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.

Ashley and then at

matter, and he didn’t want

to Ashley, indicating that he would step aside for a while. However,

walked away, Ashley stared at Jeremy expressionlessly, her voice cold. “Jeremy, there’s nothing

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

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

my fault for being blind and neglectful. I never fulfilled my duty as your

my fault. I shouldn’t have treated you like

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spoke with a pained expression, tears glistening in eyes.

his

you admit you were wrong now, does that erase all the physical and verbal abuse

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

having experienced repeated heartaches and despair, no longer held any expectations for

Jeremy felt as if a huge

‘Can acknowledging my mistakes erase all the abuse and insults I

could never forget how he had treated Ashley in the

tortured and remorseful, suffocating his chest and making

they first brought Ashley back to the Ramos family. She was so vibrant, charming, and

to fit into the family and gain their approval, she sacrificed her true self. She became

everyone.

from the Ramos family led her to this lowly

no ounce of

he had

words at her. He even accused her of having a malicious heart and trying to steal Jessica’s position as the Ramos family heiress. Furthermore, Jeremy claimed that Ashley wasn’t

abuse, he also physically

to baulted her,

his own sister struck Jeremy like a

raised his hand and slapped

I am a scoundrel! I’m truly sorry. I couldn’t believe I used to

sister? I’m

hit

his eyes, Jeremy slapped

undisturbed. She looked at

as though a heavy hammer had struck his heart, and every

said she regretted saving

extremely disappointed in him to have said something like that.