Save Myself From Desperation novel Chapter 174

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 gone wrong.

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 also started to recognize her.

"My goodness, it really is Attelia!"

"Look how beautiful and elegant she is!"

"I 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.

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 you 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 just going by hearsay without any evidence. If I say Ava isn't dead, what gives you the right to accuse me of lying?"

"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.'