Goodbye, Mr. Regret novel Chapter 200

"Go home! Your mother will come home for sure!"

Ines was even more anxious than Jessica.

Henry was Jessica's own son, and on top of that, he was the apple of the Lawson family's eye—nothing could be allowed to happen to him.

Ines quickly handed Jessica her phone. "You'd better get back right now."

It wasn't until Jessica promised Henry she was on her way home that he finally hung up.

Jessica's heart ached.

She had worked up so much courage to come meet Mr. Smith, and now, for reasons she couldn't even fathom, Henry was threatening to jump off the balcony just to force her to come back.

She tried to explain herself to Ines.

But Ines just patted her on the shoulder, offering a comforting smile. "Don't worry about it, just go home. Do as you're told."

Ines even arranged for her own driver to take Jessica back.

Watching the car pull away, Ines let out a helpless sigh.

No wonder Jessica had never been able to break free all these years.

Once a woman has a child, that child becomes a lifelong bond that can never truly be severed.

Trying to build a career as a woman was already tough enough; with a child, it was a hundred times harder.

Ines turned and walked back into The Silverthread Eatery.

Jessica had promised her, no matter what setbacks she faced, she wouldn't give up.

Clearly, Ines needed to find a way to talk to Timothy, to see if something could be done—maybe coordinate things at home, and give Jessica a real shot at showing what she could do.

Meanwhile, Sheila had just received Henry's message.

[Miss Sheila, it's done. My mom's already on her way home.]

[How did you manage that?]

[I told her I'd jump off the balcony if she didn't come back. That did the trick.]

A waiter led Ines into the private dining room, and she greeted Mr. Smith warmly.

She recognized Timothy and Yates; Timothy introduced her to Kane and Vince as well.

Timothy even gave up the seat closest to Mr. Smith so Ines could sit there.

Mr. Smith glanced toward the entrance one more time, not seeing Ines's student anywhere. "Wasn't there supposed to be someone else joining us?"

Ines explained, "She had an emergency at home. Her son was having a fit, and she had to go."

She couldn't say in front of everyone that Henry had threatened to jump.

Mr. Smith's disappointment was obvious. "I waited all this time, and we'd arranged everything. I really thought I'd finally get to meet her. Who knew it would be this hard just to see her in person? This is the first time I've encountered such an… unpredictable animation producer."

Mr. Smith's stellar reputation in the animation world came in no small part from his discipline and professionalism.

And with his name, animation specialists lined up for a chance to work with him.

He'd only been willing to wait so patiently because he genuinely admired the work of Ines's star pupil. But now, seeing this situation unfold, he began to wonder: if she could drop everything for her child once, what was to stop her from doing it again, even after committing to a project?