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.

glanced at Ashley and then

Ashley’s matter, and he didn’t want to interfere too

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

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

deserved it. After all, it was all his fault. “Ashley, I’m

to save me. You are

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

my fault. I shouldn’t have treated

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with a pained expression,

his

you were wrong now, does that erase all the physical

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

having experienced repeated heartaches and despair, no longer held any expectations for the Ramos family.

Ashley’s words, Jeremy felt as if a huge stone had struck his

asked himself, ‘Can acknowledging my mistakes erase all the abuse

had treated Ashley in the past.

remorseful, suffocating his chest and making it hard

they first brought Ashley back to

fit into the family and gain their approval, she sacrificed her true self. She became submissive, always accommodating, and trailed behind them, trying to

everyone.

family and her desire for recognition from the Ramos family led her to this lowly and submissive position.

received no ounce of familial affection

on how he had treated her

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

verbal abuse, he

causing her to baulted her, including hitting her with his belt

how he had mistreated his own sister struck Jeremy

and slapped himself hard.

I’m truly sorry. I couldn’t believe I used to treat you like that. How could

sister? I’m such

hit

his eyes, Jeremy slapped himself again,

the horizon, her expression calm and undisturbed. She looked at Jeremy

heart, and every drop of his blood seemed to

she regretted saving

must be extremely disappointed in him to have said something like that.