CHAPTER 184: CHAPTER 184: TWO DAYS OF PEACE

After saying it several times, Julian Lawson suddenly calmed down.

He wiped the tears off his face, as if he had made a decision.

Then, he restarted the car and left the place.

On the other side.

Serena Sterling sat alone on the sofa at home.

Actually, she heard what Julian Lawson and Silas Hawthorne were talking about just now.

Although she had already entered the door, she watched them from afar, worried about a possible conflict.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

Just as she was thinking, Serena Sterling’s phone rang.

She looked down to see it was Jasper Ford’s call.

Thinking for a moment, she answered the phone.

Jasper Ford inquired about Silas Hawthorne, and she didn’t hide it, telling him about her agreement with Silas Hawthorne.

"So, are you considering being with him now?" Jasper Ford asked.

"I don’t know," Serena Sterling said, looking at the lamp beside her, "we’ve only had brief contact, can’t say for sure."

"Serena..."

Jasper Ford called her name, then fell silent.

After a long time, he suddenly said, "We’ll be great partners, right?"

"Yeah." Serena Sterling nodded, "We’ve always been."

"That’s good, I was afraid if you decide to be with Silas Hawthorne, you’d leave me behind." Jasper Ford seemed relieved.

"How could that happen?" Serena Sterling laughed.

After hanging up, Jasper Ford stared at his phone blankly.

After a long look, he smiled.

They were partners from the start, and they would continue to be.

On the other side, Serena Sterling finished Jasper Ford’s call, then answered Bianca Lynch’s call, giving her the same statement.

After doing all that, she went to freshen up.

Then thought about the new product from Hawthorne Group.

...

On the other side.

Vera Hansen saw the gossip and practically went mad.

"Does she think one Jasper Ford isn’t enough, so she’s pulling Silas Hawthorne in to fight me?"

Vera Hansen snorted, "Dream on!"

She hadn’t dealt with that Gracie yet, once everything was handled, Serena Sterling would be under her feet!

Besides, she already had a plan.

Thinking this, Vera Hansen felt much more assured.

Watching the constantly fermenting online comments, she called Connor Goldsmith’s marketing team.

Soon, a new trend appeared among numerous gossip hot searches—#SerenaSterling, SilasHawthorne, affair?#

It detailed Silas Hawthorne’s star-chasing during "Heavenly Sound," and the subsequent involvement of Hawthorne Group, questioning if they were secretly backing Serena Sterling, if there was inside manipulation.

This quickly gained traction, with Connor Goldsmith’s team’s push, everyone soon saw it.

Just before the public could discuss, Silas Hawthorne posted a status update.

Silas Hawthorne: No affair, no inside manipulation, my brother Orion is just star-chasing normally, and after Serena’s divorce, I started expressing admiration, and Irene’s outstanding performance indeed made me appreciate her, and I’m currently pursuing her, but haven’t succeeded yet.

With the main subject directly responding, the brewing rumors quickly subsided.

Now the public’s focus shifted to: Not succeeded yet?

"I heard Silas Hawthorne was chasing a mysterious woman, now it aligns, chasing Serena Sterling, not succeeded hahaha."

"The big shot really is a bit pitiful."

"Considering the recent gossip, the timeline indeed matches."

"After seeing Irene’s stage on ’Heavenly Sound,’ falling for her is perfectly understandable hahaha."

Hence, no one doubted the timeline, nor any insider information, after all, they still remembered Irene being boycotted by the whole internet.

She won the "Heavenly Sound" championship solely on her own merit.

Undoubtedly.

"Makes me want to revisit ’Heavenly Sound,’ it’s hardly been long since it ended."

"Haha, me too, I must carefully observe if there are scenes of the big shot!"

...

Night gradually deepened.

When Julian Lawson arrived at Moonlight Manor, it was already past 11 PM.

He calmly drove into the manor and parked, then went to the elderly couple’s house.

Earlier, the elderly couple had been calling him to come back.

Now back, the old man intended to question him, but upon seeing his expression, the elderly couple just exchanged a glance.

Caleb Lawson didn’t hit him with a cane.

"What’s with today’s online news?" After a long time, Caleb Lawson finally asked.

Julian Lawson’s face remained calm, as if he wasn’t the frenzied person from before.

"Silas Hawthorne is pursuing her." Julian Lawson’s voice was calm, "But I suspect they are planning to join forces to win this bet, helping her reclaim things from the Sheridan Family."

The elderly couple exchanged a glance then the old lady spoke, "Is that so?"

They felt Silas Hawthorne was quite serious.

"Yes." Julian Lawson calmly replied, acting as if all this was quite ordinary.

"I’ll go to bed first, Grandpa, Grandma, good night." He said, bowing slightly, then turned to leave.

Just as he stepped over the threshold, something dripped down with a plop.

He touched his nose, he was bleeding.

Perhaps he was too stressed.

He thought, stepping forward, but the next moment everything went black, and he collapsed.

The elderly couple immediately called the family doctor.

"Probably due to being too tired recently, plus acute stress, proper rest should suffice," the family doctor said.

The elderly couple exchanged a glance, finally just sighed deeply.

...

Time flew by, the sun soon rose the next day.

The world continued to operate as usual.

Not stopping for anyone’s footsteps.

Days passed peacefully for two days.

On this day, Serena Sterling brought Seraphina for her final check-up in the morning.

She had already brought Seraphina for hospital admission two days ago, today after completing the final check-up, surgery would proceed once confirmed.

Seraphina was a bit nervous, constantly looking up at Serena Sterling, her little hands tightly clenched.

"Seraphina, don’t be afraid." Serena Sterling crouched down, gently speaking to Seraphina, "Aunt Winters will be waiting for you outside."

Only then did Seraphina nervously nod.

"I want to be like other kids," Seraphina said earnestly.

Initially, due to illness, she was abandoned by her biological parents.

Serena Sterling lovingly hugged Seraphina tightly.

Ethan Lynch walked out from the side, observed the two, and crouched down with a smile.

"Seraphina, don’t worry, the surgery will be over soon." Ethan Lynch patted Seraphina’s head.

"Uncle Ethan." Seraphina showed a nervous smile.

"Hmm." Ethan Lynch nodded at both Serena Sterling and Seraphina.

In the afternoon, Seraphina’s surgery was scheduled.

Serena Sterling accompanied Seraphina to the operating room, waiting at the door, Ethan Lynch nodded reassuringly to her.

Serena Sterling forced an awkward smile and waited outside.

Meanwhile, a Maybach stopped outside Aeston’s first prison, Julian Lawson got out of the car after it parked steadily.