As soon as she saw this statement, Serena knew it was the counterattack strategy from Vera Hansen’s side. They wanted to use this to obscure the entire incident. At this moment, a large amount of marketing in another direction appeared online— "Julian Lawson merely brought a female companion, and Julian Lawson and Vera Hansen have never officially announced being together. Didn’t Serena also appear with Jasper Ford? In that case, what does that make Serena and Jasper Ford?" "At that auction, it was Vera Hansen who first used a bidder card to bid on the Tanzanite. Of course, she had to use Julian Lawson’s bidder card, as she had no card of her own. Anyone with eyes could see it was Vera Hansen’s decision. Later, when Serena bid, it was obviously to deliberately raise the price against Vera Hansen." "More importantly, Vera Hansen didn’t even know that Irene was Serena, so her intention was to bid a million to buy the Tanzanite out of goodwill. In contrast, Serena, who knew everything, was just being contrary." "Yeah, she didn’t have a bidder card of her own, you can’t use this to deduce anything." The internet was still full of arguments on both sides, but some people were being swayed. Both parties insisted on their own views, quarrelling endlessly. And the matter of the dress was obscured, with the focus shifting to the actions of both parties. In the lounge, Jasper Ford made a disgusted face from the side. But remembering he was still on camera, Jasper Ford took out something to block the phone as he typed— [I’ve never seen such a person, if she were Alexander Ford, I’d have already given her a beating!] Serena smiled and looked at Jasper Ford. She typed on her phone—[She’s courting her own destruction.] Jasper Ford looked at Serena, seeming to be reminded of something, a bit eager to try. "Remember? The plan we had when it first came out?" Serena hinted. Of course he remembered. When the news first broke that Irene had faked donations, because Serena and Julian Lawson had not yet received a divorce certificate, their plan was to stall. They didn’t need to wait until the final showdown, but would clarify once the divorce certificate was obtained. Later, because The Lawson Corporation and the Hawthorne Group suppressed the matter, they decided to strike with a single blow at the final showdown. However, they had already prepared a clarification plan at that time. The first step, which was now, was to expose Serena’s true identity, making the donation fraud rumors self-defeating. "The truth can’t be faked." Serena said softly. Quickly typing—[The Tanzanite is mine, the donor is me, there’s no doubt about that.] Serena’s phone vibrated. A message came through. [This is the record of your purchase of the Tanzanite.] Attached was a document. It was a message from Silas Hawthorne. Raising her eyebrows, Serena thought for a moment, she replied—[Thank you.] The response came quickly—[It’s my duty, no need to thank me.] With this record, plus the records she had left with Jasper Ford earlier, everything was even more solid. Serena sent the information to their small group and exchanged a glance with Jasper Ford. Now, it was a matter of timing the backlash. The best effect would be achieved with an appropriate level of fermentation before hitting back. And in this, Quinn was an expert! "Hehehe." Over there, Quinn laughed and began instructing people to prepare. Meanwhile, on the other side, on the livestream, Vera Hansen appeared once again, seated in her place. But Vera Hansen looked like she had just cried, eyes red, with a heavy-hearted look. Vera Hansen, while crying to Julian Lawson, had Connor Goldsmith start the countermeasures for the team. The questions she asked, Julian Lawson never gave her an answer. He simply wiped her tears, saying, "I’ll talk to her." It seemed like the same response as before, but this time, it was different. Because later, when she wanted to clear her name using the resources from the Lawson side, Secretary Chaucer refused, and she didn’t dare ask again. Clearly, she saw Julian Lawson’s hesitation, knowing that Serena was Irene, and the sorrow he felt because of it. At that time, she wanted to say something, but he was already connected on the phone with Old Master Lawson. She had to remain silent. Julian Lawson had already left early. At this moment, he was sitting in the back of a Bentley. Secretary Chaucer was driving, and the car was speeding towards Moonlight Manor. Julian Lawson looked at the scenery outside the car window, feeling inexplicably troubled. Ten minutes ago, he finally answered his grandfather’s call. "Get back here immediately!" From the phone came his grandfather’s furious roar. Old Master Lawson knew about Serena’s matter. But at this point, he no longer hoped Julian Lawson could bring Serena back. After all, everyone knew Julian Lawson watched that show because of Vera Hansen. So, Old Master Lawson directly ordered Julian Lawson to immediately return to the old mansion. The scenery outside the car window rapidly receded, Julian Lawson felt chaotic inside. Secretary Chaucer stole glances at Julian Lawson through the rearview mirror, the atmosphere in the car was tense. [So Irene was Madam, and now, how will this end?] Secretary Chaucer thought. But Secretary Chaucer dared not speak or question, only silently driving quickly. Soon, they arrived at Moonlight Manor. Just as Julian Lawson entered the door, he was met with Old Master Lawson’s stern voice—"Kneel down!" Julian Lawson said nothing, only lowered his eyes slightly, then knelt before Old Master Lawson’s wheelchair. Old Master Lawson was furious. He hit Julian Lawson with his cane. "Look at what you’ve done!" he said angrily. "I didn’t want to watch that nonsense with that woman before, so I never watched that show; today, because of Serena, I watched some of it." "Think for yourself, how can you face Serena!" "I told you countless times to break it off with that woman, you just wouldn’t listen. You said you had your reasons, now tell me, what are those reasons? Can your reasons make Serena forgive you!" With each sentence, the cane struck Julian Lawson fiercely. He said nothing, eyes filled with sadness. He didn’t know what he was thinking now, nor did he know what to do. He couldn’t answer Vera Hansen’s questions, nor could he fathom Serena’s attitude. He couldn’t give his grandfather an answer either. "Speak!" Old Master Lawson shouted. But he didn’t know what to say. Meanwhile, his phone began to vibrate. Julian Lawson took out his phone and saw it was a call from Secretary Chaucer. Secretary Chaucer wouldn’t call him at this moment without urgent business. So, with his grandfather’s anger, Julian Lawson gritted his teeth and answered the call. "President Lawson, it’s not good. A message just leaked online. The owner of the Tanzanite at the charity auction dinner...was Madam."