CHAPTER 285: CHAPTER 285: NEGOTIATION, FAKED ILLNESS, AND EXPOSED RECORDING

Countless people immediately went to watch.

No one dared to believe.

"Was it really fake? Wasn’t it said before that she cut her wrists?"

"If Vera Hansen is pretending to be depressed, pretending to cut her wrists, then it’s truly despicable!"

"I sympathized with her for so long because of her illness, I really empathized with her. If it was really fake, then what was all my sympathy worth before!"

"Upstairs, you really never know. Initially in Micro Love wasn’t she always claiming she wrote it herself? Later it was proven she bought it."

"So every time she uses her illness to bring down Serena Sterling, Serena just loses in terms of health without illness, it’s so tragic, repeatedly being held hostage."

...

The crowd was agitated.

Especially those who chose to believe her because of her illness, at this moment feeling deceived.

Treated as fools.

The public opinion fermented quickly.

Because when she marketed it before, she spent considerable effort.

Selling the illness and wrist cutting was during the Heavenly Sound finals when Irene removed her mask and won the championship. Someone exposed Vera Hansen targeting Serena several times.

Back then many denounced Vera Hansen, demanding her to give an explanation. She cut her wrists, claiming she didn’t have long to live, none of it was her intention.

Netizens didn’t want to really push someone to death and bear the responsibility of a life, and considering there was indeed an unavoidable reason, Vera Hansen only had half a year’s time left, she really had no need to do this, and the matter ended up being left unresolved.

Later, someone revealed Vera Hansen livestreaming at The Hillside Villa without permission, then she appeared in the livestream explaining that she fell ill, but flaunted her bandaged wrist, and people in her livestream guided others to think it was a disease outbreak to make people sympathize with her.

Along with her daily mentions of her condition...

If it really was fake, thinking about it now is utterly disgusting.

Just recently she said she’d do a charity sale tomorrow...

These people all clamored, asking for an explanation.

Vera Hansen’s side was already a mess.

Vera Hansen quickly discussed with Connor Goldsmith’s team.

Her assistant was busy running around.

However, not daring to make too much noise, afraid Vera Hansen might explode.

They only whispered in secret—

One person said, "Luckily she pretended to faint and ended the broadcast earlier, otherwise if this broke out during the livestream, who knows what she’d have to do."

Another person responded, "Shh, keep it down, if she hears it what good will it do you?"

The nearby caregiver watched all of this, pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot griddle.

She felt uneasy, always sensing something was amiss.

Who is this user 567, and does he or she have more dirt?

What should she do?

While everyone was discussing, Vera Hansen appeared.

She posted a video.

She appeared as the tragic beauty, strong yet pitiable.

"This netizen, I don’t know who you are, but is it really amusing to spread rumors about me like this?"

This was a denial of faking illness.

Not only that, she insinuated, "Speaking of which, didn’t Serena give me time? The concert is over, my livestream is over, Serena, where are you?"

The video ended there.

There were already many netizens waiting for her response. When her video was out, it immediately attracted countless viewers.

#VeraHansenResponds# was instantly clicked by countless people.

Connor Goldsmith’s team immediately stepped in.

Guiding everything to imply that user 567 was part of Serena Sterling’s team.

Whether it was the previous three photos released or the document this time, all were photoshopped.

All were fake.

The purpose was just to suppress Vera Hansen.

Instantly, Vera Hansen’s loyal fans rushed to the forefront.

"The wrist cutting was real, being sent to the hospital by 120 was real, plus Vera Hansen was approaching the end because of illness, physically and mentally in pain, could there be any falsity? Serena, aren’t you afraid of retribution for slandering Vera Hansen for faking illness?"

"And that user 567, didn’t you say you couldn’t bear Vera Hansen pretending to be pitiful? Then what was up with the fake photo of Serena in critical condition you posted before? These two things aren’t related at all!"

"Stop pretending, Serena, you are user 567."

"I think so too, wasn’t she the one who loved to disguise and play tricks before? First Irene, then Yan, now user 567."

...

Some people were also confused.

Sounded quite reasonable.

She only had six months left to live, daily coughing blood, so depression seemed plausible too.

Hence, the pressure of public opinion turned to Serena’s side.

Serena was still in the car at this moment.

Reading this made her smile.

The logic seemed believable, severe illness can lead to depression undoubtedly, but the premise is a severe illness.

Vera Hansen was pretending to have stomach cancer.

Serena thought for a moment and posted a status.

Serena: This medical record was indeed meant for Vera Hansen, but user 567 is not me. The reason for no action earlier was due to the concert just finishing, needed to handle related matters.

User 567 also appeared simultaneously.

567: I’m not Serena, what I posted is real. If I were Serena, having these details why disguise and wait so long, wouldn’t I have posted earlier? Waiting till now?

567: You say my three photos have logical issues, huh, wait, and soon you’ll know if there’s any logic problem.

In the darkness, someone sat in front of a computer.

He had a lot of dirt on hand.

The cause and effect, crystal clear.

Netizens kept discussing, the matter was like a fog, netizens with no clear facts spoke of all sorts of things.

Serena didn’t say anything further, directly mentioned Vera Hansen’s attending doctor.

The attending doctor also without hesitation, directly uploaded the previously backed-up recording.

Though doing this would ruin his career.

But losing the career and facing being utterly cornered, he knew what choice to make.

And lately, he didn’t have much of a career to speak of.

His bribery to fabricate medical records was exposed.

In the uploaded files, Vera Hansen’s voice was very clear—

"At that time, just diagnose me with depression, say I can’t handle stimulation, especially Serena’s stimulation, and also need Julian Lawson’s considerate care and company..."

Serena watched as comments under the file surged.

She smiled.

Discovering Vera Hansen’s faking depression was quite coincidental.

Because this doctor lately was involved in a scandal about taking money to help some people fabricate medical records.

Though controlled within a very small scope, she herself was being treated in this therapy center, so she’d naturally hear about it.

Later knowing he was also Vera Hansen’s attending doctor, she understood quickly.

So she contacted this doctor and easily found out the whole story, even heard the backed-up recording.

And hadn’t released it all this time because she wanted to wait for news from Cygnus.

"But who exactly is this user 567?" Serena watched the online opinion ferment, puzzled.

She thought for a moment and sent a private message to user 567.

Inquired about the situation on the other side.