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

didn’t

for a while. However,

away, Ashley stared at Jeremy expressionlessly, her voice cold.

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

risked everything to save me.

being blind and neglectful. I

my fault. I shouldn’t

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spoke with a pained expression, tears glistening in eyes.

his

indifferent. “Oh, so what? Just because you admit you were wrong now, does that erase all the physical and verbal abuse I was subjected to in the

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

longer held any expectations for the Ramos family.

felt as if a huge stone had struck

all the abuse and insults I

how he had treated

made him feel tortured and remorseful,

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

she sacrificed her true self. She

everyone.

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

she received no ounce

dared not dwell on how he had treated her

had verbally abused her, hurling all sorts of offensive words at her. He even accused her of having a malicious heart and trying to steal Jessica’s

abuse, he also physically

baulted her, including hitting

mistreated his own sister struck Jeremy like a

his hand and slapped himself hard.

I’m truly sorry. I couldn’t believe I

own sister? I’m such

hit

in his eyes, Jeremy slapped

horizon, her expression calm and undisturbed. She

though a heavy hammer had struck his heart, and every drop of his blood seemed to have

said she regretted saving him.

in him