CHAPTER 317: CHAPTER 317: VERA HANSEN CAUSED SERENA STERLING’S MISCARRIAGE

Serena Sterling didn’t look at Julian Lawson, just signed her name on the contract along with today’s date.

Julian Lawson signed as well, then exchanged copies with Serena.

For some reason, Julian had a feeling.

This scene seemed to have happened before.

The day they went to the civil affairs bureau to complete their divorce, they also exchanged signed agreements like this.

Julian’s signature wasn’t quickly signed down.

The pen tip hovered over the paper, seemingly reluctant to let previous events happen again.

On the other side, Serena had already signed.

When she looked up, she noticed Julian’s pause.

She saw Julian’s current miserable state.

His body was bandaged in many places, with bruises visible on his exposed arms just like hers were before.

A few days ago, Julian told her that he also fell down the stairway.

Later Jude Chaucer and Isla Lawson contacted her, constantly calling her to tell her how much Julian had done for her.

But she didn’t want to think about it too much.

She had already made her decision a long time ago.

"Why aren’t you signing?" Serena asked as she saw Julian still hesitating, "Do you have any concerns?"

Julian paused slightly, then raised his head to look at Serena.

The expression in his eyes was very complicated.

She sat there by the small table, looking just like she did before, only now she was sitting beside another person.

Julian didn’t answer, just looked at her.

Serena also remained silent, her face calm.

About half a minute later, Julian withdrew his gaze.

He picked up the pen again and signed his name on the other side.

Julian Lawson.

On the other side was another person’s name.

Serena Sterling.

The name that used to be side by side with his countless times, the person he used to be closest to.

The person he loved the most.

When Serena saw Julian sign his name, she looked away.

She looked up at Silas Hawthorne beside her.

Even in the same office, it felt as if there was a chasm between Serena and Julian.

Silas stood between them, blocking Julian’s view.

"It’s best to finalize the follow-up process today," Silas took the initiative to say, "We hope to expedite the proceedings."

He didn’t want Serena to be controlled by Julian and his people any longer.

"Okay," Julian replied.

...

While the group here was finalizing the process.

Online.

Even though Vera Hansen had already informed Connor Goldsmith to do everything possible to lower the issue’s heat, they couldn’t stop the attention of numerous netizens.

Because this matter had already become too shocking.

An expert in behavior analysis had begun a live analysis of the video uploaded by user 567.

The number of viewers in Leoric Nash’s live stream was skyrocketing.

With an excited heart and trembling hand, Leoric first played the entire video and got a slightly better grasp of it.

Then he said, "From my personal viewpoint, it’s Vera Hansen who orchestrated all this, she orchestrated using Julian’s hand to push Serena."

Because Leoric’s stream had the most viewers, at this moment, Connor led the remaining die-hard fans of Vera to stir the pot here.

"Just one video whose authenticity is unknown, can you jump to such conclusions? I think the streamer is distorting the facts!"

"What’s more about Vera orchestrating it all, Vera knew nothing."

...

Leoric was infuriated, he sneered then replayed the video.

"You say that, let me prove it to you."

He said.

"Everyone, look here."

Leoric paused the video.

"Here you can clearly see Vera looking at the stairway."

The mouse turned into a pen and drew a straight line arrow.

After seeing the constantly updating comments affirming it, Leoric continued playing the video.

"Then, observe Vera’s route of action, these are the key points, I’ll take screenshots."

He said, taking multiple screenshots of some notable spots.

"You can see that through guidance, what seemed like chaotic fighting was really her steering everyone’s direction."

After everyone saw that, Leoric especially drew a route map.

It was very clear to see.

"Then look here, during the subsequent scuffle, especially how Vera repeatedly observed Serena’s position and, by manipulating her opponent, slowly maneuvered Serena towards the stairway."

As Leoric narrated, he paused, took screenshots, and drew lines.

"Finally, it’s this."

He precisely paused the moment Vera used her elbow to push Julian.

"This is the clearest part, it seemed like Julian pushed Serena, but looking at this chain of actions, Vera identified Serena’s position, found an exertion point, and used her elbow to collide, ultimately causing Serena to tumble down!"

"And you can clearly see here that Julian made a move to catch Serena, just failing at the last moment, indicating he was also very surprised."

Leoric quickly cleared the analysis.

Each segment had corresponding analysis and basis, very systematically.

"If you still doubt me, check out my profile."

"Behavioral Analyst, former employee at a certain institution, with experience in aiding investigations."

With this resume, along with his structured frame-by-frame analysis, the results were highly credible.

Yet Connor remained stubbornly defending.

Now he clung to the claim that user 567 supplied an AI-generated fake video.

[Fake, user 567 poses as a fan of Vera, actually part of Serena’s team, deliberately misleading with a fake video!]

But Vera had long used up all the netizens’ sympathy.

The more Connor spun, the more it sparked defiance among the people.

Thus, clipped videos of this stream analysis spread everywhere.

Countless people uploaded the video to taunt Vera, even tagging the police official account.

As more people saw it, the uproar continued to grow.

Lawson Tower.

Vera watched as she stuck to the top of the trending list with the headline #VeraPushesSerenaToMiscarry#

And the second trending topic—#LeoricNashAnalyzesVera’sBehavior#

The backstage notifications kept chiming, along with Connor’s latest message—"Vera, I can’t handle it, figure something out on your own."

Vera felt her scalp prickle.

She glanced at Julian and the others who were discussing finalizing the process not far away, panic-stricken and fearful, yet filled with hatred.

Hating user 567 for releasing the video.

Hating Serena even more!

If Serena hadn’t opposed her all along, she wouldn’t have ended up here!

It’s all Serena’s fault!

She needed to think of a way...

With darkness festering in her heart, Vera was like a venomous snake, ready to strike at Serena.

While the process discussions were ongoing, Serena sensed something and glanced over at Vera.

Serena was a bit puzzled.

However, the process was about to be finalized.

"I’ll oversee the follow-up process," Silas said, "I hope everyone cooperates well."

Serena nodded too.

That was what she also hoped for.

Nova, who was next to her, was also eyeing Vera. Ever since earlier, Vera had been acting strangely, from her previously aggressive demeanor to now being unusually quiet.

The difference was stark.

It felt like nothing good was being brewed.

At that moment, Jude Chaucer’s phone suddenly vibrated as he received the latest news.