Chapter 1271: Chapter 1271: The So-Called Missed Opportunities
He left with only those four words.
Stepping into the night, even his silhouette began to blur.
The distant clamor had gradually faded, probably because most of the fans had already left.
No ifs.
Long ago, he thought the same.
Because he couldn’t tell, or perhaps wouldn’t admit, he missed out on a lot.
But Hannah had indeed become someone different from the person he knew in his former life.
In this life, all the trajectories had changed.
Sometimes he would wonder if everything were the same as in his previous life when he came back, if he would find the Hannah of his past and be with her.
Would he be happy?
Perhaps, at first, he would be.
But after some time passed, he would grow weary and unhappy.
Dislike is dislike. All the affection obtained from regret, gratitude, or any other emotion would start to diminish the moment it was secured.
It was just a fleeting affection.
George River regretted it, Louis Snyder regretted it, even the him of the past regretted it, but not one of them dared to openly admit their love for Hannah.
They loved the woman who shone brilliantly on the stage, before the cameras.
They would only selfishly tie her down with past feelings, convinced that she was meant to be theirs.
If he could have realized all this earlier and pursued her openly, perhaps...
A chilly breeze blew in from the distant riverbank, threatening to strip away all of one’s warmth.
Jackie Qualls looked down and chuckled bitterly, hands in his pockets as he turned and walked away.
When he passed the stadium again, he stopped in his tracks.
The lights inside were already out, the earlier bustle gone, and the lights extinguished.
It was desolate and cold.
Two girls hesitated for a long time but finally gathered the courage to approach.
They asked cautiously, "Excuse me, are you Jackie Qualls?"
Jackie nodded, offering a mild smile.
The two girls were Hannah’s fans who had just attended the concert and met with other local fans briefly.
The gathering place wasn’t far from here; they thought to take a walk to digest their food, but they didn’t expect to bump into Jackie Qualls at the door.
This was the retired movie star!
The two girls asked for a photo and his autograph and couldn’t help but look back frequently as they left.
"It really is Jackie Qualls, could he have come to see the Goose’s concert too?"
"I didn’t believe when the sisters said they bumped into him at the entrance, but turns out it’s true. I have to post on Weibo!"
"If he really came to watch Hannah’s concert, then he’s really devoted. But Hannah already has Boss Simmons, the two of them are fated to miss each other."
The girls’ voices floated over from a distance.
Blurry, yet the words "missed out" remained clear.
In reality, there were no missed opportunities; it was just that he had been too hesitant.
Despite arriving before anyone else, he still...
*
That night after the concert ended, Hannah also posted an update.
It was a photo of her dining with her team.
She posted several photos in succession, all featuring the staff involved with the concert.
Soon after she posted the update, it went viral on social media.
The comments were mostly about whether Arnold Simmons had attended.
— He did attend, but since he didn’t grab a ticket in time, he could only sit backstage, a fact revealed by Goose herself, hilarious...
