Everyone was watching the woman on stage, including Vera Hansen at this mont.
If earlier only Alexander Ford had that uneasy feeling, now she had it too!
This masked woman gave her a strange yet familiar feeling.
Serena Sterling continued to dance, and as her face was gradually unveiled, she glanced towards Julian Lawson in the distant audience.
Through the mask, she saw his slightly furrowed brow and the hint of confusion in his eyes.
Serena’s red lips curled up.
It was ti to end it.
End it all.
She lowered her eyes slightly and raised her right hand.
"Ding!"
Another sound of the chisel echoed.
Then, from the middle of the mask, half of the plaster shattered and scattered in the wind.
Julian Lawson’s eyes narrowed sharply, as if he suddenly realized sothing.
At this mont, only a small piece of plaster remained on the face of the woman on stage.
By this ti, so people had already reacted.
Julian Lawson’s lips pressed into a straight line as he stared intently at the plaster woman on stage, seemingly in disbelief, yet as if trying to confirm sothing.
At this mont, the woman made no further movents. She lowered her head and gently waved her right hand.
Then, everyone saw that the last piece of plaster mask on her face fell off at that mont.
A gust of wind blew, her hair fell free, and as she raised her head, her long hair gently floated, revealing her face to everyone.
In the audience, Julian Lawson suddenly stood up, looking at the woman on stage in disbelief.
The audience erupted in screams.
"Serena?"
"What, Irene is actually Serena!"
"What? This person is Serena? Julian Lawson’s wife!?"
"This can’t be right! Serena’s supposed to be a delicate wife who can’t even walk independently! How can she be Irene!"
"Is this so kind of century’s joke!"
"This must be a mistake, maybe Irene realized she couldn’t clear her na, so she cooperated with Serena to let Serena perform?"
Everyone found it hard to believe.
Irene’s ability was recognized by everyone, especially since the third live broadcast, the resistance against her was only due to her fraud accusations, never her abilities.
Even during the fourth live performance, when Irene was caught in scandalous rumors, she shattered them with absolute strength!
And now...
Irene is the delicate wife who can’t walk independently?
The wife whose husband was seen with Vera Hansen multiple tis, almost like an official announcent, yet she stayed silent at ho for the Lawson Family’s wealth, waiting for Vera Hansen to die?
The one who could never compare to Vera Hansen’s 25 seconds?
No one believes it because it’s too incredible!
"I don’t believe it! This can’t be true, it must be fake!"
Screams erupted, one after another, and the scene beca chaotic.
At the back, Jasper Ford watched Serena on stage, smiling as he looked at the terrified Alexander Ford in front of him.
"Look, a miracle happened, didn’t it?" Jasper Ford said with a smile.
Alexander Ford looked at Serena on stage in disbelief.
He seed unable to believe his eyes.
Only after confirming repeatedly did Alexander Ford finally turn stiffly, looking at Jasper Ford in disbelief.
His eyes were filled with fear.
Screams echoed one after another, and all eyes were focused on Vera Hansen on stage and Julian Lawson seated in the hidden audience section.
Vera Hansen was completely stunned.
She had received ssages from Alexander Ford, and she had so bad premonitions, but she dared not believe her eyes.
She rembered Julian Lawson telling her that Serena would be there today and reserved a spot beside him for Serena.
But no one told her that Irene was Serena!
Suddenly, Vera Hansen shivered, recalling her previous threats to Irene, trying to get Irene to team up with her against Serena...
If what she was seeing now was real, then...
No, it can’t be, Irene and Serena absolutely can’t be the sa person!
Vera Hansen turned her head abruptly, looking towards Julian Lawson.
Julian Lawson stood in place, looking distantly at Serena on stage.
He couldn’t believe his eyes.
How could it be Serena?
How could he not recognize Serena?
They had known each other since they were young, and she stayed by his side for seven years, through countless days and nights, so many intimate monts, he was familiar with her body, she had always been by his side, he couldn’t not recognize her!
The scene of the first ti eting Irene flashed again in his mind.
At that ti, she was wrapped in an overcoat, and Jasper Ford was supporting her as they walked backstage.
Also during Irene’s first stage performance.
The thin masked woman stood under the spotlight, dressed in a burning rose performance outfit, the slightly cold light shining upon her, and her body covered in large patches of blue and purple bruises, visibly severely injured, looking as if she were about to die.
The mory of that day in the hospital, after Serena fell down the stairs, echoed in his mind, calling out "Julian" from behind him.
His right hand trembled slightly, rembering after the first live show, calling her into the woods, she was so weak she could barely stand, finally having to be carried away by Jasper Ford.
Julian Lawson was almost unsteady, his face was tense, and his lips tightly pressed.
He seed expressionless, but those familiar with him knew well how tumultuous his heart was at this mont.
Why didn’t he recognize Serena?
Was it just because of a mask?
Could a mask truly make him unrecognizable to the lover who had been by his side for so many years?
No...
From the beginning, he had a strange sense of familiarity with Irene, her singing style, her way of playing instrunts, and the peculiar familiarity he felt each ti he saw her.
Yet he denied it ti and again.
Vera Hansen ntioned internal news, that Irene had a miscarriage from falling 10 days before the live broadcast, and so couldn’t attend rehearsals.
At that ti, Vera Hansen speculated that Irene was Jasper Ford’s woman.
Moreover...
Julian Lawson’s fists trembled tightly.
There was a hint of redness in his eyes.
In his mory, Serena wasn’t as thin as Irene.
From the last ti he saw Serena in the hospital, to Irene’s appearance, only a few days had passed.
He dared not think that in such a short ti, a person could lose so much weight.
This was also his initial reason for denial.
What about later...
At Moonlight Manor that day, he noticed she was much thinner, noticed she was still afraid of the cold in April, her health deteriorated significantly...
Why didn’t he realize?
His nails dug into his palm as Julian Lawson fixed his gaze on Serena on stage, feeling wave after wave of dizziness.
Amidst the inner turmoil, Julian Lawson didn’t notice Silas Hawthorne watching him not far away, leaning into the shadows.
At this mont, Silas Hawthorne no longer had his usual calm deanor, his onyx eyes towards Julian Lawson filled entirely with coldness and killing intent.
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