CHAPTER 240: CHAPTER 240: REINTRODUCTIONS

Vera Hansen was waiting like this.

She believed that regardless of whether Irene had thought about how to deal with Jasper Ford’s matters in the future, the immediate hurdle had to be overcome first, or there would be no future at all.

So, she was certain that Irene would stand on her side today.

Vera Hansen wiped her eyes and looked at the projection screen beside her.

Once Irene revealed the "truth," Vera could seize the opportunity to accuse Ford Entertainment and Serena Sterling of falsely defaming her to win.

Vera Hansen’s lips almost couldn’t hold back.

She had long thought this through, and she chose to broadcast at this moment exactly for the hot trending.

By stepping on Serena Sterling, she would directly push "Micro Love"’s box office to a higher level.

On the other side, Julian Lawson looked at Vera Hansen from afar.

Disapprovingly, his brows were tightly knit.

Beside him, the projection screen showed the official live-stream channel of Ford Entertainment, and until now, the phone hadn’t moved, only showing a blurry background.

The background was inside a car, surrounded by noise.

"Vera Hansen." Serena Sterling looked at Vera Hansen on the stage from afar and calmly said, "You say we’ve known each other for a long time, were good friends, and have shared tears?"

Vera Hansen heard this female voice and found it somewhat familiar, but for a moment she couldn’t place it.

But none of this mattered.

Vera Hansen spoke with reddened eyes: "Irene, have you forgotten?"

She laughed self-deprecatingly: "We used to be happy together; we were good friends."

"Even if you’ve stabbed me in the back now due to someone else’s coercion or temptation, we were still good friends once."

Vera Hansen glanced at the projection screen beside her: "As long as you speak the truth."

But the woman on the screen laughed.

Her laughter confused Vera Hansen.

"Friends?" The woman repeated with a smile.

"Vera Hansen." The woman’s voice was light but caught everyone’s attention.

"I can be friends with anyone, Vera Hansen, but only with you, I will never be friends."

The voice was firm, without a trace of hesitation.

Vera Hansen hadn’t expected this; she began to cry again, her mind spinning wildly.

"Why won’t you admit?" she cried, "Are you afraid of harm from someone? Or because of the contract with Ford Entertainment?"

Her insinuation was quite clear, implying that Serena Sterling and Ford Entertainment were behind it.

But the woman in the Ford Entertainment official channel kept laughing.

"None of the above," the woman said, "but because..."

The phone slowly moved, and the screen began to show the woman’s body in a dress.

Next to her, Julian Lawson looked at the figure on the projection from afar.

Listening to that familiar voice...

On the projection screen, the woman’s phone moved, slowly revealing her long neck and red lips...

"Because I am..." The screen showed Serena Sterling’s face as she said, "Serena Sterling."

The crowd erupted.

The entire venue was filled with a loud buzzing sound, all were voices of people discussing.

The internet was also exploding.

"What’s going on? Irene is Serena Sterling?"

"Impossible, how could it be!"

"Oh my god! If Irene really is Serena Sterling, then the things Vera Hansen just said..."

...

Julian Lawson suddenly opened the car door and walked out, glaring intently at the projection screen.

On the stage, Vera Hansen was stunned, forgetting to fake cry as her mind raced to find a solution.

Meanwhile, Serena Sterling calmly looked at the camera.

"Vera Hansen, you say we’re good friends." Serena Sterling softly spoke, "Friends who have shared tears?"

This sentence struck like thunder, leaving both online and offline audiences buzzing.

The bullet screen refreshed rapidly, and people onsite were discussing loudly.

"What do you want me to say?" Serena Sterling’s face was calm, yet it attracted attention, "Say we’re good friends, and then stabbed you in the back?"

"Say I was coerced by Serena Sterling and Jasper Ford, and that when registering copyright, I stole your song to register myself?"

"Vera Hansen, don’t you want to listen to what you’re saying?"

Serena Sterling spoke while looking at Vera Hansen from afar.

She knew Vera Hansen’s plan.

But no matter how much Vera Hansen calculated, she could never anticipate that falsehood would always remain false.

The crowd was bustling, countless people were discussing, and everyone’s attention was focused on Vera Hansen standing there.

Vera Hansen retreated a step or two, shaking her head, saying, "No! You’re not Irene! Serena Sterling, why are you impersonating her?"

"What have you done to Irene?" Vera Hansen screamed.

But Serena Sterling just chuckled lightly.

"If I’m not Irene, then who is Irene?" she said, "Today’s broadcast is in the public eye, if I were really impersonating her, why didn’t she appear to expose me?"

Serena Sterling laughed, pulling out another phone, opening something while saying:

"Vera Hansen, didn’t you say you were good friends? Friends who share tears, you should know what she looks like, have photos of her, or have group photos, right?"

Serena Sterling looked at the camera: "Show them, prove there’s someone else as Irene."

Vera Hansen wanted to say how could she not have met Irene, but as she desperately recalled her encounters with Irene, she found...

The first time the other party wore sunglasses, a mask, a baseball cap. The second time, the other party was in a frog mascot costume. The last time, the person painted with special effects makeup and wore a performance costume, making it impossible to discern who the person was.

Moreover, the speaking voice was low and hoarse each time.

Vera Hansen couldn’t believe as she looked at the projection screen.

Could it be...

Could it be that Irene is indeed Serena Sterling?

How could it be?!

[Impossible]——This was also everyone’s common thought.

"Irene is Serena Sterling, and Irene is also Serena Sterling, how many roles does Serena Sterling have? How are they all her!"

"When Vera Hansen pulls back the covers at night, wow, the covers are all Serena Sterling."

"Don’t change the topic, Irene is undoubtedly Serena Sterling, she revealed herself on stage, they look identical, but what about Irene?"

"Seems to indeed be her, online bloggers are already checking the timeline, go look quickly! Guiding you..."

...

Indeed, Vera Hansen’s broadcast this time coupled with the imminent release of "Micro Love" had created massive traffic, and countless bloggers were getting in on it.

At this moment, people were piecing it together.

After Serena Sterling married Julian Lawson, she temporarily retired, and not long after, Irene’s account posted its first update.

It’s confirmed to be Irene’s account because the Ford Entertainment official channel tagged Irene’s account at that time, providing clues and timestamps, not something recently fabricated.

Recently, Irene’s account was promoting a series of songs for Hawthorne Group’s new product, confirming it’s hers.

Then Irene kept selling songs.

Until recently, with Hawthorne’s new products, Irene released songs herself.

Previously, people noticed Irene and Serena Sterling’s singing styles were very similar, back then because Vera Hansen added an Irene in "Micro Love" re-recording edition, leaving people with an impression of Irene taking advantage and liking to ride on coattails.

So at that time, everyone thought Irene deliberately imitated Serena Sterling.

But now it seems...

Amidst the crowd’s discussions, everyone suddenly saw Serena Sterling on the projection screen take out a phone and snap a photo.

Then, everyone who consistently followed Irene’s account noticed that Irene made a new post.

Irene: Hello everyone, let me reintroduce myself. I am Irene, also Serena Sterling.

Below were two pictures.

One showed Serena Sterling’s recent full face selfie.

The other was a contract, the confidentiality agreement between Serena Sterling and Ford Entertainment, clearly stating Serena Sterling would operate under the stage name Irene, and both parties must keep it confidential.