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Save Myself From Desperation by Cara Agnes novel Chapter 124

This comment gained a lot of likes, and more and more netizens began to sense something amiss.

[I also feel like Jessica intentionally knocked over the water bottle to ruin Ashley's design draft!]

[It really doesn't add up. The timing of the water bottle being knocked over was too suspicious! Right when Ashley was about to present her design, Jessica's water bottle just happened to fall over. Can it really be such a coincidence?]

However, many netizens also disagreed: [You guys are thinking too much. There's no evidence proving Jessica did it on purpose. Stop spreading rumors.]

At this time, the Design Exchange Competition had just ended.

Joseph's phone captured the moment when Jessica deliberately knocked over the water bottle. He was now fuming with anger and couldn't wait to show the video to Ashley.

But Ashley was surrounded by several designers asking her for advice.

These designers were not only young but also quite handsome.

Joseph looked resigned. Ashley really was popular wherever she went, and he couldn't help but worry for his brother.

Meanwhile, Jessica browsed the internet, her mind swirling with doubt.

'Have the netizens discovered that I had intentionally knocked over the water bottle? No way.'

Jessica believed she had been so discreet, and there was no way she could have been caught.

She carefully rewatched the reporter's broadcast.

As she expected, the angle of the shot didn't capture her tipping over the water bottle. The online speculations were just guesses.

With this realization, Jessica felt a weight lift off her shoulders.

'So what if I had knocked over the water bottle to ruin Ashley's design? Who could accuse me of anything without evidence?'

Jessica sneered smugly, crafted a feigned innocent tweet, and sent it out.

[I didn't mean to knock over the water bottle, and I'm sorry Ashley's design got splashed. But I didn't do it, and if criticizing me makes people feel better, then go ahead. The truth will stand clear in the end. I won't argue.]

[Ashley is my sister, and I've always hoped she'd come back to the Ramos family. I've wanted to get along with her...]

[She grew up in an orphanage, and I really feel bad for what she went through. Just a couple of days ago, I made donations to five orphanages, hoping to do some good deeds for Ashley...]

With this tweet, Jessica portrayed herself as a victim of online harassment, misunderstood and wronged.

Upon seeing this, the public was immediately filled with questions and confusion.

[Who's criticizing you? And you are playing the victim now?]

Some netizens thought they were rational and came to her defense.

[Enough already. Jessica has responded, saying she didn't mean to knock over the water bottle. Some of you need to let go!]

[Exactly. Jessica's been quietly doing charity work, donating to five orphanages!]

[While donating to charity shouldn't be a moral obligation, Ashley grew up in an orphanage and never donated herself, right? Jessica's really done something great here.]

As public opinion kept going, the hashtag, "Jessica donates to orphanages" was even trended on social media.

Meanwhile, Joseph had been waiting for several minutes and finally saw the group of designers around Ashley leave.

"Ashley!" Joseph ran over, showing her the video he had captured. "Look what I got! Jessica deliberately knocked over that water bottle!"

Being directly involved, Ashley knew all too well Jessica's intent. Watching the video Joseph shot, she nodded in approval. "Nice, it's very clear."

[Ashley donates annually to orphanages through our organization. Below is the detailed breakdown of her contributions.]

Upon seeing the donation details, netizens realized that Ashley had been doing charity work for a long time, making annual donations without seeking publicity.

[Wow, having had a tough childhood herself, Ashley has been quietly helping kids who went through similar hardships after gaining the means to do so...]

[This is what true charity looks like! Ashley never publicized her efforts. This is my first time hearing about it.]

[Wait a minute, it just hit me. Jessica only donated once to the orphanage and made it public. Is she using charity as a tool for self-promotion?]

Someone tagged Jessica in a post saying: [You're just using charity to glorify yourself! I can't believe I was just praising you for your charitable work. You're deceitful! Ugh!]

Joseph couldn't help but nearly burst into laughter at this sudden turn of events.

And he thought it was the perfect timing to strike while the iron was hot.

He uploaded the video he had taken of Jessica knocking over a water bottle and called her out publicly.

[Jessica, come see the evidence for yourself!]

[Evidence? What evidence?]

The onlookers clicked on the video curiously, only to be stunned the next second.

The video Joseph posted clearly captured Jessica deliberately knocking over the water bottle, ruining Ashley's design drafts.

Temperamental netizens couldn't sit still. They flocked to Jessica's Twitter, commenting: [Jessica, I dare you say it one more time that you didn't knock over that bottle on purpose!]

Jessica hadn't seen the video Joseph posted and replied confidently: [I'll say this one last time. It wasn't on purpose. The truth will stand clear in the end. I won't admit to something I didn't do!]

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