Jasper Ford immediately came over and pulled Julian Lawson aside. "Julian Lawson, let me tell you, although I’m just one of the three sons of the Ford Family, you can’t bully my people!" Jasper Ford said and then winked at Chloe. Chloe immediately helped Serena Sterling onto the nanny car. As Serena Sterling stepped up the stairs, she heard Julian Lawson’s words. "Who exactly are you?" Julian Lawson asked, his eyes slightly narrowed. Jasper Ford was startled, dared not speak, and just looked at Serena Sterling. "President Lawson, please clarify," Serena Sterling did not look back, "Otherwise I don’t know how to answer." "With your musical talent, professional skills, you can’t be obscure," Julian Lawson said word by word, looking at the figure. "So, what’s your purpose in doing all this?" Before Serena Sterling could answer, Jasper Ford had already started cursing. "What does it matter to you!" Jasper Ford was furious, "Purpose? What purpose does a singer have in participating in a music variety show?" Jasper Ford almost accused Julian Lawson of having a screw loose. Julian Lawson gave Jasper Ford a cold glance, as if looking at a fool. Serena Sterling understood what Julian Lawson meant, presumably referring to Vera Hansen’s matter. But Jasper Ford’s reaction was good. Saved her from having to answer. Thinking this, Serena Sterling was ready to continue getting in the car. "Questioning is not my purpose." Julian Lawson’s voice came from behind. "I want to tell you, Vera Hansen is my responsibility; I will handle her matters. No matter what purpose you have, what plans you make, please first consider what I just said." Serena Sterling paused slightly. Then slowly turned around. Julian Lawson stood there. Behind him was an endless night, a gentle breeze blowing, lightly sweeping his forehead hair. This time he didn’t even, like at the beginning, persuade her to understand Vera Hansen’s illness and kindness. Just directly told her, no matter what she does, he would cover for Vera Hansen. Making her weigh herself before making a decision, to see if she’s qualified to take on Julian Lawson. Serena Sterling laughed. If it’s love he has for Vera Hansen, then what about what they once had? She had worked so hard to distance herself from them. It was them, time and again, time and again, forcing her! Serena Sterling’s hands clenched tight. Both Serena Sterling and Jasper Ford’s phones vibrated briefly. Serena Sterling took out her phone to see, it was a message from Quinn in the group. It was the latest developments from Vera Hansen’s counterattack. [Irene’s chaotic private life, just had an abortion 10 days before attending the first live broadcast of "Heavenly Sound."] [There exists a quid pro quo between Irene and Jasper Ford, "Heavenly Sound" is suspected to be a resource offered by Jasper Ford as compensation for Irene’s abortion.] [Irene faked donations at a charity gala, her name wasn’t on the donation list, yet she attended and participated in the donor’s group photo, breaking moral boundaries!] Jasper Ford saw it too. He waved the screenshot in front of Julian Lawson. "I know what you want to say." Actually, Jasper Ford wasn’t a fool either, "Is this what you think of as kind, Vera Hansen?" Julian Lawson’s lips tightened as he looked towards the nearby car door. But the shadow of the masked woman had already disappeared. After Jasper Ford finished shouting at Julian Lawson, he no longer cared about him and quickly boarded the nanny car. The car started, driving past Julian Lawson, who looked up but only saw Irene’s side face wearing a mask. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel★fire.net The nanny car drove steadily on the road, with a makeup artist onboard helping with makeup removal. Under the mask, there was no complete makeup, only the lower half of the face was done. Chloe looked at those online messages, and was simply infuriated. "How can people be so shameless!" "Earlier, I thought she was kind, sick and dying, still using her experience to encourage others with illnesses, but this fabrication..." "Jasper, Irene, what do we do?" "And about President Lawson just now, he’s protecting Vera Hansen, what should we do?" Jasper Ford actually wanted to discuss with Serena Sterling too, but with Chloe there, he just evasively said they would handle it. Halfway through the drive, Serena Sterling and Jasper Ford got off the nanny car and switched to a Bentley. Upon sitting in the Bentley, Serena Sterling then removed the mask. "What do you think?" Jasper Ford asked. He was browsing through the messages online. Usually, with Irene’s strength, some small rumors need not be dealt with. Even if Irene fell in love or got married, it wouldn’t be a problem. But now the key words exposed were [quid pro quo] and [fake donation]. The quid pro quo could be dismissed as a love affair, or unfounded, but the fake donation matter... "There was indeed no name of Irene that day, and the actual owner of that Tanzanite, back then you also asked me to hide the real seller." Later she bought Seraphina’s painting, but her bid number and Julian Lawson from Sky Lantern were too conspicuous, to avoid trouble, Jasper Ford’s bid number was used, so naturally no name "Irene." Everything done to conceal identity then, now left them passive. Fake donation is no small matter. This is a flaw in the artist, basically tainted with fake donation, the industry by default would freeze them. Even if Ford Entertainment still wants to fight, all other capital parties wouldn’t use an artist with a bad image of fake donation. Serena Sterling browsed through the comments online. If previously they recognized her talent, now it’s another story with overwhelming negativity. "That was for a charity gala for sick children, I remember then Irene marketed herself well, bid alongside Julian Lawson." "Yes, even if she auctioned one item, it wouldn’t be fake donation, the paintings by sick children weren’t expensive, not even a penny, still riding the hype of sick children for marketing, it’s disgusting!" "Still daring to join the donor’s photo, is she a donor? So shameless!" "Capability is one thing, but this person’s foundation is rotten, what does capability matter? Fake donation, quid pro quo, these two can completely crush her!" "If someone like Irene can win a music competition, then the entertainment industry is doomed." "Yes, if she can, what does it say about my brother who was frozen?" "Yes, and my sister, once the top star in the industry, wasn’t she banned because of that matter." "If Irene can continue in the entertainment industry, then I demand my sister’s comeback!" Online discussions surged, for a while, Irene’s support rate plummeted. Witnessing all this were not just Serena Sterling and Jasper Ford, but Julian Lawson as well.