Chapter 274: Reversal!?

"You don't have a choice? Who decided you don't have a choice? It's always you who makes the choices! All of this, it's damn excuses, convincing yourself, convincing others! It's not about homecoming, it's about... you've changed, think about it!"

On the big screens of more than three thousand cinemas, the night scene of New York's streets faded as Alex stormed away after his impassioned rebuke. Under the specific shot, Jessica, portraying Andrea, had reddened eyes, her face a mixture of tastes, seemingly caught between laughter and tears, the camera slowly retreating. She seemed so awkward she didn't even know where to place her hands, involuntarily taking sharp, trembling breaths, as she dabbed at the corner of her eyes where tears had fallen and blinked rapidly.

The picture switched to a bird's-eye long shot; Andrea stood there, stunned, as Alex walked further and further away.