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 at

didn’t want to interfere too much.

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

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

it. After all, it was all his fault.

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

and neglectful. I never fulfilled my

shouldn’t have

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spoke with a pained expression,

his

Just because you admit you were wrong now, does that erase all

such heartfelt apologies. She would have accepted his apology

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

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

asked himself, ‘Can acknowledging my mistakes erase all the abuse and insults I subjected Ashley to

forget how he had treated Ashley in

remorseful, suffocating his chest and

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

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

everyone.

for recognition from the Ramos family led her to this lowly

humility, she received no ounce

on how he had treated her in

accused her of having a malicious heart and trying to steal

addition to verbal abuse, he also

cups at her, causing her to baulted her, including hitting her

of how he had mistreated his own

raised his hand and slapped himself

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

I’m such a bastard!”

hit

eyes, Jeremy slapped himself again, begging for

glanced at the setting sun on the horizon, 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 blood seemed

she regretted saving

be extremely disappointed in him to have said