Save Myself from Desperation

Even Stanley, who wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, realized something was off. Was Lester’s anger and fierceness towards him because he had been rude to Ashley?

He thought, ‘What's the relationship between Lester and Ashley? ‘Why is he so protective of her? ‘Oh no! My deal with the Pliskin Group is about to be finalized. | can’t let it fall apart because of Ashley!”

In a panic, Stanley rushed over, gasping for air. “Ms. Ramos, it’s a misunderstanding! | spoke without thinking and caused a little friction. between us. | didn’t mean to insult you!”

Ashley smiled, “Oh? A misunderstanding?”NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.

Stanley regretted his words deeply. Surrounded by so many people, he couldn't even try to deny it and had to swallow his pride. “Ms. Ramos, | didn’t recognize your importance. | apologize for offending you. Please don’t take it to heart! Mr. Pliskin, | didn’t know about your relationship with Ms. Ramos. | sincerely apologize and hope it won’t affect our deal!”

This deal was worth billions of dollars.

Billions of dollars were just a drop in the bucket for the Pliskin Group, but for Stanley, it was significant. He couldn’t afford to lose this deal.

Then, Lester laughed, but his eyes showed endless ferocity. “Your small deal isn’t worth a hair on Ashley's head. Let it be affected.”

Stanley was stunned, his eyes wide with surprise. ‘Billions of dollars not worth a hair on Ashley’s head? ‘Lester dismissed the deal so casually.

Just for Ashley?”

His face filled with disbelief and fear. Stanley swallowed hard and pressed on. “Mr. Pliskin, | was rude to Ashley, but I’ve apologized. Are you ending our deal just for her?”

Stanley meant to say, ‘Don’t be so hasty!

‘That’s a deal worth billions of dollars. How could it be less important

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than one woman!”

But Lester remained protective as if it were the most natural thing. “Yes, for Ashley.”

Stanley’s eyes widened even more, curious and regretful. ‘What’s the relationship between Ashley and Lester? Why is she so important to him?

“This deal worth billions of dollars...

Stanley, anxious and knowing he couldn’t persuade Lester, turned to Ashley and slapped himself. “Ms. Ramos, it was all my fault! I'm the bad one here! | know you’re a generous person. Please forgive me!”

Watching Stanley slap himself, Ashley blinked and smiled elegantly, “I actually liked your defiant attitude carlier.”

Stanley was stunned, almost in tears, and slapped himself again. “Ms. Ramos, I’m really sorry! I’m the bad one! Please, could you talk to Mr. Pliskin...”

Ashley didn’t bother with him anymore.

Cara, standing nearby, pressed her lips tightly together, her lips turning white from the pressure.

She thought to herself, ‘Lester still doesn’t know Ashley is his sister. Why is he so protective of her?

‘Could it be because of some kind of family bond?

‘But with Mr. Morgan around, there’s no way Ashley and the Pliskin family’s DNA test will ever show they’re related!”

Agirl who was a fan of Ashley felt relieved seeing Stanley change his attitude towards Ashley completely. She became curious about Lester. “Who is this handsome guy? He seems influential. Is he Ashley’s friend?”

This fan had been recording Ashley with her phone and captured the scene, which she then casually uploaded online. With Ashley being very popular online at the moment, the video quickly got hundreds of thousands of views.

The comment section was bustling.

[Wow, this guy is so handsome! He’s my type! Can someone find out everything about him in three minutes?]

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[Wait, isn’t that Lester from the Pliskin Group, one of the top four conglomerates? What's his relationship with Ashley? He seems very protective of her!]

[How many influential people does Ashley know?] [Am | the only one who thinks Stanley is right? Like father, like son. Ashley can’t be that great with a father like Evan, right?] [Ashley didn’t grow up in the Ramos family, so she’s not like them!]

[From Evan to Jessica in the Ramos family, including their sons, is there even one good person among them? Can Ashley be an exception? | don’t believe it.]

The female fan who uploaded the video to share her encounter with Ashley was angered by these messy comments and deleted the video.

But the comments had already sparked speculation, and the topic became even hotter, eventually trending online.

At Kingsley Villa, in the study, Joseph, filled with righteous indignation, handed his phone to Valentin and said, “Valentin, look at these comments! It’s infuriating! They don’t understand Ashley at all. How can they judge her just because of the Ramos family?”

Seeing the speculative comments about Ashley, Valentin’s eyes flashed coldly. He called Tom on his phone and ordered him to handle the online public opinion immediately.

Once Valentin took action, his methods were strong, direct, and highly

efficient.

He had the trending topic removed and the comments deleted. In no time, almost all the negative comments online were gone. The netizens who were still commenting felt confused.

They didn’t know what had happened.

Suddenly, they felt that wealthy and influential people were pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Shortly after, the official Twitter account of the Kingsley Group, along with Twitter’s official customer service, simultaneously posted an announcement, roughly saying: [Welcome the Kingsley Group CEO Valentin Kingsley to Twitter]

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As soon as this message was announced, netizens got excited.

[Wait! Am | seeing this right? Valentin is on Twitter now! Wasn’t he into this stuff?] [Why did he suddenly join Twitter? I’m going to follow him! Valentin, here | come!] [Valentin’s Twitter is gaining followers so quickly!]

Valentin was famous, especially with that exceptionally handsome face. He became more popular than male celebrities in the entertainment. industry, and within moments, his followers reached millions.

When everyone was curious about why Valentin suddenly joined Twitter, some netizens who were good observers noticed that Valentin’s following count had changed from 0 to 1.

Netizens expressed that without even looking, he must be following the official Twitter account of the Kingsley Group! But when they checked, they realized that he was following Ashley!

And he was only following Ashley, not even the official Kingsley Group account!

However, it didn’t end there. Later, netizens saw Valentin’s first Twitter post, which had only one word. [Ashley.]

And below that was a picture of Ashley.

Netizens were all shocked.

(What’s going on? Why is everything related to Ashley?]

He’s only following Ashley, and his first Twitter post is about Ashley. This is definitely blatant favoritism!]

| know, right? Mr. Kingsley has always admired Ashley. Remember the Skyward Art Exhibition dedicated to her? Today, he suddenly joined Twitter to support Ashley against the online speculations!]

| think you're right!] [Oh my, is this Valentin’s first time doing something like this?]

Mr. Kingsley, do you like Ashley? My sixth sense tells me you do!]

Don’t be silly. He just appreciates her. There’s no way he likes Ashley...] 4/6

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Just when netizens were having intense discussions, suddenly, prominent figures from the worlds of cultural heritage, racing, design, music composition, and dance, those big shots who rarely appeared on the Internet, started tweeting one after another, expressing their support for Ashley. They believed that netizens’ speculations, such as “like father, like daughter,” were far- fetched, and Ashley differed from the Ramos family.

Netizens were shocked once again. Top-notch individuals from these circles, who rarely showed up on Twitter, were now all voicing their support for Ashley. It was a grand show of support.

The five Ramos brothers also issued a statement not long after. They subtly implied that Ashley was excellent and that the Ramos family couldn’t keep up with her.

Once again, netizens were astonished.

This point was accurate. The Ramos family didn’t measure up.

Because of Ashley’s powerful influence and network, various circles. suddenly became active.

Of course, the most active was Valentin’s Twitter. Some people called him handsome, and others asked if he liked Ashley. Without exception, netizens didn’t receive any responses.

This further confirmed that this unattainable and aloof big shot joined Twitter and followed Ashley just to support her.

In Kingsley Villa’s study, Joseph looked at the situation online and came up with a conclusion. Valentin was ruthless.

He remembered Valentin had previously created a Twitter account for Ashley called “Ariml”. Now, he had gone to great lengths to create a legitimate account for Ashley.

Ashley invited Lester to the private booth, and Miranda politely stood up.

After some small talk, the three of them sat down.

Ashley’s phone made a “ding” sound, receiving a news notification.

Seeing what was happening online, Ashley felt very confused.

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She had only been offline for a while, and everything online had turned upside down.

After understanding the situation, Ashley’s eyes lit up slightly, and at charming smile appeared as she specifically unfollowed Valentin on Twitter.

After the three finished their meal, they chatted for a while. Ashley talked to Lester about meeting the Pliskin family’s parents in three days. It was almost time, so the three of them got up and left the restaurant.

Before parting ways, Miranda held Ashley’s hand. “Ashley, are you free tomorrow? Let’s go out together. | found a great coffee shop!”

“Sure, tomorrow...” Ashley nodded but stopped halfway. She had already promised Valentin to go somewhere with him tomorrow.

If she agreed to Miranda now, Valentin would get jealous again. Ashley quickly said, “I have something tomorrow. How about another day?” Miranda nodded. “Sure!”

After saying goodbye to Lester and Miranda, Ashley returned to K Villa and headed to the study to find Valentin.