Save Myself from Desperation

Before Ashley could speak, Joseph said firmly, “It must be you! | asked. you yesterday if you could paint, and you admitted. But I've always suspected you have been hiding your abilities. You’re Aurora, aren’t you?”

He found out he had underestimated her before. Ashley no longer hid it and nodded calmly. “Yeah.”

Joseph even stood up in excitement. “How awesome you are, Ashley! Even if | had no idea about landscape oil painting, | had heard the name. Aurora. Many people thought she was an elder with high artistic attainments, but | didn’t expect you to be so young.”

Joseph kept talking excitedly, “How close our relationship is! | wonder if you could paint a picture for me when you're free. I'll frame it and hang. it in my home to cultivate my artistic temperament.”

Then, he turned to look at Valentin. “Please intercede for me, Valentin. | want a painting from Ashley.” Valentin directly refused. “Don’t overwork Ashley.”

Ashley shrugged helplessly.

Joseph found Valentin partial toward Ashley.

He just asked for a painting but was targeted by Valentin.

Ashley coughed lightly. “Actually, I’m not tired. What do

you want?”

Joseph immediately raised his hand like a well-behaved child. “I want a painting of a starry sky. Every star should be extra bright. In that case, my mood will be better when | enjoy it.”

Ashley replied, “Okay, great idea.”

“You're a peach, Ashley. | can’t believe you don’t think my idea is naive.” Joseph was moved to tears. Ashley glanced at him. “Just a bit naive.”

Joseph choked on her words and couldn’t come back to his senses.

Ashley’s attitude toward him distressed him.

Joseph glanced at Valentin and found him staring at Ashley all the time.

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Then, he glanced at Ashley again.

He felt like he had interrupted their time together.

Hence, Joseph quickly ran away without looking back in order to leave. there.

Ashley blinked blankly, looked at Valentin on the couch, and asked, “What is he here for? Just for breakfast?” Valentin raised his eyebrows and replied, “He got a painting of yours.”

At that point, Ashley walked up to him and complained in a low voice, “You just talked nonsense again. A painting doesn’t burden me with anything.”

Valentin said, “Il don’t want you to paint for him.”

Ashley asked, “Why?”

“You haven't even painted for me,” Valentin replied.

Ashley refuted, “Nonsense! I’ve painted it for you before.”

“Yeah, you drew me a dog.” Valentin raised his eyebrows, looking at her leisurely.

Before Ashley could reply, her phone suddenly rang, and it was called by a strange number. When she got a strange call now, she became wary and suspected the cal had come from anyone in the Ramos family. But if she didn’t answer the call, what if someone else called for urgent. business?

Ashley thought for a while and then simply answered it.

“Hello?”

After speaking, Ashley waited for the one on the phone to reply.

However, she could only hear the faint sound of breathing but no words.

Ashley frowned.

She suspected it was Frankie calling.

She looked indifferent and directly hung up.

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Valentin noticed her reaction and figured out the situation. He said in a low ‘Is it Frankie calling?” VoiceAll content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

“He is out

out of his mind. He always called me from different numbers, but he never talked when | picked up the calls.” Ashley, indeed, couldn't understand his mind.

Valentin raised his hand and pulled her to sit down on the couch. “I'll help you find out his location now.”

“There is no need to investigate him. | don’t care about it.” Ashley showed no interest in Frankie’s whereabouts at all, nor did she care about his behavior.

After all, she had nothing to do with the Ramos family now. Suddenly, the cell phone rang again.

Ashley thought it was Frankie on the phone again, and when she intended to hang up, she glanced over and realized it was Laura.

“Laura,” Ashley answered the call and greeted energetically.

Laura had always been serious, but when she heard this energetic voice, she was moved to laughter. “You're invited to participate in a variety show recently held by the Traditional Culture Association of our country, which aims to announce the traditional culture through the influence of celebrities.”

“Traditional culture? It is neat. I'm interested in it.”

“Well, I've sent the recording process to your email. You can check it later.” Laura added, “Bryce has been invited to participate either. The recording time will be three days later. However, | heard Charlie was also invited.”

As a well-known restorer of cultural relics, Charlie would be on a show like it as an authority. Ashley replied calmly, “Never mind, Laura. He won't affect me.”

“Well, by the way, have you noticed a new celebrity named Cara?”

“Yeah, what's wrong?” Ashley asked.

“She looks a bit similar to you. The netizens now treat her the way they treat you. We'll just sit back and wait for the popularity to fade.”

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Ashley didn’t like to be compared.

“Well, Laura. | got it.”

Ashley chatted with Laura for a while before hanging up the phone.

In the afternoon, Ashley found her account had been added to a WhatsApp group by Miranda. There were only three in the group, who were Ashley, Miranda, and Bryce.

Bryce asked: [What do you mean by it?]

Miranda replied: [We can chat in this group then.]

Bryce didn’t reply.

Miranda asked: [Is Ashley online?]

Ashley replied: [Yep.]

Miranda continued: [Check out Twitter. Cara has just responded to the comparison to you.]

Ashley was surprised for a moment. She clicked on Twitter and found Cara’s post.

[Il indeed hold respect and affection for Ashley. Maybe fate mak ne have something in common with her.] [But | am what | am. I’m not someone else, and | don’t want to

[I hope that you will not compare me to Ashley in the future, wh also disrespectful to Ashley. Thank you for your attention, and let show you an oil landscape painting of mine as a little present.]

Cara posted a landscape oil painting.

The netizens read this response and instantly became her fans.

[Cara said she was unique in the world. How awesome she is!]

She even considered the disrespect toward Ashley. How gentle Cara is! | indeed admire her.] How beautiful the painting is! This shows the high standard of Cara’s painting.]

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| read about Cara. She graduated from a prestigious university and specialized in many art forms. She is pretty and talented, with a gentle personality.]

Let’s not compare Cara with Ashley in the future. Cara is not worse than Ashley. It is indeed disrespectful to others.] Ashley glanced at it casually and found Cara’s painting to be of high quality with a solid foundation.

In the group, Miranda typed and sent a message. [There’s been a lot of attention on Cara lately. You stayed with her from the airport that day. Did you pay attention to her, Bryce?]

Bryce replied: [I don’t have to pay attention to her.]

Miranda typed. [So did I. | am still keen on Ashley.]

Ashley couldn't help but smile and sent her a sticker.

Bryce added: [By the way, don’t be late for the variety show in three days, Ashley.]

Ashley replied: [Don’t worry. | will definitely not be late.]

Three days later, Ashley and Bryce went to the variety show recording site together to participate in it. After arriving at the scene, the staff led them to the guest lounge first.

Ashley pushed the door open and walked into the lounge. Then, she immediately noticed Charlie and Cara chatting with each other.

Ashley met Cara at this moment, and she subconsciously observed her appearance for a while.

Ashley then realized Cara’s features were similar to hers.