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.

and then

didn’t want

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

Ashley stared at Jeremy expressionlessly, her voice

he knew he deserved it. After all, it was

found out too late. You were the one who risked everything to save me. You are

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

fault. I shouldn’t

Chapter 47

expression, tears

his

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

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

repeated heartaches and despair, no longer held any expectations for the Ramos

words, Jeremy felt as if a huge stone had struck his chest.

my mistakes erase all the abuse and insults

could never forget how he had treated

him feel tortured and remorseful, suffocating his chest

when they first brought Ashley back to the

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

everyone.

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

humility, she received no ounce of familial

dared not dwell on how he had treated her

and trying to steal Jessica’s position as the Ramos family heiress. Furthermore, Jeremy claimed that Ashley wasn’t worthy of

to verbal abuse, he also physically

at her, causing her to baulted her, including

had mistreated his own

raised his hand and

believe I used to treat you like that. How could

sister? I’m

hit

Jeremy slapped

the setting sun on the horizon, her expression calm and undisturbed. She looked at

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

said she regretted

in him to have said something like