Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 47

Chapter 47

As soon as Ashley heard Jeremy’s voice, she immediately frowned in disgust.

Jeremy ran up to her, and his eyes were filled with remorse and guilt. His lips trembled, and so was his voice. “Ashley, I’m so sorry. I made an awful mistake…”

Upon hearing Jeremy’s words, Joseph looked at him with disdain and sneered, “Now you realize you were wrong? What took you so long?”

Jeremy’s face was filled with anguish. “I was deceived by Jessica. I didn’t know it was you who saved me back then. If I had known…”

Joseph’s expression of disdain deepened at Jeremy’s words.

He first glanced at Ashley, who looked thoroughly disgusted with Jeremy.

Then, Joseph couldn’t hold back any longer and ruthlessly retorted,

“So, you finally realize that Jessica deceived you? Tell me, how did she manage to fool you? Oh, right! Jessica just casually made up a lie, and you believed it without even verifying it. You didn’t even listen to Ashley’s explanation. I’m afraid you’ve never truly considered Ashley as your family. Ashley is your biological sister! Why can’t you even trust her?”

Jeremy was left speechless, blocked by Joseph’s accusations.

He couldn’t bear to argue because, in the past, he had never trusted Ashley, not even a bit.

He also had never treated her as family.

If Jeremy had shown even a single bit of trust in Ashley, he wouldn’t have easily believed Jessica’s one–sided story..

In the end, it was his failure to fulfill the responsibilities of being an older brother.

Ashley didn’t want to talk to Jeremy and tried to leave with Joseph.

“Ashley!” Jeremy exclaimed, blocking her way

“I was wrong. I shouldn’t have treated you so poorly.”

Listening to his belated apology, Ashley only felt indifferent, as if Jeremy’s words meant nothing to

her.

Jeremy looked at his biological sister, full of self–reproach, with a mind full of words he wanted to say, apologies he wanted to express, and an acknowledgment of his past mistakes. But he hesitated on how to begin.

and then

matter, and he didn’t

he would step aside for a while. However,

Jeremy expressionlessly, her voice cold. “Jeremy, there’s nothing for us to talk

sting from her cold attitude, but he knew he deserved it. After all, it was all his fault. “Ashley,

I found out too late. You were the one who risked everything to save me. You are my sister, the one I

neglectful. I never fulfilled my duty as your older

it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have treated you

Chapter 47

spoke with a pained expression, tears glistening in eyes.

his

“Oh, so what? Just because you admit you were wrong now, does that erase all the physical and verbal abuse I was

Ashley would have been excited and forgiven him on the spot upon hearing such heartfelt apologies. She would have accepted his apology

the current Ashley, having experienced repeated heartaches and despair, no longer held any expectations for the Ramos family. She had no desire to be involved with

Ashley’s words, Jeremy felt as if a

all the abuse and insults I subjected

he had

about it made him feel tortured and remorseful, suffocating his chest

they first brought Ashley back to

their approval, she sacrificed her true self. She became submissive, always accommodating, and trailed behind them,

everyone.

longing for family and her desire for recognition from the Ramos family

received no ounce of

how he had treated her

and

to verbal abuse, he

water cups at her, causing her to baulted her, including hitting her with his belt and

of how he had mistreated his own sister

and slapped himself hard.

believe I

sister? I’m

hit

in his eyes, Jeremy

expression calm and undisturbed. She looked at Jeremy and said, “Jeremy,

hammer had struck his heart, and every drop of his blood

she regretted

him to have said something like that.