First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 197

Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Seeking Justice

The entire venue fell into a solemn silence for three seconds, followed by an explosion of shock.

Sophia Shepherd saw Peter remain calm, and suddenly realized.

"Oh, so you knew all along that Serena Jennings is BYC?"

Peter shrugged with a smile.

Of course he knew.

He was the one who discovered Serena Jennings’ talent back in the university campus.

Ethan White was also one of the few who didn’t show surprise.

He had guessed it himself.

When he first saw the design style of the "Piano" series, he guessed the designer was Serena Jennings.

Only Serena could combine pianos and wheels and present a broken feel in the design.

That’s why when he returned, he chose the latest music box from the Piano series as a gift for Serena.

Because he knew it was designed by Serena.

Serena hadn’t initially planned to reveal her identity as BYC in this restoration competition.

But since Claire Shaw and Cynthia Fulton had pushed her to this point, she went along with the flow.

In the past, she didn’t want to reveal her identity because of Ethan White.

Her design inspiration for the "Piano" series came from Ethan White, who had an accident and became a vegetative state because of her piano competition.

At that time, she was in pain, blaming herself, unable to face the fact that Ethan became a vegetative person, and unable to face the piano she once loved.

So she poured her depression into design.

She researched and invented the curved seamless hidden inlay technology to realize her unique design vision.

Unexpectedly, her designs and craftsmanship became an instant hit, gaining recognition from the entire industry and consumers.

But precisely because of its success, she didn’t want to claim the identity of BYC.

She felt like Ethan White was lying uncertainly between life and death, and she was profiting immensely from this inspiration.

But now she no longer had this worry.

Because Ethan White had awakened, staying by her side.

Serena instinctively turned her head and met Ethan White’s gaze.

She believed, Ethan White certainly understood her thoughts.

Serena’s gaze towards Ethan White was like the morning sunlight shining on the lake, sparkling and shimmering.

Not far away, Caleb Lockwood silently watched this scene.

His face was as cold as ice, yet his gaze was as hot as fire.

Serena Jennings is BYC—the renowned master designer in the haute couture jewelry world.

Reflecting on Serena’s behavior after mentioning divorce to him, this possibility wasn’t impossible.

But until the patent document was revealed, Caleb Lockwood hadn’t thought in that direction.

Why not?

Because for a long time, he had only regarded Serena as their Lockwood family’s full-time wife.

That’s all.

Caleb Lockwood clenched his right hand into a fist.

So... how much does he actually not know about Serena?

After three years of marriage, how much does he understand Serena?

BYC...

Caleb Lockwood repeatedly chewed on these three English letters in his heart, suddenly realizing something and widened his eyes.

At the same time, Claire Shaw, Cynthia Fulton, and the man Cynthia brought along were all dumbfounded.

Especially Claire Shaw.

"No... impossible... it’s impossible... Serena is BYC? How could Serena possibly be BYC?!"

Claire Shaw muttered to herself, her expression as if she’d seen a ghost.

Serena stepped towards Claire Shaw’s direction.

With every step Serena took, Claire Shaw retreated one step back.

"It’s a pity, I’m neither old nor have I taken you as my apprentice, even if you keep calling me master, I still think you’re unworthy!"

Claire Shaw’s face turned red and white at Serena’s words.

Serena then turned her head to look at Cynthia Fulton.

"That gentleman is not my lawyer either... So, Ms. Fulton, you and Claire Shaw are suspected of fraud, defamation, infringement, and unfair competition. I’ll have someone deliver a lawyer’s letter to you later."

Cynthia Fulton never expected that helping Claire Shaw would bring such trouble upon herself.

Her intuition told her the adversary was targeting her, and well-prepared.

Serena was very fortunate that she had a necklace she was designing for a client in her handbag at the time.

Because the client requested a modification at the last minute, she put the finished product back into her bag.

The car Serena was driving at the time wasn’t high in displacement, wasn’t modified, and couldn’t outrun the two German cars behind.

So Serena contacted Ethan White while taking out the necklace from the bag, tearing it apart, then lowering the car window to scatter the gemstones outside.

Unexpectedly, those two cars would likely stop to collect them.

At the very least, it might slow them down with hesitation.

As facts proved, Serena gambled correctly.

As the two cars behind stopped, she floored the accelerator, turning onto another alley, trying to distance herself from them as much as possible.

Eventually, her car was caught, but before that happened, she abandoned the car and ducked into a gas station.

Eventually, Ethan White located her through tracking and caught one thug chasing her.

Under Ethan White’s threats and incentives, the thug divulged an account that contacted them, and confessed they were ordered to cripple Serena’s hand.

The first person Serena thought of was Claire Shaw.

Ethan White asked Serena what she planned to do. Serena thought of using tactics to go along with the flow.

She pretended her hand was injured, wanting to see what move Claire Shaw would make.

Sure enough, Claire Shaw began openly snatching her clients.

She even proposed to compete against her in antique jewelry restoration on site.

So Serena intentionally wore bandages on her hands at the competition.

She wanted to prove in front of industry insiders that Claire Shaw couldn’t even beat her while her hands were injured.

Everything had developed according to Serena’s expectations.

She just hadn’t expected Claire Shaw to bark in desperation and falsely accuse her of infringement.

As a result, she took the opportunity to reveal her identity as BYC, thereby cornering Claire Shaw.

Serena exchanged looks with Caleb Lockwood.

It was not surprising to her that Caleb Lockwood sought her out.

After all, with how miserably Claire Shaw lost today, if Caleb Lockwood didn’t come to avenge Claire Shaw, he wouldn’t be Caleb Lockwood.