Countless people wailed, but some saw it as an opportunity. All parties were taking action. Serena watched quietly, waiting for the anticipated signal. Time slowly passed, and various parties were engaged in a battle. Then, the bidding ended, and the early trading session began. The Lawson Group continued its plunge. The Lawson Corporation’s phones were ringing off the hook. Countless shareholders cried out in despair. The old couple watched all this, infuriated. "I knew divorcing Serena would lead to this; isn’t he just asking for it?" Caleb Lawson snapped, throwing his cane. The old lady sighed deeply and said, "You still have to clean up the mess for him. As angry as you are with Julian, you can’t just leave the Lawson Corporation unattended." "That brat knew this all along, did it deliberately! It infuriates me!" Meanwhile, in the shadows, someone started moving his controlled staff. Accumulating shares, hoarding massively. Then, feeling it was about time, he used a certain phone to make a call to the other side. On the other side, Vera Hansen glanced at her hidden phone. It rang three times and then hung up. At 9:35 in the morning, while countless shareholders were cursing Julian Lawson’s ancestors and wailing, Vera Hansen went live. Given Julian Lawson’s high notoriety at the moment, Vera Hansen’s livestream, highly associated with him, immediately attracted countless viewers. Secretary Chaucer rushed into Julian Lawson’s office. "President Lawson, Miss Vera Hansen is live." Secretary Chaucer was slightly panicked, he anxiously said, "This wasn’t part of our plan, President Lawson, what is Miss Vera Hansen trying to do?" Julian Lawson frowned tightly and immediately called Vera Hansen. But she didn’t answer; she just continued her broadcast. Almost no one expected Vera Hansen to go live. Serena Sterling, Jasper Ford, Silas Hawthorne, and others all didn’t. Everyone’s attention shifted to Vera Hansen’s livestream. The camera showed Vera Hansen with red eyes, looking pitiful. She looked at the camera and softly said, "I didn’t expect the rumors about Julian and me, Serena, would cause such a fluctuation in the Lawson Corporation’s market value." "That wasn’t my intention." Vera Hansen wiped her eyes, saying, "I just looked at the stock price and thought about it, I’ve decided to clarify." Julian Lawson looked at Secretary Chaucer beside him: "Find her, make her stop!" Secretary Chaucer immediately went to do so. They had held meetings all night, contacted countless parties, negotiated and balanced various powers, even paid some costs. They had made tons of contingency plans, with a whole suite of strategies. They were, after all, the leading giant of Aeston, with many talents in the company, they couldn’t just sit and wait to be defeated, it was impossible not to have any solutions. Vera Hansen hadn’t participated in their plans, her live stream now could very likely backfire. Elsewhere, Serena watched Vera Hansen’s stream, blinking, feeling a bit baffled. "Julian Lawson, after I left the Lawson Corporation, your plan became having Vera Hansen go live to whine?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝗇𝗲𝘵 Even with declining skill, one couldn’t lower standards this much, right? It left Serena utterly confused. But she chose to keep watching. In Vera Hansen’s stream, she finally calmed her emotions and continued: "Everyone knows, I don’t have much time left." "So, whatever happens between me and Brother Julian, it won’t greatly affect Brother Julian’s marriage." She gave a forlorn smile: "After all, I won’t live more than a few days." "However, since everyone is so interested in the gossip, today I’ll clearly tell everyone." "There never were any of those sordid affairs between Brother Julian and me." She choked up and continued: "I told Brother Julian, I’m dying soon, but I really like him, asking if he could spend half a year with me, not necessarily together, just accompany me in doing what I want to do." "At first, he didn’t agree, he repeatedly emphasized his deep feelings for Serena, not wanting to betray his marriage." "Later, it was because I was really dying, and... I had helped him once before, which led to today’s situation." "He divorced Serena to avoid making her feel like he was two-timing." "Actually, he doesn’t have much affection for me." "After I leave this world, maybe they’ll remarry, I don’t know, today’s stream was my own doing, he doesn’t know." "I initially didn’t want to explain all of this, after all I only have five months left, but seeing the stock fluctuate , I feel guilty... cough cough..." In the camera, Vera Hansen started coughing, as she wiped with a tissue, people noticed the traces of blood on it. But she quickly "hid it away," seemingly not wanting the audience to see. She gave a tragic smile, said: "The partners won’t leave, there’s no exorbitant divorce case, to be honest, Brother Julian and I never slept together, if stock prices fluctuate because of these rumors, that’s really..." Just as she was speaking, suddenly— The door outside was knocked, Vera Hansen looked to the side curiously. Then, the livestream was cut off. Secretary Chaucer, panting, looked at Vera Hansen. "Miss Vera Hansen, before you do anything, you need to discuss it with us first!" Secretary Chaucer was nearly fuming. Vera Hansen "apologized": "I’m sorry, I just wanted to help." Then she pointed to the curve on the side, saying: "Look, isn’t it a bit effective? The stock price has started to rise." Secretary Chaucer wanted to roll his eyes, this was clearly their plan taking effect. But he didn’t dare say anything rashly, he could only first take Vera Hansen with him to the Lawson Corporation. Indeed, the Lawson Corporation’s stock price started to rise. This was within expectation, as listed companies had relevant people handling related matters. But Vera Hansen’s actions still made everyone feast on the drama. Even though clueless onlookers found Vera Hansen pitiful, but... "Hahaha!" Jasper Ford laughed, telling Serena, "Did you know Julian Lawson has become a joke in the circle, he’s killing me, since when did his tactics become so crude! My goodness, my stomach hurts from laughing." Serena too found it bizarre. The exorbitant divorce case was clarified yesterday, it wouldn’t be an issue. Actually, the stock’s panic drop was due to rumors of a major partner tearing up the contract and other collaborators leaving in droves. But actually, Xander Linton just went to scare Julian Lawson a bit yesterday. The contract was signed, it couldn’t be easily torn up, at most there wouldn’t be any renewal. So Serena asked Xander not to use her as an excuse. The Lawson Corporation had solid technology, negotiating the collaboration was under the premise of breaking through technical barriers. Thus, even if Julian Lawson topped the list of jerks, it was gossip; it affected the stock price but not to such an extent. With more maintenance later, the stock price would rise. But now it was different. Vera Hansen coming forward and saying a bunch really brought shame to the highest level. Away from Serena, has Julian Lawson become so crude? This was the common feeling among everyone in the circle. Moreover, many hadn’t noticed that Vera Hansen’s actions left infinite repercussions.