CHAPTER 60: CHAPTER 60: TEASING HIM LIKE TEASING A DOG

If we say that the first live broadcast of "Heavenly Sound" with Julian Lawson was already attracting everyone’s attention.

Then, the second live broadcast of "Heavenly Sound" was even more of a gathering of titans.

Needless to say, Jasper Ford’s Ford Entertainment is one of the major sponsors, and with their popular contestant Irene in the competition, his presence is only natural.

Since Vera Hansen is on the scene, Julian Lawson being there is also reasonable, after all, he attended the first live broadcast as well.

What’s a bit surprising is the presence of the Hawthorne Family members.

Moreover, it’s not just the nosy Second Young Master always looking for excitement; June Hawthorne is here, along with the mysterious First Young Master Hawthorne.

With this, members from all three major families of Aeston have arrived.

This is an unprecedented spectacle!

For years, no entertainment program has been able to simultaneously capture the attention of all three major families!

Just capturing that moment when they entered, the hot search topics exploded.

As the Hawthorne family passed Julian Lawson, the First Young Master nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Julian Lawson’s brows furrowed slightly.

"Brother Lawson!" greeted the cheerful Second Young Master.

"President Lawson." June Hawthorne also greeted him, albeit somewhat formally.

Julian Lawson responded and then looked over at the First Young Master, a questioning look in his eye.

"Just accompanying my siblings to have a look," the First Young Master said succinctly.

The Second Young Master nodded immediately and excitedly spoke up: "I heard Irene, whom we saw at the last charity auction, is also competing. I was really curious, so I dragged my sister along, but she was annoyed with me..."

The Second Young Master glanced woefully at June Hawthorne and continued, "So I pulled my eldest brother along too."

"This way, my sister had to come, haha... ah!" The Second Young Master was cleverly laughing when his own sister poked his forehead again.

"President Lawson, he’s always like this, just ignore him," June Hawthorne said politely.

Julian Lawson didn’t mind; everyone knows the temperament of the Second Young Master.

The Hawthorne family has a harmonious environment, and the three siblings of this generation have always had a good relationship.

Having a silly younger brother is actually a blessing; otherwise, it would be like the Ford Family.

Vera Hansen quickly walked over, seeing the situation here.

Even today, her style and makeup followed the same sickly trend, although a pendant had been added around her neck.

This was the 6-carat Myrland Pigeon Blood Ruby pendant she obtained at the last charity dinner.

"First Young Master, Second Young Master, hello." Vera Hansen smiled and greeted the two, then looked at June Hawthorne and said, "Miss June, you look beautiful today."

June Hawthorne wasn’t pleased. She used to think Vera Hansen’s marketing ability was good, but this address seemed a bit too forward?

After all, by default, she’s always called "Miss Hawthorne," not by her first name. It seems like she and Vera Hansen aren’t that close.

But Vera Hansen is almost dying; it wouldn’t do to really bicker with her.

So she nodded in response.

The other two did about the same, mostly out of respect for Julian Lawson and also out of their own family upbringing and respect for someone facing death.

After a brief encounter, everyone took their seats.

There wasn’t much interaction.

But in a place they couldn’t see, Vera Hansen’s lips curled slightly as she looked towards a dark corner.

Seeing the opposite party make an ’OK’ gesture, she was satisfied.

Vera Hansen was even happier inside.

Everything seemed to be working in her favor.

"Brother Julian, I didn’t expect you to make time to come today." Vera Hansen looked at Julian Lawson "moved" and said, "I’m so touched."

Julian Lawson didn’t say much, just nodded.

But that was already enough.

After exchanging some pleasantries with Julian Lawson, Vera Hansen headed backstage to prepare for the live broadcast.

Just then, a distant video suddenly appeared online.

The footage showed Vera Hansen, Julian Lawson, and the three Hawthorne family members standing together.

In the scene, Vera Hansen was smiling and chatting with the Hawthorne family members, and the other three nodded, seeming quite familiar with her.

The accompanying post read — [Vera Hansen has indeed entered high society, and the three members of the Hawthorne family came specifically to the live broadcast for her.]

For a moment, Vera Hansen’s discussion level increased significantly.

The restriction on electronic devices at the site was only for regular audience members, and for someone like the Hawthorne family, nobody cared to enforce it.

So, the lively Second Young Master quickly found the trending search online.

"Which journalist did this? I’m speechless!" The Second Young Master cursed, showing his phone to his elder brother and sister.

The First Young Master remained typically silent while June Hawthorne waved her hand dismissively, saying, "This kind of speculative gossip isn’t a first, don’t mind it."

But her gaze curiously turned to Vera Hansen preparing over there.

Could it really be such a coincidence?

The Second Young Master, still slow to react, muttered at this point: "Right, last time they even paired me with the second daughter of the Chaucer Family, her brother came to find me, and I was almost scared to death."

This piqued June Hawthorne’s interest: "So what do you think of her? If you like her, why not get to know her better?"

"Sister!" The Second Young Master was practically overwhelmed with embarrassment and anger.

June Hawthorne laughed.

It’s always fun teasing her silly little brother.

It’s like teasing a big golden retriever.

He’s pretty resilient too.

But these are minor matters.

The main focus is still the show.

Starting from this episode, there will be elimination rounds. The votes will be calculated proportionally for the elimination.

The votes from the three judges on site, the live audience, and the online votes gathered during the broadcast will be calculated together to finalize the eliminated contestants.

Therefore, the performance order is also very important.

Serena Sterling drew number 5, which is right in the middle.

This episode of "Heavenly Sound’s" live broadcast remains as exciting as ever.

And it’s obvious that all the contestants performed better than in the first live broadcast.

Every stage was meticulously designed.

That’s because no one was specifically "coached" by Vera Hansen this time.

However, the online viewers were unaware.

This time Serena Sterling sang a light rock ballad, "Us."

Her outfit didn’t have the visual impact of the first show, simple enough, and combined with the stage lighting, she sang softly, telling a moving story.

A couple supporting each other when young, once living in such poverty that they only had each other in a rented room, the warmth of youth, the love of youth, their unwavering choice and encouragement.

But later, as they both grew up, they abandoned the person who once loved them most.

It seemed a very common story of rented house literature, but with the emotional lyrics she wrote, the storytelling-like vocal style, and the light rock genre, it brought not a heavy sadness but a lingering impact.

The woman on stage, in a long dress, sat alone playing the piano under the cool blue lights, creating a very calm atmosphere.

Yet it had many in the audience crying uncontrollably.