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

he didn’t want to interfere

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

at Jeremy expressionlessly, her voice cold. “Jeremy,

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

risked everything to save me. You are my sister, the

and neglectful. I never fulfilled my duty as your older

shouldn’t have treated you like

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expression, tears glistening

his

wrong now, does that erase all the

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

held any expectations

if a huge

all the

could never forget how he had treated Ashley in the

and remorseful,

Ashley back to

and gain their approval, she sacrificed her true self. She became submissive, always accommodating, and

everyone.

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

received no ounce of familial affection in

how he 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 position as the Ramos family heiress. Furthermore, Jeremy claimed that Ashley wasn’t worthy

to verbal abuse, he

to baulted her, including hitting

had mistreated his own sister struck Jeremy like a bolt

and slapped himself hard.

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

sister? I’m such a

hit

Jeremy slapped himself again, begging for Ashley’s

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

hammer had struck his heart, and every drop of

regretted saving him.

disappointed in him to