Save Myself From Desperation novel Chapter 312

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. I can't let it fall apart because of Ashley!'

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

Ashley smiled, "Oh? A misunderstanding?"

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, I didn't recognize your importance. I apologize for offending you. Please don't take it to heart! Mr. Pliskin, I didn't know about your relationship with Ms. Ramos. I 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, I 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 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! I know you're a generous person. Please forgive me!"

Watching Stanley slap himself, Ashley blinked and smiled elegantly, "I actually liked your defiant attitude earlier."

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!'

A girl 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?]

[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 I 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? I 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.