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.

at Ashley and then at

matter, and he didn’t want to

gestured to Ashley, indicating that he would step aside for a while. However, he just stayed nearby in case Jeremy dared to

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

attitude, but he knew he deserved it. After all, it was

to save me. You are my sister, the one I should have cherished

being blind and neglectful. I never fulfilled

shouldn’t have treated

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a pained expression, tears glistening

his

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

former Ashley would have been excited and forgiven him on the spot upon hearing such heartfelt

having experienced repeated heartaches and despair, no longer held any expectations for the Ramos family. She had no desire to be involved with them again.

Jeremy felt as if a huge

all the abuse and

he had treated Ashley in

thinking about it made him feel tortured and remorseful, suffocating his chest and making it hard to breathe.

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

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

everyone.

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

her humility, she received no ounce of familial affection in

dared not dwell on how he had treated her in the past.

and trying to steal Jessica’s

addition to verbal abuse, he also

baulted her, including

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

sister? I’m such a

hit

up in his eyes, Jeremy slapped

on the horizon, her expression calm and undisturbed.

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

regretted saving him.

in him to have said something like that.