CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 58: HIS HOME WAS QUIET AND EMPTY

Huo Er then nodded thoughtfully.

The man sitting beside him, however, didn’t say a word from beginning to end.

Time slowly passed.

With the online discussion heating up, many things happened simultaneously.

Before the charity gala, Bianca Lynch had asked Ethan Lynch to find a data expert, but the expert hadn’t replied yet.

At the same time, a netizen named Quinn managed to gather a live video from different places.

However, because it was recorded secretly, the phone wasn’t raised but placed under the seat; the person on stage couldn’t be filmed, and the voices of others speaking were recorded, making it very noisy and unusable.

Feeling helpless, he went to his brother.

After handing the items to his brother, he said, "Bro, can you do me a favor?"

The man with black-rimmed glasses turned around to look at his chubby brother.

He asked, "What’s the matter?"

"Bro, could you remove the background noise from this segment, leaving only the singer’s performance?" Quinn played the audio.

The man with black-rimmed glasses watched the video, adjusted his glasses, and replied to his chubby brother, "I’m just a programmer."

Quinn laughed, "Bro, you’re too modest; you’re a top data expert in the country."

The man with black-rimmed glasses sighed, "That’s only in regard to data. Leave this here for now, and I’ll see what I can do."

"Alright, bro!"

Quinn decided to prepare for three possibilities.

Since the audio didn’t capture the person, no matter how skilled his brother was, he couldn’t make someone appear.

Thus, he planned to attend the second live event again, this time hiding the equipment better and recording secretly.

Meanwhile, he waited for his brother’s news.

And searched online for related videos or audio, as the most convincing proof of his claims would be the video from the first live event.

...

Elsewhere, in a small room, several people were looking at overwhelming marketing about Vera Hansen attending the gala.

They carefully studied snippets of the secretly recorded audio from ’Heavenly Sound’ from various channels and finally concluded:

1. Irene just had a miscarriage (big news).

2. Vera Hansen and Irene have a common enemy, though it’s unclear who; the second snippet seems to mention someone named Serena Sterling—could it be her? What conflicts might Serena have with Irene?

3. Vera Hansen is threatening Irene (but why?).

The group discussed——

"Bro, what should we do next?" One person asked, "These could sell for quite a lot."

Another smacked his head: "Shame on you!"

"Can’t you see the stark contrast between Vera Hansen’s persona and her private side?"

"Although we don’t know her motives, she surely wouldn’t want exposure. The more we gather, the bigger our bargaining chips."

The leader tapped the table: "Moreover, Irene is mysterious and speaks cautiously; I sense she holds the ultimate secret."

The leader made the final decision: "Let’s hold off for now. Haven’t you seen how the person wanting to question Vera Hansen was silenced at the live event? Lay low, proceed secretly, and make everything happen at once, or it’ll be troublesome."

"By the way, we should keep an eye on Serena Sterling too; she seems to be Julian Lawson’s ex-wife, which makes it easy for us to gather information."

"Got it, boss!"

...

Meanwhile, the person who was silenced, mentioned by the group, angrily emerged from the temporary accommodation.

"You did this on purpose!" he shouted loudly, "You must have been bought by Vera Hansen’s rivals!"

He was Vera’s die-hard fan.

He felt compassion for Vera, and passionately talked about her excellence to everyone around him.

This time, noticing Vera might have omitted the demo issue due to recording reasons, and having the capability, he wanted to ask her about it live.

There was still a long time before the live event ended.

Online, the demo topic had started to ferment gradually, while ’Yesterday Once More’ was holding strong competition with ’Micro Love’.

He believed Vera was the best, and wanted ’Micro Love’ to be the overall winner. So, questioning Vera live would confirm it and ignite instant popularity, effortlessly overshadowing ’Yesterday Once More’.

But his plan was discovered, and he was directly "invited" to a room, unable to ask questions at all.

"Just you wait!"

After making threats, he left.

He firmly supported Vera Hansen and would never give up until he found a chance to ask about the demo!

...

At the police station.

Officer Chloe Langley was intensively leading her team in investigating the car accident case.

A colleague came in.

"Chloe, here’s the news we just received." Saying that, the person handed the materials to Chloe.

The content was about the charity gala.

Chloe furrowed her brows.

The colleague watched Chloe read the documents and said, "These two are highly suspicious; although Julian Lawson has already started divorce proceedings with Serena Sterling, they’re still not divorced, repeatedly provoking Serena—aren’t they afraid she might refuse to divorce?"

This was the sentiment.

During the divorce cooling-off period, either party could retract the divorce if they regretted it.

Weren’t they worried Serena might be unwilling to go through with it?

Or had they already prepared a foolproof plan?

Chloe pondered for a moment, then glanced at the several action plans in her notebook.

Finally, she pointed to one of them and said to her colleague, "This one."

The colleague nodded, indicating understanding.

...

Time slowly passed.

Having dropped Vera Hansen off at home, Julian Lawson had already returned to his apartment next to the company.

Upon entering, he saw Secretary Chaucer.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, momentarily perplexed by Secretary Chaucer’s presence here.

Seeing him, Secretary Chaucer quickly approached with a smile, saying, "President Lawson, I’ve had someone replace the items you were missing."

Yes, that’s right.

Secretary Chaucer was the head of the secretarial department, consisting of two sections: one dealing with company matters, and another handling personal affairs, the personal secretary.

Previously, Serena handled the personal section and some important company affairs; recently, due to Serena’s spite, Secretary Chaucer managed everything temporarily.

Julian Lawson nodded, scanning the apartment.

Clothes, ties, watches, shoes, socks, and many of his commonly used items had been repurchased and replenished.

The maids were meticulously organizing everything.

It all matched his preferences.

"Hmm." Julian Lawson responded, then went to shower.

As he came out, Secretary Chaucer and the maids had already left.

Standing in the living room, he suddenly felt this place was empty and eerily quiet.

No one turned to look at him, cheerfully calling him "Julian," no one was busy here, and there was no sound of her flipping through pages on the sofa.

Quiet as a whisper.

Emptiness filled the room.

Picking up the phone nearby, he once again found Serena Sterling’s chat window.

It remained void of any new messages.

Empty enough to make him suspect the phone had broken.