CHAPTER 320: CHAPTER 320: THE AWAKENING OF THE COMATOSE PATIENT

Serena Sterling looked at Julian Lawson, who was in the lower seat, at his pleading demeanor.

She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes.

"You can’t give it back." Serena said, "Julian Lawson, you’ll never repay it in this lifetime."

The things that are lost can never return.

The air was silent.

Serena clenched her teeth, her red eyes fixed on Julian Lawson.

"Now, hand over Vera Hansen." Serena said, "Julian Lawson, if you have any heart left, don’t protect her anymore!"

Julian Lawson looked at Serena’s determined demeanor, knowing that words were useless.

Any other words will have to wait until this matter is resolved.

Julian Lawson bowed his head, picked up his phone, and called Jude Chaucer.

After a couple of rings, Jude Chaucer quickly answered.

"Where is she?" Julian Lawson asked.

Jude Chaucer was currently in a hurry.

"Vera Hansen is missing." Jude Chaucer said while checking the surveillance with an assistant, "I’ve already had all the exits of Lawson Tower sealed off, and we’re checking the surveillance now."

Julian Lawson had the speakerphone on, and Serena also heard it.

Serena immediately stood up.

At that moment, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.

[Is Julian Lawson protecting Vera Hansen, hence purposely letting her escape?]

Julian Lawson cannot be trusted.

And—[She must find Vera Hansen!]

Serena stood up and turned to leave.

Julian Lawson tried to grab her hand to explain, but she shook her right hand fiercely, flinging him away.

Julian Lawson’s wheelchair wobbled, and by the time he steadied it, Serena had already opened the door and left.

Silas Hawthorne was waiting at the door and immediately guarded Serena.

"Silas, are there people available now?" Serena asked.

Silas Hawthorne smiled knowingly, softly saying, "Always on standby."

"Good." Serena said, "Silas, I need to find Vera Hansen, I must find her!"

As for Julian Lawson, she’ll deal with him after handling Vera Hansen!

Silas Hawthorne nodded and immediately made arrangements in front of Serena.

Julian Lawson watched all this, consumed with envy.

He could search too!

He had many people under his command!

But she only used Silas Hawthorne’s people.

Julian Lawson wanted to call Serena back, but she had already left with Silas Hawthorne.

Nova came over and blocked his path.

"Julian Lawson, you can’t do anything right. Someone went missing right inside Lawson Tower; you didn’t do it on purpose, did you?"

Nova said with a sarcastic tone, rolled her eyes, and turned to leave.

Leaving Julian Lawson sitting alone in his wheelchair.

Anger and hatred almost consumed him.

"Vera Hansen!"

Julian Lawson gritted his teeth, uttering the name.

He must find Vera Hansen and make her wish for death!

...

On the other side.

Vera Hansen, seeing her slip revealed, naturally fled.

As soon as Julian Lawson went to chase after Serena, she immediately took another elevator downstairs, making a quick getaway.

She needed to run first, clear her name, and then plot her next move.

A car pulled up at the roadside.

Vera Hansen glanced at the man in the driver’s seat wearing a baseball cap, then opened the door to the passenger seat and got in.

The car sped down the road.

The man with the baseball cap was very familiar with the locations of the surveillance cameras, maneuvering left and right to quickly evade them.

"What do you plan to do next?" After a while, the man asked, "The matter has been exposed, do you want to leave?"

"Now all the exits are probably restricted, so we can’t leave for a while." Vera Hansen said.

She took out her phone and quickly typed something.

"And we haven’t reached a dead end yet." Vera Hansen said, "What I’ve done isn’t too extreme; once I turn things around."

The man in the baseball cap hesitated to speak.

Vera Hansen finished editing everything and posted an update.

She looked at the man and said, "After all this time, I’m not willing to get nothing from it!"

"I must get what I want!"

Vera Hansen clenched her phone.

"Also." With a cold glint of killing intent in her eyes, Vera said something to the man.

...

While many people were conducting a blanket search for Vera Hansen, they saw her latest update.

Vera Hansen: No more guessing needed, the video released by 567 is real. The altercation between Bianca Lynch and me accidentally caused us to bump Julian’s elbow, ultimately leading to Serena falling down the stairs; this incident is my fault.

Vera Hansen directly admitted the authenticity of the video.

After all, there were too many people present that day; there was no way to cover it up.

Moreover, she was afraid that if she continued to deny it, the netizen 567 might release more evidence, so she was somewhat panicked.

Vera Hansen: But the so-called behavioral analysis is utterly ridiculous, I indeed kept looking at Serena because I like Brother Julian. It was a sudden incident; I didn’t know what would happen that day, so how could I plan it? I’m not that clever; it was all just an accident.

She blamed everything on an accident.

Anyway, with no more evidence than the current video, it can’t conclusively nail her as the culprit.

This is why she’s so fearless.

Ultimately, it was just her and Bianca Lynch fighting.

At most, an accident.

The update exploded in popularity once more.

Connor Goldsmith was frantically cooperating to clean up her image.

Attacking Leoric Nash.

Employing all kinds of tactics, one after another.

The internet buzzed with arguments.

...

Meanwhile, at Aeston First Hospital.

In the intensive care unit, a woman was holding a child, feeding the child while watching the latest gossip.

The topic of "Vera Hansen" came up numerous times.

And at this moment, the person who had been in a vegetative state finally opened their eyes.

The vegetative person looked at the phone beside them, eyes wide open at all the affairs regarding Vera Hansen.

The woman put down the phone, turned around, and saw the expression of the awakened man.

"Honey?" The woman froze, tears instantly falling, "Honey, you’re awake!"

The woman immediately pressed the call button, sobbing uncontrollably.

She held the child, watching as the doctors filed in, visibly emotional.

...

In another pitch-black house.

The caregiver was hiding here.

Previously surrounded at Vivian’s Floral Studio, everything she did was broadcasted live, so after recording a statement and getting the necessary procedures done, she was let go.

But she was scared, so she secretly hid, arranging the recordings in her tape recorder, hoping to find a suitable time to approach either Julian Lawson or Silas Hawthorne, using the recording as a bargaining chip for a chance to leave and return to Cygnus.

Earlier, she dared to hand over the original phone files to those frenzied fans because she still had a tape recorder. It was also an original and could be authenticated.

At this time, the desktop phone was playing tabloid news organized by a marketing account.

The caregiver thought for a moment, found the phone numbers for Serena Sterling, Silas Hawthorne, and Julian Lawson, and sent them all messages.