Serena Sterling’s face appeared in front of everyone, stunning them all.
Backstage, Beatrice Sawyer looked at Serena in disbelief, involuntarily saying it was impossible.
It was the sa online.
Those who had been cursing all along were now shouting it couldn’t be true.
They tried every possible way to find loopholes.
"Irene and Serena must have collaborated! It has to be this way!"
This was the only hope for those who still wouldn’t accept the truth.
However, at this mont, Quinn stepped up.
"Heh heh heh, I’ve been suppressing it for so long, just waiting for this mont!"
He imdiately commanded his followers to start a full-scale counterattack—
"Serena is Irene, so Irene didn’t fake a donation! That day, Julian Lawson paid several tens of millions for things and made donations, and Serena and Julian Lawson are married, so Serena is part of the donation!"
"Exactly, and what’s this about trading power for sex, Irene has always earned her ranking through her own skills, there’s no dark dealings at all!"
"Everything before was just deliberate defamation by others, Irene has achieved all her rankings through her own talent!"
"Reversal, everything is reversed!"
"To those above, we haven’t fully proven that Serena and Irene are the sa person; perhaps they collaborated?"
...
The internet was abuzz with controversy, and at the live broadcast of "Heavenly Sound," Serena hadn’t left the stage after revealing herself.
In fact, her song had just truly reached its climax at that mont.
If all that had happened before were a piece of semi-finished plaster sculpting itself, then with the final piece of plaster falling from her face, this mont marked her true rebirth.
A stunning stage, freed from prejudice, allowed everyone to truly see her brilliance.
She sang freely on stage, her ethereal voice and masterful technique were consistent with those of Irene from the previous four episodes!
As the plaster completely fell away, a whole new version of her appeared before the audience.
Whether in song or reality.
It presented everyone with a new Serena, a new Irene.
The song ended with waves of high notes like the tide.
The ascending scales symbolized her climb from a low valley, eventually spiraling in the air like divine music.
Just like Serena, and like Irene steadily rising in recent episodes.
Or rather, they are inherently the sa person.
They’re both her.
The song finished.
The entire venue was silent.
The imnse resistance had long vanished, there was no more gossip, everyone was imrsed in the shock she brought.
"Thank you."
Serena bowed and softly spoke.
Loud applause erupted at the venue.
It almost seed capable of lifting the roof off the place.
"Irene!"
"Amazing, Irene!"
"No, amazing, Serena!"
"We support you whether you’re Irene or Serena!"
"Wasn’t she faking donations?"
"Are you dumb? She and Julian Lawson are married, isn’t what Lawson donated their joint property? Fake donations my foot! Besides, if not for Irene participating in the bidding that day, would that Tanzanite have sold for such a high price?"
"Exactly!"
"Co, join in supporting Irene!"
"Okay, support Irene!"
...
The scene was filled with cheers, the internet was the sa.
From a nationwide boycott to a whole venue applauding her, matched with today’s the of the "Sculpture" stage reshaping aning, it had turned into art.
"Great! Irene is fantastic! Support Irene!" From the audience seats, Silas was already jumping up excitedly.
June Hawthorne surprisingly didn’t stop her foolish brother, but instead looked at Julian Lawson who was already seated, then glanced at her brother reclining in the shadows, and chuckled softly.
Silas cast a warning glance at June, which made her pull back her gaze.
Silas looked over at Julian Lawson nearby.
Julian Lawson was sitting on his chair, not speaking; he seed just to be sitting there, but Silas could see gloominess in him.
Huh...
Silas chuckled lightly and withdrew his gaze.
On the other side, Serena was already leaving the stage, but the audience didn’t want her to go, they pleaded vocally for her to stay.
In the end, the host ca out to control the situation.
"Truly stunning!"
"From ’Yesterday Once More’ to ’We’, ’Deep Sea’, ’Travel’, to today’s ’Sculpture’, Irene always manages to shock us anew each ti!"
"I know everyone loves Irene’s live performances and doesn’t want her to leave, but she needs to rest now; don’t worry, we all have a long, long ti with her ahead."
...
The host spoke on stage as Serena exited.
Chloe and Jasper Ford had both co.
Chloe was even crying.
"Boo hoo, Irene sis, I didn’t realize you were... I even spoke for Vera Hansen at first... boo hoo..." She looked both excited and guilty.
Serena smiled and wiped the tears from Chloe’s face.
"Silly, we deliberately kept it from you, of course you didn’t know." Serena said with a smile, "Besides, you did see through her true nature in the end, didn’t you?"
"Don’t bla yourself, you’ve cried yourself into a little cat." Serena wiped Chloe’s face again.
Jasper Ford also consoled her with a few words, even said he’d give Chloe a bonus later, making Chloe smile sheepishly.
The three laughed and chatted as they walked back to the backstage area.
Then, in the backstage area, they encountered Vera Hansen, who looked gloomy.
Her eyes glared at Serena with a venomous gaze.
Jasper Ford sensed sothing was wrong and imdiately shielded Serena.
Vera Hansen glanced at Jasper Ford and approached.
She chuckled lightly, looking at Serena, "So, Jasper Ford is your reliance?"
Serena t Vera Hansen’s gaze, "I don’t understand what you an."
"Do you think you can defeat relying on Jasper Ford?" Vera Hansen mocked with a smile, "Serena, it’s useless, Brother Julian has already divorced you, you’re essentially just a discarded wife! Even if you’re Irene, so what? Do you think Brother Julian will change his mind?"
"Vera Hansen, watch your mouth!" Jasper Ford was annoyed and spoke directly.
But Vera Hansen ignored him, just staring at Serena.
"Are you hiding behind soone else, Serena?" Vera Hansen taunted.
Serena smiled, "I just find it strange."
"I don’t know why you hate so much." Serena said, "Don’t you want Julian Lawson? He’s already yours now, what are you worried about?"
"As for Julian Lawson..." Serena chuckled, "Keep a good hold of him, don’t let him run around."
Vera Hansen didn’t respond, just glared fiercely at Serena.
She certainly couldn’t let Serena know she was faking illness.
She hadn’t completely secured Julian Lawson yet, couldn’t show weakness.
Just as she was thinking, Vera Hansen’s expression suddenly changed, becoming pitiful.
She looked towards not far behind Serena, "Brother Julian, you’re here."
Serena turned around and saw Julian Lawson walking over with a complex expression.
Julian Lawson responded to Vera Hansen with an "Mm" and then tried to take Serena aside to talk.
Serena imdiately avoided him.
"Serena, we..." Julian Lawson frowned, his eyes filled with complexity, just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by another person.
Julian Lawson looked up and saw Silas Hawthorne smiling at him.
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