On the way to sending Vera Hansen back to Vivian’s Floral Studio, Julian Lawson didn’t say a word. He just felt like he no longer recognized Vera Hansen. Vera Hansen also remained silent. Ever since she started using the resources of The Lawson Corporation’s entertainment department, many things became unavoidable. Moreover, with mysterious forces involved this time, relying solely on Connor Goldsmith’s team was not enough, so she once again utilized The Lawson Corporation’s resources. However, she played it smart. Having learned from the previous experience of using The Lawson Corporation’s resources, she decided to cut ties this time. She only used The Lawson Corporation’s resources to counter the negative speculation about her. And to expose Irene’s miscarriage. The scandals of ’power-for-sex exchange’ and ’fraudulent donations’ were handled secretly by Connor Goldsmith’s team. Therefore, the only information Julian Lawson received was about her team’s counteraction against ’false rumors’ and the small exposure about Irene’s miscarriage. Everything else might be speculated upon, but unless she admitted it, it was merely hearsay. The silence persisted. Until the car stopped in front of Vivian’s Floral Studio, and Vera Hansen finally spoke. "Brother Julian, I know you have your opinions about me now," she said, "but I also don’t want to lie to you." "If I wanted to do things secretly, I could have gone to Alexander Ford. Alexander would definitely want to target Jasper Ford." "But I chose to let you see another side of me." Vera Hansen looked at Julian Lawson. At this moment, Julian Lawson’s pitch-black eyes were filled with an expression she couldn’t understand. "She targeted me so much, I need to fight back, and besides, I only exposed her miscarriage. Moreover, I’m stating a fact: she did have a miscarriage 10 days before participating in the first live broadcast. I’m not slandering her." "I don’t know if you’ll be disappointed, Brother Julian, but I believe sincerity is the foundation of everything." Vera Hansen said, her eyes slightly red. "Just like..." tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, "just like I know you still have Serena Sterling in your heart, Brother Julian." "There are some things we can’t avoid, so why avoid them?" Watching Vera Hansen cry, Julian Lawson didn’t know how he felt. He knew that people are complex and multifaceted. Just like Serena Sterling being by his side for so many years, he never believed that Serena had no tactics. In fact, for many things, he was more willing to let Serena be aware, to let her do, to let her experience what it’s like to grasp things in her hands actively, rather than passively accepting. He hoped that even when one day he was no longer by her side, she could live well. But he still believed that one needs to have a bottom line. This is the rule by which this world operates, and it is also the foundation of trust between people. Did Vera Hansen really only expose Irene’s miscarriage? "Brother Julian, I know what you’re thinking, but those other two things weren’t done by me. I can swear, if I’m lying, I would be hit by a car as soon as I step out!" "I’m not the only one who wants to drag Irene and Jasper Ford down; last time, it was Alexander Ford’s doing." "Brother Julian, if you don’t believe me, then just go." Vera Hansen said, using retreat as a form of advancement: "Your cooling-off period for divorce hasn’t ended yet. Go back and find Serena, she’ll be very happy. Anyway, I won’t live long, don’t worry about me." "And I believe, I was just retaliating, I did nothing wrong. Judging from the subsequent exposure from others, even if I didn’t do it, someone else would have revealed the miscarriage incident." "I’m not just doing this for myself, but also for the countless patients who believe in me and support me." "Brother Julian, I also have my own pursuits!" Julian Lawson frowned, looking at the crying Vera Hansen. From the data and reports presented by Secretary Chaucer, Vera Hansen indeed countered the speculations and exposed Irene’s miscarriage. Yet he still had deeper suspicions. Julian Lawson wasn’t sure. Seeing Vera Hansen almost about to faint, he ultimately said, "Go back and rest well, your health is poor." Jasper Ford had already driven Serena Sterling to Justin Jennings’ place. Everyone was waiting for them. "What do we do now?" Everyone here knew Serena Sterling’s true identity, but they all had their concerns. Just because they all knew, in another three days, Serena Sterling and Julian Lawson’s divorce cooling-off period would end. If at this time Irene being Serena were exposed, could it create additional problems? Everyone present knew that Serena Sterling was determined to divorce. If it can’t go through... Moreover, if Vera Hansen found out Irene was Serena, would she use even more extreme measures? Beside them, Jasper Ford’s phone kept ringing. Serena Sterling saw it was calls from various investors of the program. Jasper Ford didn’t answer. He didn’t dare to answer. Countless messages popped up, one after another. Serena Sterling took a look and found they were all messages requesting Irene’s removal. They were all pressuring Jasper Ford. The power of the ’fraudulent donation’ was too strong. All investors didn’t dare to gamble; if things escalated and someone issued ’guidance’, the entire program would be done for. Jasper Ford felt a headache, he waved the phone in front of Serena Sterling, then put it away. Updates are released by NoveI~Fire.net They had to come up with a countermeasure in a short time, otherwise, the consequences would be dire. "Don’t be anxious yet." Serena Sterling spoke. She had been thinking the whole way here. "The next live is the finals, if everything goes smoothly, I can obtain the divorce certificate before the finals." "So, for now, we just have one word: delay." Serena Sterling looked at everyone present, saying, "As long as we temporarily keep my spot, and don’t let me be kicked out of the competition, nor let any issues arise with the program, once I’ve got the certificate, many issues can be resolved." But they remained silent. Because there were many uncertainties in all of this. First, could Serena Sterling really smoothly obtain the divorce certificate? Second, how do they stall? Jasper Ford knew Serena Sterling’s identity, but the other investors didn’t know, nor could they be made aware. The atmosphere in the entire living room was heavy. What seemed insignificant before, the ’fraudulent donation’, now turned out to be the critical point. Everyone was thinking. At this moment, Serena Sterling’s phone suddenly vibrated. She took a look and found it was a call to Irene’s number. "Who is it?" Bianca Lynch asked. Serena Sterling shook her head: "Not sure." "Could it be abusive words, having found out your information?" Bianca Lynch became nervous, such incidents have happened in the entertainment circle. Quinn also nodded, having mixed in these circles a lot and seen many malicious incidents. "Bro, can you set up a call-blocking program on Serena’s phone?" thinking this, Quinn looked at Justin Jennings on the side. Justin Jennings nodded, going to set it up. And Serena Sterling suspiciously looked at her phone, choosing not to answer. Then the phone stopped ringing, and two text messages came in.