FakeNovelChapter 193
He let her go, his face dark as thunder. "Get out."
What a complete buzzkill of a woman.
She'd managed to ruin his good mood entirely.
Jessica didn't linger even for a second. She bolted from Timothy's office as if fleeing a storm.
Only after stepping out of The Lawson Group's building did she finally feel the tension in her chest begin to ease.
She flagged down a taxi by the curb, made a quick trip to the mall for a new laptop, then returned to her tiny
apartment.
Once inside, she powered up her new computer and logged on to a well-known international animation forum,
hoping to get a sense of the style Director Smith preferred.
Seven years ago, Jessica would have been brimming with confidence.
But now? The most she'd done recently was put together a few simple animated stories for Henry-easy things,
really, nothing challenging.
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Still, she remembered Ines's words of encouragement and refused to give up.
Since Mr. Smith's new film hadn't been released yet, the script was, of course, under wraps. Jessica had no idea
what style he was looking for, so she drew inspiration from his previous work and created a new animated
character, just to practice.
It wasn't long before her phone rang.
A call from Vince.
Knowing she couldn't speak, Vince hung up quickly and sent her a message instead.
Jessica, my grandfather saw your work and would really like to meet you. He's having a birthday celebration in
two days and has askedto invite you. Do you think you could make it?
Vince seemed friendly enough with Timothy, so there was no doubt Timothy would attend his grandfather's party
as well. The last thing Jessica wanted was to run into him again.
Mr. Zimmerman, I'm sorry, | won't be able to make it.
Vince replied almost immediately.
I've invited Timothy too, and he's already agreed. Wouldn't you like to cwith him?
Jessica stared at Vince's message, then set her phone aside. She barely knew Vince.
Their business was done and dusted.
That thirty million was more than enough for her; there was no reason to get any more involved with Vince.
Even though he'd spoken up for her that night, Vince was still Timothy's friend.
She and Timothy were finished. There was no need to complicate things further with Timothy's circle.
After waiting a while with no response from Jessica, Vince tried calling Timothy instead.
"Timothy, your wife can't speak, so it's hard to reach her by phone. Could you please ask her to cto my
grandfather's birthday party?"
"Don't botherwith her affairs!"
Timothy cut him off without another word.
Listening to the dial tone, Vince pocketed his phone, frowning. Timothy sounded furious.
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Did they have a fight?
Left with no other option, Vince messaged Jessica again.
Jessica, I'm inviting you myself. This has nothing to do with Timothy. My
grandfather saw the paper-cuttings you and your grandmother made-he collects that kind of art, and he's really
taken with your work. He even said he has an important gift he wants to give you and insisted | invite you
personally. Would you do us the honor?
Every word Vince typed was polite and sincere.
But with Timothy attending, Jessica truly didn't want to get caught up in all that.
Besides, she couldn't speak, and at a high-society event like this, if people found out she was Timothy's wife,
who knew what kind of the Lawson family might stir up?
She had no interest in making things harder for herself, so she sent Vince another message turning him down.
When Vince read her reply, his brow furrowed and he muttered under his breath, "What's going on?"
Without hesitation, he dialed Timothy's number again.
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