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 interfere too

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

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

he knew he deserved it. After all, it was all his fault. “Ashley, I’m truly sorry. I was wrong all along!

late. You were the one who risked everything to save me. You are my sister, the one I should have cherished

fault for being blind and neglectful. I never fulfilled my

fault. I shouldn’t have treated

Chapter 47

spoke with a pained expression, tears glistening

his

Just because you admit you were wrong now, does that erase all the physical and verbal abuse I was subjected to

excited and forgiven him on the spot upon hearing such heartfelt apologies. She would have

expectations for the Ramos family. She had no

felt as if a huge stone

acknowledging my mistakes erase all the abuse

how he had

and remorseful, suffocating his chest and making it hard

time when they first brought Ashley back to the Ramos family. She was so

attempt 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.

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

despite her humility, she received no ounce of familial

he had treated

He even accused her of having a malicious heart and trying to steal Jessica’s position as the Ramos family

addition to verbal abuse, he also physically

her, causing her to baulted her,

own sister struck Jeremy like

his hand and

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

own sister? I’m such

hit

in his eyes, Jeremy slapped himself again,

her expression calm and undisturbed. She looked at Jeremy and said, “Jeremy, I regret saving you back then.”

though a heavy hammer had struck his heart, and every drop of his

regretted saving him.

him to have