Serena Sterling’s face appeared in front of everyone, stunning them all. Backstage, Beatrice Sawyer looked at Serena in disbelief, involuntarily saying it was impossible. It was the same online. Those who had been cursing all along were now shouting it couldn’t be true. They tried every possible way to find loopholes. "Irene and Serena must have collaborated! It has to be this way!" This was the only hope for those who still wouldn’t accept the truth. However, at this moment, Quinn stepped up. "Heh heh heh, I’ve been suppressing it for so long, just waiting for this moment!" He immediately commanded his followers to start a full-scale counterattack— "Serena is Irene, so Irene didn’t fake a donation! That day, Julian Lawson paid several tens of millions for things and made donations, and Serena and Julian Lawson are married, so Serena is part of the donation!" "Exactly, and what’s this about trading power for sex, Irene has always earned her ranking through her own skills, there’s no dark dealings at all!" "Everything before was just deliberate defamation by others, Irene has achieved all her rankings through her own talent!" "Reversal, everything is reversed!" "To those above, we haven’t fully proven that Serena and Irene are the same person; perhaps they collaborated?" The internet was abuzz with controversy, and at the live broadcast of "Heavenly Sound," Serena hadn’t left the stage after revealing herself. In fact, her song had just truly reached its climax at that moment. If all that had happened before were a piece of semi-finished plaster sculpting itself, then with the final piece of plaster falling from her face, this moment marked her true rebirth. A stunning stage, freed from prejudice, allowed everyone to truly see her brilliance. She sang freely on stage, her ethereal voice and masterful technique were consistent with those of Irene from the previous four episodes! New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩 As the plaster completely fell away, a whole new version of her appeared before the audience. Whether in song or reality. It presented everyone with a new Serena, a new Irene. The song ended with waves of high notes like the tide. The ascending scales symbolized her climb from a low valley, eventually spiraling in the air like divine music. Just like Serena, and like Irene steadily rising in recent episodes. Or rather, they are inherently the same person. The entire venue was silent. The immense resistance had long vanished, there was no more gossip, everyone was immersed in the shock she brought. Serena bowed and softly spoke. Loud applause erupted at the venue. It almost seemed capable of lifting the roof off the place. "No, amazing, Serena!" "We support you whether you’re Irene or Serena!" "Wasn’t she faking donations?" "Are you dumb? She and Julian Lawson are married, isn’t what Lawson d their joint property? Fake donations my foot! Besides, if not for Irene participating in the bidding that day, would that Tanzanite have sold for such a high price?" "Come, join me in supporting Irene!" "Okay, support Irene!" The scene was filled with cheers, the internet was the same. From a nationwide boycott to a whole venue applauding her, matched with today’s theme of the "Sculpture" stage reshaping meaning, it had turned into art. "Great! Irene is fantastic! Support Irene!" From the audience seats, Silas was already jumping up excitedly. June Hawthorne surprisingly didn’t stop her foolish brother, but instead looked at Julian Lawson who was already seated, then glanced at her brother reclining in the shadows, and chuckled softly. Silas cast a warning glance at June, which made her pull back her gaze. Silas looked over at Julian Lawson nearby. Julian Lawson was sitting on his chair, not speaking; he seemed just to be sitting there, but Silas could see gloominess in him. Silas chuckled lightly and withdrew his gaze. On the other side, Serena was already leaving the stage, but the audience didn’t want her to go, they pleaded vocally for her to stay. In the end, the host came out to control the situation. "From ’Yesterday Once More’ to ’We’, ’Deep Sea’, ’Travel’, to today’s ’Sculpture’, Irene always manages to shock us anew each time!" "I know everyone loves Irene’s live performances and doesn’t want her to leave, but she needs to rest now; don’t worry, we all have a long, long time with her ahead." The host spoke on stage as Serena exited. Chloe and Jasper Ford had both come. Chloe was even crying. "Boo hoo, Irene sis, I didn’t realize you were... I even spoke for Vera Hansen at first... boo hoo..." She looked both excited and guilty. Serena smiled and wiped the tears from Chloe’s face. "Silly, we deliberately kept it from you, of course you didn’t know." Serena said with a smile, "Besides, you did see through her true nature in the end, didn’t you?" "Don’t blame yourself, you’ve cried yourself into a little cat." Serena wiped Chloe’s face again. Jasper Ford also consoled her with a few words, even said he’d give Chloe a bonus later, making Chloe smile sheepishly. The three laughed and chatted as they walked back to the backstage area. Then, in the backstage area, they encountered Vera Hansen, who looked gloomy. Her eyes glared at Serena with a venomous gaze. Jasper Ford sensed something was wrong and immediately shielded Serena. Vera Hansen glanced at Jasper Ford and approached. She chuckled lightly, looking at Serena, "So, Jasper Ford is your reliance?" Serena met Vera Hansen’s gaze, "I don’t understand what you mean." "Do you think you can defeat me relying on Jasper Ford?" Vera Hansen mocked with a smile, "Serena, it’s useless, Brother Julian has already divorced you, you’re essentially just a discarded wife! Even if you’re Irene, so what? Do you think Brother Julian will change his mind?" "Vera Hansen, watch your mouth!" Jasper Ford was annoyed and spoke directly. But Vera Hansen ignored him, just staring at Serena. "Are you hiding behind someone else, Serena?" Vera Hansen taunted. Serena smiled, "I just find it strange." "I don’t know why you hate me so much." Serena said, "Don’t you want Julian Lawson? He’s already yours now, what are you worried about?" "As for Julian Lawson..." Serena chuckled, "Keep a good hold of him, don’t let him run around." Vera Hansen didn’t respond, just glared fiercely at Serena. She certainly couldn’t let Serena know she was faking illness. She hadn’t completely secured Julian Lawson yet, couldn’t show weakness. Just as she was thinking, Vera Hansen’s expression suddenly changed, becoming pitiful. She looked towards not far behind Serena, "Brother Julian, you’re here." Serena turned around and saw Julian Lawson walking over with a complex expression. Julian Lawson responded to Vera Hansen with an "Mm" and then tried to take Serena aside to talk. Serena immediately avoided him. "Serena, we..." Julian Lawson frowned, his eyes filled with complexity, just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by another person. Julian Lawson looked up and saw Silas Hawthorne smiling at him.