CHAPTER 316: CHAPTER 316: IT LOOKS LIKE VERA HANSEN PUSHED SERENA STERLING IN THE HALLWAY

It sounds as if those benefits didn’t go to you, Vera Hansen.

Vera Hansen glared fiercely at Nova and continued, "Besides, all of Serena’s projects are related to Silas Hawthorne and Jasper Ford. There might be some collusion between them, so they don’t count!"

Vera Hansen said, "I demand a recalculation, excluding everything related to Silas Hawthorne and Jasper Ford."

Nova could hardly believe what she was hearing.

"Vera Hansen, what you’re saying is ridiculous," Nova said. "The contract with the Hawthorne Group was signed when ’Heavenly Sound’ won the championship, based solely on the strength Serena displayed before the competition. And you should know that organizing a concert needs to go through the agency, right? It’s not news that Serena signed with Ford Entertainment, is it?"

"Designing new products, promoting them, writing songs for concerts, preparing playlists, personal influence, attracting sponsors – all of this was handled by Serena."

"Moreover, all the profits have been divided with the other party according to the original contract! The contract was signed before the competition with no changes made."

Nova was so exasperated that she laughed.

"Your follow-up work was initiated by Julian Lawson himself, and has nothing to do with you. The achievements Serena worked hard for are being shared according to the old contract, and you want to exclude them?"

"Vera Hansen, where in the world does such logic apply!"

Vera Hansen was angered by Nova’s words, and she opened her mouth, wanting to retort.

But at that moment—

"That’s enough." Julian Lawson finally spoke.

Vera Hansen looked at Julian Lawson in frustration.

But Julian Lawson just looked at her coldly.

Vera Hansen dared not say anything further and lowered her head.

The scene fell into silence.

Julian Lawson shifted his gaze, looking at Serena.

However, Serena only lowered her eyes slightly, not looking at anyone.

"You’ve won," Julian Lawson said.

Serena still didn’t respond.

Silas Hawthorne, who had remained silent until now, stepped forward, standing between Julian Lawson and Serena, cutting off Julian’s line of sight.

"In that case, let’s proceed with the formalities," Silas Hawthorne spoke up.

He pressed a button, and someone immediately came in.

"I guess I’m a witness," Silas Hawthorne said. "The process will take time, let’s sign the contract first. Our side has prepared the contract."

Silas Hawthorne’s assistant swiftly distributed the respective contracts to everyone present.

While the lawyers were reviewing the contracts, Vera Hansen was still unwilling to let it go.

She couldn’t stand to see Serena happy! Why should Serena, a forsaken woman, live so joyfully while she got nothing?

Thinking this, Vera Hansen took advantage of everyone looking at the contracts to update her own social media with the phone she just got.

Vera Hansen: Corruption, the Lawson elders, Julian Lawson, Silas Hawthorne, and Jasper Ford are all helping Serena, both being judges and participants, disgusting!

For the past few days, since Vera Hansen hadn’t been making waves, online attention on her had slightly diminished, and netizens had forgotten that there was even a confrontation.

But now, with this update, she once again drew everyone’s attention.

Now that Vera Hansen mentioned corruption, people were not concerned with the corruption itself.

Rather—[Has the time for the showdown arrived so soon?]

Then followed—[Does Vera Hansen’s post imply that Serena won?]

Finally—[It’s normal for Serena to win, it’s expected.]

This nearly killed Vera Hansen with anger.

Vera Hansen: Are you all Serena’s hired trolls? I’ve mentioned corruption, can’t you see the corruption?

Vera Hansen: You all are favoring her because you have a rebellious attitude toward me, everyone is helping her!

Vera Hansen posted two comments in quick succession.

Vera Hansen didn’t understand why things were different now, when previously, everyone would believe her as soon as she updated her status.

What’s going on?

Vera Hansen gritted her teeth, glaring viciously at Serena over there.

Had Serena done something during this time?

She was determined to ruin Serena!

Regardless of whether she could become Mrs. Lawson, she couldn’t let Serena have a good time.

Serena felt Vera Hansen’s gaze and found it perplexing. Why was Vera suddenly angry again?

Forget it, ignore her.

Serena withdrew her gaze and glanced at Silas Hawthorne beside her; the two exchanged a nod.

...

Online, a long-silent user 567 reappeared.

567: Have netizens always sided with Serena? Have I remembered incorrectly?

567: Vera Hansen, hadn’t netizens always sided with you? Wasn’t the trend all about sympathizing with you until you were exposed for pretending to be sick?

567: Shall I jog your memory?

Seeing user 567’s comments made Vera furious. If 567 hadn’t exposed things, events wouldn’t have reached this point.

Thinking this, Vera Hansen directly reposted and commented—

Vera Hansen: User 567, why are you doing this to me? Is it because you like Serena, or are you someone from Serena’s team?

User 567 replied with several laughing memes.

"Did I frame you?"

"Vera Hansen, do you know, I kept your secret initially because I supported you!"

"I thought you were a kind person, and when Serena fell down the stairs in the hallway, I thought it was just an accident."

"Even after your subsequent antics, I remained very lenient with you."

"Until the fake stomach cancer was exposed."

User 567’s identity was finally revealed.

"Moreover, I’ve recently revisited earlier videos and discovered something interesting."

User 567 then updated their social media again.

567: Check this out, see if you can spot the highlight in this video.

User 567 released the entire stairwell video, where Serena was pushed down the stairs.

Every detail is presented clearly.

The netizens were initially confused by user 567’s intentions.

Wasn’t this already posted?

The part where Serena was pushed down the stairs and had a miscarriage with massive bleeding.

But as they watched, someone suddenly noticed something unusual.

"Wait, did I misunderstand? It seems, although Julian Lawson was the one who finally pushed Serena, his hands appear to be controlled by Vera Hansen!"

This particular comment left everyone stunned.

"That’s a serious accusation!" someone immediately commented.

"But it seems like that’s the case to me!"

"I think so too!"

"If you look at Vera Hansen, she appears to be fighting, but her eyes are constantly on Serena’s side."

"Yes, yes, and that hand!"

...

Seeing the public opinion starting to shift, Vera Hansen was bewildered.

She never expected user 567 to still have this video.

She had thought no one would ever find out.

What should she do?

Vera Hansen glanced at Julian Lawson, who was still looking at the contract.

Vera Hansen immediately messaged Connor Goldsmith, asking him to use every possible resource to suppress the issue.

And posted an update.

Vera Hansen: To frame me, you’re pulling all these stunts!

She meant to deny everything.

But now, no one was paying attention to what she was posting.

People online were already reaching out to behavior analysis experts for dissecting this video.

The internet was bustling, while in the executive office at Lawson Tower.

Julian Lawson put down the contract.

"No objections," Julian Lawson stated, looking at Serena.

Serena nodded, "Then let’s sign it."