Save Myself from Desperation

Ryan had been the most likely racer to win this race, but his performance. went awry, and he only ended up in fifth place. This had the entire audience at the edge of their seats, trying to figure out what had

wrong. gone

So, when Ryan made his way to the spectator stands to find Ashley, the people around him craned their necks to see. They then overheard Ashley saying. “Ava isn’t dead,” instantly causing a stir among them.

“Ava is still alive? Are you serious? Don't fool us!”

“That girl with long hair said it herself! She said Ava is still alive and well! And Ryan questioned her about it!”

“Come on,

how would a girl like her know such things? She probably just made it up.”

“Wait... Isn’t that Attelia over there?” A foreign spectator suddenly recognized Ashley, exclaiming, “Oh my! The woman who said Ava isn’t dead is Attelia, the chief designer of Glory Youveile!”

Even though the venue was at Yaloria, Manditus, there were many Zyrrinthian spectators. Initially, everyone was too focused on the race to recognize Ashley.

However, after the foreign spectator pointed her out, many others a started to recognize her. “My goodness, it really is Attelia!”

“Look how beautiful and elegant she is!”Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

“| didn’t know she was interested in racing. She had even come all the way to Manditus for it. Seeing how popular and admired Ashley was, Ryan frowned and snorted. disdainfully.

He thought sarcastically, ‘All this fuss just because she designs dresses? It’s not just the Zyrrinthian crowd. Even the foreigners seem eager for a photo with her. What's the big deal anyway?”

With that thought, Ryan looked on even more disdainfully. 144

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Ryan then crossed his arms and looked down at Ashley from the aisle, arrogantly saying, “Ashley, you just said that Ava isn’t dead. Do your realize how foolish your lie is?”

The surrounding crowd instantly quieted down, their attention turning to Ashley, curious if she knew something about Ava. Meanwhile, Ashley, sitting in her seat, calmly looked up at Ryan, who was standing.

Even though she was clearly not as tall as him and was in a position of apparent disadvantage, she exuded an air of calm and defiant demeanor.

“If you think I’m lying, then how can you be so sure Ava is dead?” Ashley challenged.

Ryan sneered, “Ava hasn't participated in any race since announcing his retirement two years ago, and his social accounts have been inactive. There were even people saying that they saw him lying in a pool of blood after a car accident. It’s common knowledge among racing fans.”

Upon hearing him, the fans around them nodded in agreement. It was indeed as what Ryan had said, hence why they had organized an online memorial for Ava.

Ashley found it rather amusing, then she looked at Ryan and asked, “So. someone claimed they saw Ava in a car accident? It seems like you're going by hearsay without any evidence. If | say Ava isn’t dead, what you the right to accuse me of lying?”

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“You!” Ryan was taken aback, not expecting Ashley to be so quick-witted Angrily pointing a finger at her, he exclaimed, “I've never seen you show interest in racing before, so you're clearly an outsider. And now you suddenly claim that Ava isn’t dead. Isn't this just an attempt to gain attention by using Ava’s fame? Let me tell you, Ashley, this is a lack of respect for the deceased!”

Lester, who was sitting nearby, was irritated upon hearing Ryan, and his eyelids twitched. He pondered irritably, ‘Lack of respect for the deceased? Ryan is such a fool:

Joseph's expression then turned grim as he cautiously watched Ryan.

Although Joseph was puzzled as to why Ashley claimed Ava was still

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alive, he unconditionally supported her.

Miranda looked at Ryan with disbelief, clearly repulsed by his arrogant demeanor.

She wondered, ‘Ashley is his sister. Why is he targeting her like this?”

anger at

Noticing Miranda’s aversion, Ryan felt irritated and directed his Ashley. “Ashley, how do you know Ava isn’t dead? If you’re talking about Ava, who has passed away...”

But, before he could finish, Ashley interrupted him with a scoff and stood. up unhurriedly.

Her expression was filled with a clear, mocking sarcasm as she spoke in a casual tone. “I just met Ava today, so of course, | know he’s not dead.”

One among the crowd then repeated in his mind, ‘She...just met Ava today?! As soon as Ashley said this, it instantly ignited excitement among the surrounding race fans, who erupted into a flurry of chatter. “Did | hear that right? Ashley said she just met Ava today!”

“Holy crap, Ashley knows Ava?”

“Ashley, have you really seen Ava? Was it the real Ava? Are you friends. with him?” Not just the racing fans but Joseph and Jaden Bryce were also stunned. They wondered in shock, “Ashley...met Ava today? How did we not know. about this?’

Ryan was equally shocked by Ashley’s words, his brows furrowed, and his gaze turned sharp. “Ashley, Ava has never shown his face publicly. Your say you've seen him, and just today at that. Who knows if you're telling the truth?”

Upon hearing this, the crowd calmed down a bit. Indeed, no one here had seen Ava in person and couldn't tell whether Ashley was telling the truth or not.

Just then, two security guards, looking hurried, ran toward the racetrack entrance, holding walkie-talkies and respectfully saying, “Roger that! Mr. Pullan Lawrence has arrived. We're going out to greet him now!”

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Hearing Pullan’s name, the racing fans on the scene erupted with excitement again. “Mr. Lawrence? The only person who has seen Ava’s real face?”

“It must be him. Didn’t you see the security guards going out to welcome him? Mr. Lawrence is Ava’s friend. He’s the only one who’s seen Ava in person. But why has Mr. Lawrence come here so suddenly?”

“Mr. Lawrence is also interested in racing. He and Ava had co-founded a racing team, with Mr. Lawrence as the manager and Ava as the star racer. But it’s a shame Ava suddenly retired two years ago, and since then, the team disbanded, and Mr. Lawrence stopped paying attention to racing. Why did he suddenly come to the race today?”

“Is it because he heard someone say Aya isn’t dead, so he made a special. trip?”

“That is possible!”

Ryan was, of course, well aware of Pullan’s friendship with Ava.

Hearing of Pullan’s sudden arrival, Ryan’s first reaction was surprise.

However, this surprise lasted only a few seconds before Ryan figured it out, looking at Ashley mockingly.

He pondered with a slight smirk, ‘Mr. Lawrence is the only one who’s seen Ava’s true face. Now that Mr. Lawrence has personally come to the race, it’s obviously for Ava. Let’s see how Ashley continues to lie about having just met Ava today!”