phone was switched off.
Still, since Mr. Smith had already arranged things with Timothy, and Timothy would surely bring Jessica along,
Ines didn't worry about getting in touch with her directly.
Jessica, meanwhile, had wanted to call Ines, but with the Thanksgiving Day falling tomorrow, she'd decided to
head back to her hometown to visit her mother's and grandmother's graves.
The Thanksgiving Day wasn't just a tfor family reunions; it was also an important occasion to honor the
departed.
For the past seven years, all her tand energy had been devoted to the Lawson family. She'd followed their
traditions, joined their gatherings, and never once had the chance to return hfor her own family's rituals.
Thinking about it now, she felt a pang of guilt for her absence.
This year, she decided, she wouldn't be serving the Lawsons or joining them at their family gravesite.
That afternoon, Jessica powered her phone back on, booked a train ticket, and set off for home.
To avoid Timothy calling her back for the Lawson family's holiday dinner, she turned off her phone again as soon
as she'd boarded the train.
As it turned out, Timothy didn't try to contact her.
After meeting with Mr. Smith, Timothy let Sheila know that everything was set.
Sheila told him she'd head hafter work to change before meeting at The Silverthread Eatery. Timothy had
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhelped her land this chance, and she knew Mr. Smith would want to interview her-she wanted to look the part.
So, as soon as Timothy finished work, he drove straight to Moonstrand Villas to pick Sheila up.
Sheila had timed everything to arrive five minutes early, but when they walked in, they found Mr. Smith was
already there.
He'd arrived even earlier than they had he was especially hopeful about Jessica.
Last time, Jessica had missed their meeting, but Ines had explained: Jessica had been on her way until a family
emergency-her child threatening to jump from a window-forced her back home. Jessica herself had been eager
for the opportunity.
Mr. Smith also knew Sheila was Timothy's aunt, so it made sense for them to ctogether.
Mr. Smith was just about to ask Timothy where his wife was when Ines arrived. He turned his attention to
greeting her and didn't get the chance.
As soon as Ines took her seat, she turned to Timothy. "Timothy, where's Jessica? Why isn't she here?"
Mr. Smith immediately looked to Timothy as well, just as eager to know why Jessica hadn't shown up.
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