CHAPTER 271: CHAPTER 271: YOU’RE THE ONE WHO’S LOST YOUR MIND!

Ethan Lynch thought for a moment and dialed Silas Hawthorne’s number.

Silas Hawthorne saw the caller ID and frowned slightly.

But he still answered the call.

"Silas, where is Vera Hansen livestreaming now? Give me an address," Ethan Lynch’s voice came through.

Silas Hawthorne looked distantly towards the backstage area, from his angle, he could vaguely see the busy figures over there.

"What are you planning to do?" Silas asked, as he had no idea what Ethan Lynch had managed to acquire in Cygnus these past few days.

Ethan Lynch always said he would tell them after returning to the country.

Ethan Lynch said he wanted to tell Serena in person.

He once thought about using his influence to investigate Cygnus.

But at that time, the people Jasper Ford had asked had just inquired, so it wasn’t appropriate to make any rash moves.

Later, Ethan Lynch had to go over there for a meeting, making it even more natural.

Perhaps due to days of relentless questioning, Ethan Lynch seemed a little impatient at the moment.

Thus, he only said, "Give me the address."

Silas Hawthorne sent him an address.

Not far from where he currently was.

"Ethan Lynch, whatever you’re doing, consider Serena’s feelings first," Silas Hawthorne’s voice came through, "That’s my advice to you."

Ethan Lynch told the driver the address while looking at the scenery retreating outside the car window.

Serena and Bianca Lynch were good friends; he practically watched her grow up.

At first, he also thought he treated her like a sister.

Until he learned she had fallen for Julian Lawson.

Only then did he realize his feelings for her went beyond sibling affection.

But by then, she was already with Julian Lawson.

This time, she had broken up with Julian Lawson, and he thought, he finally had a chance, he wanted to wait for her to slowly move on, then tell her.

But Silas Hawthorne contested and vied and took the lead in winning her heart.

He was a step too late.

Back then, when she was beaten by her stepfather, he also learned about it later.

He was a step too late then, too.

This time, he didn’t want to be late again.

He wanted to expose Vera Hansen’s true colors.

He and Bianca Lynch had always kept a secret for Serena that only a few of them knew.

Back in the hospital corridor, the child Serena didn’t have.

In fact, he had another secret that even Bianca Lynch didn’t know.

His thoughts were turbulent.

Finally, Ethan Lynch lowered his eyes slightly.

"Vera Hansen’s illness is fake," Ethan Lynch said in the end, "I have her file."

Silas Hawthorne stood up and turned to walk outside.

Ethan Lynch looked at the destination they were about to reach and said, "Let’s end it all here."

He clenched the safe in his hand and hung up the phone.

...

Inside the villa.

Vera Hansen was still livestreaming.

Watching the donation figures rise rapidly, her mood was exceptionally good.

Yes, just like that!

Tether Serena!

Now Serena should be making her final preparations, right?

Once the concert ends, and Serena sees that her hard work in singing ended up benefiting Vera Hansen, who knows if she’d die of frustration.

Thinking of this, Vera Hansen was so delighted she almost burst out laughing.

"Cough, cough..."

Vera Hansen immediately pretended to cough twice to hide her amusement.

Seeing that the support for her singing "Micro Love" had somewhat decreased, she said again, "I know many people don’t like me, but I only have a little bit of time left."

"The current situation is not good for me."

"But I don’t even know where to start explaining."

"Many things require time to settle, and I’ve come to accept the fate of being misunderstood, but..."

Her eyes reddened, and she said, "I...just want to have a wedding."

"This is my last wish."

"As long as it’s possible, I’ll do whatever you ask."

"If you let me have a wedding, and then jump into the river, I can accept that too."

"After all..."

She gave a pitiful smile, looking pale yet beautiful.

"I don’t have much time left."

As the driving force behind her publicity, Connor Goldsmith immediately released two posts—

[When an avalanche occurs, not a single snowflake is innocent. Do we really need to besiege someone who’s near death?]

[She has nothing left, her life is nearing its end. A wedding is her last obsession.]

The two posts painted Vera Hansen’s plight in vivid detail, along with her livestream countdown to "death."

And compared Vera Hansen with Serena.

The most classic lines were—"Julian Lawson, Silas Hawthorne, Hawthorne Group’s new product, the concert, Miss Sterling’s status... Serena has so much, why take Vera Hansen’s only wish? Why bully someone willing to trade their remaining life for a wedding?"

And another line—"Every support for Serena is a knife forcing Vera Hansen to her death."

In no time, the number of donation votes surged upward.

Vera Hansen’s loyal fanbase was moved to tears, persistently donating to her.

Even those who disliked Vera Hansen joined in.

A fierce online argument ensued.

One side said—Vera Hansen is so pitiful, Serena has everything, why can’t she concede a little to Vera Hansen.

The other side said—Stop the moral blackmail, all of this is Vera Hansen’s doing, what does it have to do with Serena? Serena did nothing wrong.

The uproar was intense.

And watching the lively donations once again, Vera Hansen found her heart blossoming with joy.

This was exactly the effect she wanted!

...

Meanwhile, outside the villa.

Ethan Lynch hurriedly arrived with the safe.

The night wind tousled his hair in every direction.

His phone was still buzzing.

It was a call from Silas Hawthorne.

He didn’t answer.

Because, he saw someone else.

Julian Lawson.

With just one glance, Ethan Lynch’s eyes turned red with anger.

Over there, Jude Chaucer was still helping Julian Lawson move his wheelchair, but Ethan Lynch had already walked over quickly, grabbing Julian Lawson’s collar.

"Ethan Lynch, what are you doing?" Jude Chaucer saw and immediately stepped in to stop him.

But Ethan Lynch just stared at Julian Lawson’s face intently.

Julian Lawson steadied himself with the car and forcefully pulled his collar from Ethan Lynch’s grip.

"Ethan Lynch, are you crazy?" Julian Lawson said coldly.

"Am I crazy?" Ethan Lynch laughed, eyes full of hate, "Aren’t you the crazy one? Julian Lawson!"

"Whatever you have to say, you’d better make it clear." Julian Lawson said coldly.

Make it clear?

Ethan Lynch’s smile faded as he looked at Julian Lawson with cold eyes.

"Fine." He said, "Then I’ll ask you a few questions, and you answer me honestly."

Julian Lawson frowned slightly, finding Ethan Lynch quite odd, with the vague sense that something was about to happen.

He had a bad feeling.

"Can you promise that?" Ethan Lynch sneered, "Scared?"

Julian Lawson narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Ask."

Ethan Lynch carried the safe, taking a step forward.

"Do you know about Serena’s depression?" Ethan Lynch began with the first question.

Just that first question sent Julian Lawson’s emotions into turmoil.

The words Shayla Randall previously told him echoed in his mind—"She doesn’t want to live anymore."

His eyes warmed.

The night wind blew, gently stirring his hair.

"Answer me!" Ethan Lynch said with a heavier tone.

"I know." Julian Lawson replied.