Jasper Ford looked at Alexander Ford in front of him, and suddenly, he smiled. The smile made Alexander Ford feel inexplicably puzzled. "Alexander, did you know," Jasper suddenly spoke, his voice unusually calm for his usually fiery temperament, "You and the boss have overestimated me but underestimated Irene." Alexander reacted as if he heard the joke of the century. He leaned on the wall, laughing so hard he couldn’t stand straight. "Jasper Ford, what are you talking about?" Alexander recalled the things they had been doing these past days. After the fourth live broadcast, he and Vera Hansen had a fallout. But later, Vera expressed her sincerity and showcased her ability to catch Irene’s fraudulent charity act, and only then did Alexander reconcile with her. He also agreed to Vera handling the matters concerning the Ford Family. "Still making your last struggles?" Alexander’s mind raced, "On that day at the old mansion, if it weren’t for Julian Lawson’s compensation and Mr. Ho’s fan-gifting intervention, you could have only let Irene withdraw from the competition." "These days, with me and the boss watching, there’s no way you can do any manipulations with the auction list to clear Irene’s name, even if there are post-donation compensations, we have ways to make your reputation worse." Alexander stared hard at Jasper Ford in front of him, but Jasper simply looked at him with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile. He suddenly had a very strange feeling. Although Jasper hadn’t said anything, he felt uneasy. Alexander kept recalling. Looking from the plaster woman on stage to Jasper Ford before him. "Irene’s online reputation has long been tarnished, leaving aside the transactional rumors, once the donation fraud is solidified, she can’t possibly recover." "These days, I know your people have tried to clean it up, but it’s completely unstoppable." Alexander heard his heart pounding. "Could it be that she didn’t commit donation fraud?" Alexander suddenly doubted, but then dismissed the thought. The charity auction dinner was hosted by the Ford Family, and although they were infighting, the auction inspections were jointly handled by him and the boss, Jasper Ford could only keep Irene’s identity unknown to them, during that event, a minor Jasper couldn’t have enough power to simultaneously fool them both. Irene’s sign indeed didn’t purchase any auction items or make any donations, he could confirm. So what was going on? Jasper pretending to be mysterious? After thinking through everything, Alexander put his mind at ease and sneered disdainfully, "Jasper Ford, I think you truly are insane, still awaiting a miracle to happen." "Think about it yourself," Jasper shrugged, his gaze returned to the plaster woman on stage. He was merely responsible for keeping Alexander in check. Jasper laughed, "Perhaps there really is a miracle." Backstage, watching the woman’s performance on stage, everyone had different expressions. The crowd hadn’t forgotten Beatrice Sawyer’s harsh words against Irene here earlier. So many people came to participate in the show recordings, as long as they were proper contestants and guests, they all understood music except Vera Hansen, even the host knew some. Of course, everyone assumed Vera also understood. Now, after seeing Irene’s stage, the group exchanged glances, and some even sneaked a peek at Beatrice Sawyer. Beatrice gritted her teeth, but her head was held high; she sat there, unyielding. Now with such a huge wave of resistance online, even if the stage was genuinely remarkable, so what? She still faced a full withdrawal! Yet, despite Beatrice’s firmness, she couldn’t help but secretly feel relieved that Irene was caught in donation fraud rumors and unable to recover. The plaster woman’s singing continued. Her powerful dance shifted styles constantly, resembling a sculpture newly descended to earth, experimenting with various artists’ styles. Artistic, chaotic, it seemed there was every style. As her singing voice carried on, finally, this sculpture seemed to make some kind of resolution. She held the carving knife in her hand towards her face. This was the last piece of plaster on her whole body left uncarved. Just in this moment, she attracted everyone’s attention. Who exactly was Irene? This was a question sparking discussion from a month ago. "Heavenly Sound" targets new generation singers, this new generation takes age as a boundary, maximum 25 years old. Previously, some bloggers speculated extensively. Especially after that stage explosion in the third episode, countless eyes were focused on Irene. But everyone searched all singers aged 25 and below, seemingly unable to find anyone so powerful. In the group of singers aged 25 and below, her musical literacy was extremely strong, stage aesthetics were very high, even after the royal clan’s inside story leaked in the fourth episode, she still managed to shatter rumors with her strength. Now, this mysterious Irene was pointing the microphone shaped like a carving knife at her mask. The very people loudly shouting "Boycott Irene" earlier now unconsciously stopped, staring blankly at the plaster woman on stage. A crisp sound was heard. It was the sound of the carving knife. Then the crowd saw the piece of plaster on the woman’s chin gradually fall, revealing her red lips. Only until then did the crowd, who had been holding their breath, start to breathe again. At the judges’ table, Vera Hansen tightened her grip. She didn’t understand what Irene intended to do. Even if she revealed her face, what could it change? She had countless times gone through this with Alexander, that day Irene’s badge indeed had no record! They even considered extreme situations. Since Jasper Ford did purchase an item that day, they considered the possibility of Jasper and Irene registering for marriage. Taking it as a joint spousal action. Later Alexander tested Old Master Ford many times, concluding Jasper was still unmarried. Moreover, even if they recently registered, they could claim the two fake-married to avoid the storm. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽 Vera’s phone buzzed once. She lowered her head, quietly looking at the phone under the table. It was a message from Alexander. Knifetalk Fun: I’m feeling uneasy, what exactly does Irene want? Should we stop her? Hw: Why bother with her, stick to our plan, this time, we’ll press Irene and Jasper Ford firmly in the mud! Knifetalk Fun: But I still... Hw: Don’t you trust me? Knifetalk Fun: Not really, just feeling very uneasy, extremely uneasy. As Vera prepared to reply, her sight swept across Julian Lawson in the audience. Julian Lawson frowned, watching the plaster woman on stage. That familiar feeling returned. The feeling he had the first time seeing this masked woman. Another carving knife sound echoed. The plaster woman directed the microphone towards her forehead, then after an intangible gust blew by, her forehead was exposed. Now, only the part from eyebrows to the tip of the nose remained in plaster.