Chapter 114: Chapter 114

Orion Hawthorne spoke with calculated precision: "We believe Irene has no issues, so no matter what, our family will not pull the advertisement."

The conference room fell silent.

Those who were waiting to see Jasper Ford’s embarrassment were completely stunned.

Two other members of the Ford Family frowned deeply, looking at Orion Hawthorne.

Alexander Ford couldn’t hold back and asked, "Are you sure, Mr. Hawthorne? Have you asked your brother about this?"

Jasper Ford recovered from his shock and fiercely glared at Alexander, scolding him, "Stop making noise! Mr. Hawthorne is speaking!"

Alexander, whose facial injuries hadn’t completely healed, was now enraged, ready to retort Jasper.

Orion impatiently said, "Alright, alright, I’m not mistaken. This is the situation: our family supports Irene. She has no need to withdraw, and we sponsored the advertisement because we value her talent. If she withdraws, what happens to our advertisement?"

The eldest Ford cast a glance at the person beside him, who understood and spoke: "Mr. Hawthorne, I heard you’re a fan of Irene. But business is like a battlefield, you can’t disregard your brother’s words and act recklessly."

Orion Hawthorne finally lost patience and slammed the table in anger.

"Disregard my brother’s words and act recklessly?" Orion stood up, looking down at everyone, "Our family has a good relationship. What I’m saying today is the result of our joint discussion!"

Orion looked fiercely around the room: "So what if I, Orion Hawthorne, admire Irene?"

"Today, my words are clear: I, Orion Hawthorne, staunchly support Irene!"

"Irene competes, and we continue; the subsequent development of artists will also proceed with our family’s involvement. But if Irene withdraws, no matter how popular ’Heavenly Sound’ becomes, our family will not participate!"

These words were assertive.

With the current popularity of ’Heavenly Sound’, even without Irene, other contestants’ commercial potential is still considerable.

Then there are the three judges, not to mention anything else, Miles Levin is doing quite well.

Jasper Ford was utterly shocked.

But he knew this wasn’t the right time for him to speak up.

While everyone exchanged glances, the representative from the Lawson Family knocked on the table.

"President Lawson instructed me to come today and express our stance: Irene won’t withdraw from the competition, and The Lawson Corporation has no objections."

At this, everyone’s expressions truly changed.

No longer shocked, but thoughtful.

The three major players in Aeston are The Lawson Corporation, Ford Group, and Hawthorne Group. The Ford Family is dealing with intense internal conflicts, and Jasper can only represent a third of the Ford Family, with the other two-thirds not supporting.

But the other two giants, the Hawthorne Group staunchly supporting Irene and The Lawson Corporation expressing no objections, made things interesting.

Is there something happening that they don’t know about?

"President Lawson also asked me to deliver a message," said the representative for The Lawson Corporation. "All shares withdrawn due to this issue will be wholly assumed by The Lawson Corporation."

"Hey!" Orion Hawthorne was upset, "Why are you stealing my lines? My brother also said, the Hawthorne Family is in too!"

"Bring as much as possible, we want it all!" Orion declared.

With this development, representatives from various investing parties began to hesitate, quickly contacting their companies to seek clarification and answers.

Initially, the Hawthorne Family was not an advertiser for the first three rounds, even if they appreciated Irene, it was because of the third round.

What happened in the third round?

Contestant Irene gained massive popularity, proving her undeniable talent!

Thus, the Hawthorne Family saw Irene’s commercial value, along with Orion’s bit of fan enthusiasm.

As for Julian Lawson, it clearly wasn’t because he fancied Irene. Everyone knew he was once infatuated with Vera Hansen, and Irene belonged with Jasper Ford, surely not the case.

Moreover, with The Lawson Corporation’s representative coming forward, does it seem like they intend to assume shares?

Therefore, they actually value the worth of Irene and ’Heavenly Sound’.

This reflection makes things clear!

The answer is: Irene and ’Heavenly Sound’s value far exceeds what they’re currently seeing, containing things unknown to them.

Thus, the answer received is, don’t force Irene to withdraw, don’t relinquish shares, and continue ahead.

However, there’s one common thought lingering in all forces’ minds.

That is—just who is Irene, to have the three giants of Aeston vying for her!

Who is the face behind that mask?

Jasper Ford looked here and there, his eyes turning rapidly.

This dispute resolved just like that.

In the office of Ford Entertainment, Jasper Ford laughed and slapped the table.

"You should’ve seen the expressions of the eldest and second, like they’ve eaten something disgusting!"

"I bet they invested effort into contacting various parties earlier, but before I even spoke much, everyone turned against them."

"In the face of absolute interest, what does the eldest and second’s offer mean to them?"

"Just one word, exhilarating!"

Jasper kept laughing heartily, but Serena Sterling began to ponder.

If she could understand the past actions of the Hawthorne Family, what about this time?

Why protect her when they don’t know her true identity?

Serena couldn’t fathom.

Previously, he came forward, supporting Vera Hansen, now he’s ensuring her place.

Thinking about this, Serena voiced her thoughts.

Jasper wiped tears of laughter from his eyes, expressing deep understanding.

"I was thinking how to discuss this with you, I find it very odd myself." Jasper said, then he produced a document, placing it on the table, "But I just got some news."

Jasper pushed the document to Serena.

Serena glanced at it, the contents resembling the counter-strategy against Vera she provided last night.

"Did something go wrong? Was it rejected?" Serena frowned.

But Jasper simply shook his head.

"This was submitted by The Lawson Corporation." Jasper said.

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Serena didn’t understand.

"When our people submitted the report this morning, they replied that The Lawson Corporation had already secured the program before us."

Jasper nodded at the document: "Our person got this, it’s The Lawson Corporation’s line of thought."

"Of course, there are other elements, but the received message is that the program won’t suddenly disappear."

Listening to Jasper’s words, Serena’s brows furrowed.

So, what’s the reason?

"Earlier, I also thought Julian Lawson was irrational." Jasper continued searching for something, stating, "Isn’t this approach like an internal struggle?" But later I recalled something."

Jasper handed another document to Serena.

"After the third round concluded, Julian Lawson’s people approached, offering compensation for ’Yan’."

"In truth, it’s not about compensation; his intention was clear, hush money, to prevent revealing that the song ’Micro Love’ wasn’t written by Vera Hansen herself."

"I didn’t even consider accepting it back then, I refused directly." Jasper said, "Maybe this time he’s using this to negotiate."

Jasper shrugged: "Of course, it might also be him realizing he went too far and genuinely wanting to compensate you."