CHAPTER 28: CHAPTER 28: A HEARTBEAT MOMENT, DEADLY ATTRACTION

In the personal lounge, two people helped the weak Serena Sterling sit down.

"Chloe, go get a cup of hot water for Irene." Jasper Ford sent Chloe away.

Now, only the two of them were left in the personal lounge.

However, since there were recording devices here, and Jasper Ford was the boss, no negative rumors would arise.

"What did Vera Hansen mean just now? I didn’t get it." Jasper Ford started the conversation.

Serena gave a glance at the recording equipment nearby, took out her phone, and typed a message hidden under her trench coat, signaling Jasper to look at it.

Jasper took a glance at it, written there was—

[Vera seems to think I’m your kept woman. She came over to tell me that there’s an obstacle in front of me, preventing me from moving up.]

Jasper Ford read it, full of confusion.

He would love to keep Serena, but since Serena has no such thoughts, he dared not mention it.

Given Serena’s character, if she knew about this, she would probably cut off all cooperation with him immediately.

"Think about it; what did you do to make her misunderstand?" Serena spoke up.

Jasper Ford thought for a moment, then suddenly understood.

He opened his mouth to say something, but Serena slapped him once.

Jasper Ford took out his phone, typed a message under his coat.

[The other day you missed a rehearsal, and I showed your medical records internally. The contents were real, but I covered up the name and changed the date to ten days ago. She probably saw it saying ’miscarriage’ and assumed you were pregnant with my child.]

Serena nodded, so that was it, everything lined up.

Serena glanced at the live broadcast screen on the side.

In the personal lounge, there was only the sound of the performance being broadcasted.

Jasper Ford paused slightly, his gaze flickering a bit, and he tentatively said, "He’s come. Did you know?"

"Yeah." Serena responded lightly, appearing indifferent.

Jasper opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, he closed his mouth.

...

On the other side.

The Bentley drove smoothly down the lane, with Julian Lawson seated in the back.

As usual, he held a tablet handling company affairs.

But when he inadvertently lifted his gaze and saw the roses in the greenbelt, he suddenly recalled the masked woman on stage just now.

Bright, beautiful, and talented.

As far as he remembered, during his youth, there seemed to be only one person who matched those words.

Sitting in the front passenger seat, Secretary Chaucer noticed Julian Lawson gazing out the window, and smiled as he asked, "President Lawson, was Miss Vera’s performance at the recording site good?"

"Yeah." Julian Lawson didn’t retract his gaze.

"Haha, just as expected." Secretary Chaucer held the tablet, pulling up the contents, "Everyone online is saying how President Lawson, you never watch these shows; you made an exception for Miss Vera, everyone is..."

Secretary Chaucer continued talking, but Julian Lawson’s thoughts drifted far away.

It’s not that he didn’t watch entertainment shows.

He only watched Serena Sterling’s shows.

The Lawson Group had not intended to venture into the entertainment industry, but for his own reasons, he established a related department.

At that time, Serena had already signed with Jasper Ford’s Ford Entertainment.

Serena had been learning various instruments since childhood — piano, violin, guitar, and so on, even mastering them.

Back then, he often stood on the balcony like a dark mouse, spying on the happiness of Serena’s family of three.

Julian Lawson calmly watched the large swathes of red roses speeding past the window.

He remembered, young Serena had a flamboyant personality, maybe influenced by her mother, she loved wearing red dresses.

That year, Miss Serena wore a red dress, playing the violin amidst the fallen leaves, her slightly curly black hair fluttering in the wind, paired with the gracefully falling red maple leaves of winter, stealing the hearts of countless young people.

He was one of them.

When did she change?

Julian Lawson slightly lowered his eyes.

Perhaps it was because of that incident with the Sheridan Family.

Or maybe because of her mother...

As for making exceptions.

Julian Lawson collected his thoughts.

In his life, he had done so many exceptional things that he no longer bothered about it.

...

The live broadcast of "Heavenly Sound" was still ongoing.

A huge wave had already arisen online.

First was Vera Hansen’s performance of "Micro Love" and its release.

On all major platforms, there were discussions about this song, and at the top was a line that read—

"Boohoohoo, it’s so tear-jerking, Micro Love = Love Vera = Stomach Cancer. Vera Hansen’s love for Julian Lawson, suffering from stomach cancer and about to die, this song simply encapsulates Vera Hansen’s life."

There were also widespread agreements below, with various fierce discussions—

"Yeah, when I realized it, I was instantly shocked, this song is simply Vera Hansen’s destined song!"

"Upstairs, don’t you know that this song is Vera Hansen’s original creation?"

"Indeed, the most beautiful three-line poetry—Singer: Vera Hansen; Lyricist: Vera Hansen; Composer: Vera Hansen."

"This is just so amazing and talented, she only wrote one song and isn’t a professional singer, yet she achieved this level, which many people can’t match!"

"The two professional singers before couldn’t overshadow her talent. In my opinion, there won’t be a better stage than Vera Hansen’s in this broadcast session."

"Agreed!"

"Folks upstairs, what you didn’t know is that only Vera Hansen herself can defeat Vera Hansen. Go check out the latest trending search!"

...

Gossip enthusiasts quickly turned to trending searches, only to see tags like #VeraHansenMicroLove#, #VeraHansenJulianLawson#, and #JulianLawsonExceptionForVeraHansen#, along with a new emerging trending search—

#’Micro Love’ Recording Studio Demo#

Clicking into it revealed a small recording sample.

Anyone could tell it was a recording studio practice version.

It was performed very casually, even not very well recorded, somewhat fuzzy.

The woman’s soft, slow singing moved listeners to tears.

Countless people commented after listening—

"Oh my god, this is ’Micro Love’, Vera Hansen’s ’Micro Love’, with a completely different feeling!"

"Yeah, and I feel this version has more feeling than the live and the newly released platform versions!"

"I feel the same way, and I also feel that this sounds somewhat different than other versions."

"Someone just mentioned that this is the initial version. Didn’t you notice? The demo’s song title isn’t ’Micro Love’, but ’Micro Light’. It was probably casually sung before, and then re-recorded when finalized for release."

"But I still think this version sounds better, like it’s live performance. Don’t hit me, dog head for self-protection.jpg."

"Upstairs, I also feel that way, but that’s normal, isn’t it? Didn’t you hear how fuzzy that part is? She probably just had the right feeling at that moment; Vera Hansen isn’t a professional singer, so the difference between the official and practice versions is understandable."

"In any case, since it’s Vera Hansen’s original song, and since she sang it herself, I can only say, Vera is amazing!"

"Indeed, Vera Hansen is incredible!"

"Only Vera Hansen can defeat Vera Hansen herself!"

The online buzz was intense, but Vera Hansen seemed to be busy with the recording and hadn’t responded.

Thus, someone immediately took action, found someone, and planned to publicly question Vera about the recording studio demo trending search during the live broadcast.