Save Myself from Desperation

Anetizen posted a comparison of the Auburn Symphony ancient painting before and after its restoration, showcasing how it looked when it was damaged and how it appeared after the repair.

The comparison revealed that the restored painting was stunningly beautiful.

(Wow, it looks fantastic! The original painting was so severely damaged it even had two holes, and they managed to restore it this well. That’s incredibly impressive!]

l’'m amazed. Did Cara really restore this? That’s incredible!]

| just checked Cara’s Twitter. Although she hasn’t updated in the past few days, she posted about a book on artifact restoration a few days ago, saying she was researching to restore a severely damaged ancient painting. Could it be this Auburn Symphony?]

It’s very likely! No wonder the marketing accounts leaked that Cara restored the ancient painting Auburn Symphony. It all makes sense now!]

(Wow, Cara has really made a significant contribution to our country with this restoration!]

Ugh, | was really put off by Cara a few days ago because of the scandal that tarnished her reputation, but...she really is talented, not just in painting but also in artifact restoration]

(All | can say is that talent is one thing, and character is another. We should judge them separately.]

Cara’s reputation took a major hit after a leaked recording suggested she had plotted against Ashley. This revelation led to widespread criticism among netizens and a significant drop in Cara’s fanbase. Despite this, a small but loyal group of fans continued to firmly believe in her innocence.

Seeing the comments from other netizens, these die-hard fans quickly jumped in and defended Cara.

[What do you mean “judge them separately”? Cara has already explained that the recording was someone imitating her voice. She never intended to harm Ashley!]

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[I'm so heartbroken. That despicable Ashley released a fake recording, causing the whole internet to misunderstand Cara! Thankfully, Cara proved herself by restoring the ancient painting and contributing to the nation, reclaiming her place at the top through her own abilities!]

[Wah... There is indeed a rainbow after the storm. Cara has finally risen. from her darkest moment! Her future is looking bright with success and acclaim!]

Just when Cara’s fans thought they could hold their heads high and the adoration and favor of netizens would await Cara again, suddenly, a Twitter celeb with a million followers tweeted. [Holy crap, what did | just. see on the news?! Is this Ashley? Why is she in the news? And she’s meeting and shaking hands with the President of Yaloria?!]

Since this Twitter user had a million followers, a flood of comments. instantly came in after he tweeted a post. [Ashley is on the news? What news?]

The Twitter user replied: [It’s the national channel news, the one that airs every evening at seven! | was watching the news with my grandma just now, and suddenly | saw Ashley on TV!]

Netizens were shocked and couldn't believe that Ashley was on the national channel news.

As the news spread, netizens immediately turned on their televisions. They didn’t even need to change the channel since it was a national broadcast. And there they, indeed, saw Ashley on the screen.

In the news, Ashley was seen talking confidently and gracefully with the President of Yaloria, who seemed to regard her with great admiration and warmth. They were also seen admiring the ancient painting Auburn Symphony together.

Ascrolling text at the bottom reads. [Our country’s renowned artifact restorer, Ashley Ramos, has restored the thousand-year-old damaged painting Auburn Symphony, earning favor from the President of Yaloria...]

This scene was shockingly unexpected, like a bomb dropped into water, creating an immediate huge sensation, The hashtag “Ashley on National Channel News” quickly topped the

trending searches, followed by a blazing surge in discussions.

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Following that, hashtags like “Ashley restores thousand-year-old Auburn Symphony” and “Ashley’s cordial interaction with the President of Yaloria” and similar topics also rapidly climbed the trending searches, sparking heated discussions among netizens.

Seeing all those hashtags, Cara’s small group of die-hard fans were instantly and utterly bewildered. [What's going on? Wasn’t it Cara who restored the ancient painting? How come it’s Ashley in the news?] [Did Ashley take credit for Cara’s work? I’ve never heard of Ashley being skilled in artifact restoration!]

[Yeah, that’s right. I’ve never heard of that either. Ashley doesn’t know the first thing about restoring paintings! That wretched must have stolen the credit from Cara!!]

[Ah, this is infuriating! Cara did the work, but Ashley took all the credit and glory! Ashley, you deserve the worst!]

[Hey, | just remembered Cara and Charlie are close, and he’s an artifact restorer. Let's ask him! Charlie will surely stand up for Cara and get her justice!]

Feeling it unacceptable, Cara’s fans bombarded Charlie’s Twitter with questions. [Mr. Ramos, it was Cara who restored the Auburn Symphony, right? Ashley stole Cara’s credit. You must stand up for Cara!]

The other netizens were baffled by these comments flooding in from Cara’s fans, leaving them utterly perplexed. One of them wondered, “Stealing credit? I’ve never heard of Ashley de restoration. But stealing credit... Is that even possible?”

Surprisingly, Charlie quickly responded to Cara’s fans: [The ancient painting was restored by Ashley, and it has nothing to do with Cara! Cara is the one who damaged the painting!]

This response left the netizens in shock.

One of them thought in disbelief, ‘Holy cow, has Charlie changed sides? Why is he speaking up for Ashley and not defending Cara anymore? And why is he addressing Ashley so familiarly? Has he lost his mind?!’

As everyone was puzzling over this, Charlie posted a surveillance video, stating: [With the permission of Mr. Walker from the National Museum,

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now the surveillance video of restoration day of the painting is made public. Please watch it for yourselves!]

Netizens then eagerly clicked on the surveillance video. Once they did, they saw Ashley, Charlie, Cara, and many other artifact restorers in the room showing on their screen.

Then, they saw Charlie and Cara starting to restore the ancient painting.

Cara’s fans were instantly ignited, bombarding the post with comments.

[See! The painting was indeed restored by Cara! She did it with her own hands! This video proves it!] [Ashley, you stole someone’s credit, I'll kill you!!]

[Thank you, Mr. Ramos, for speaking up for Cara! Ashley, come out and apologize! Apologize to Cara!!] Cara’s fans were livid and were hurling insults left and right.

But the next second, they saw in the surveillance video that Cara, with a pair of tweezers, made a careless move and punctured the painting.

Cara’s fans were instantly stunned and fell silent. One of her fans wondered, ‘She...punctured it? What’s going on?’ The other netizens immediately felt pained after seeing the ancient painting was damaged..

[Damn, how stupid can you be, Cara?! If you can’t do it, don’t try to fix it And Charlie, he’s also a dimwit! Going along with Cara to restore it, only to make things worse!]

Cara’s fans then defended. [Why are you so angry? Cara just accidentally poked a hole. The painting was fixed afterward, right? It must have been Cara who fixed it!]

However, the following part of the surveillance video showed not only Cara poking a hole in the ancient painting but also maliciously lying and shifting all the blame onto Charlie.