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

didn’t want

aside for a while. However, he just stayed nearby in case Jeremy dared to

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

felt a sting from her cold attitude, but he knew he deserved it. After all,

late. You were the one who risked everything to

my fault for being blind and neglectful. I never fulfilled my

fault. I shouldn’t

Chapter 47

spoke with a pained expression,

his

wrong now, does that erase all the physical and verbal abuse I was

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

held any expectations for the Ramos family. She had

if a huge stone had struck his

all the abuse and insults I subjected Ashley to

forget how he had treated Ashley

feel tortured and remorseful, suffocating his chest and making it hard to

back to the Ramos family. She was so vibrant, charming, and lively.

the family and gain their approval, she sacrificed her true self. She became submissive, always accommodating, and

everyone.

her desire for recognition from the Ramos family led her to this

despite her humility, she received no

dwell on how he had

malicious heart and trying to steal Jessica’s position as the

abuse, he

to baulted her, including hitting

mistreated his own sister struck Jeremy like a

raised his hand and slapped himself

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

I’m

hit

Jeremy slapped himself again, begging for Ashley’s forgiveness.

undisturbed. She looked at Jeremy

a heavy hammer had struck his heart,

said she regretted saving

be extremely disappointed in him to have