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

matter, and he didn’t want to

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

her voice cold. “Jeremy,

a sting from her cold attitude, but he knew he deserved it. After all, it was all his fault.

the one who risked everything to save me. You

my fault for being blind and neglectful. I never fulfilled my

it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have treated you like

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pained expression, tears

his

lightly, her tone indifferent. “Oh, so what? Just because you admit you were wrong now, does that erase all the physical and

former Ashley would have been excited and forgiven him on the spot upon hearing such heartfelt apologies. She would have accepted his apology

heartaches and despair, no longer held any expectations for the Ramos family. She had

words, Jeremy felt as if a

the abuse and

forget how he had

made him feel tortured and remorseful,

recalled the time when they first 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

everyone.

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

received no ounce of

dared not dwell on how he

malicious heart and trying to

abuse, he

her to baulted her, including hitting her with his belt

realization of how he had mistreated his own sister struck Jeremy like

and slapped

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

I’m such a bastard!”

hit

welling up in his eyes, Jeremy slapped himself again,

undisturbed. She looked at Jeremy and

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

said she regretted saving

extremely disappointed in him to have said something like that.