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

and he didn’t

to Ashley, indicating that he would step aside for a while. However,

expressionlessly, her voice cold. “Jeremy,

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

I found out too late. You were the one who risked everything to save me. You are my sister, the one I should have cherished

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

it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have

Chapter 47

with a pained expression, tears

his

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

Ashley would have 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. She had no

felt as if a

asked himself, ‘Can acknowledging my mistakes erase all the abuse

never forget how he had

feel tortured and remorseful, suffocating his chest and making it hard to

first brought Ashley back to the Ramos family.

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

everyone.

the Ramos family led her to this lowly and submissive

humility, she received no ounce

on how he had

her, hurling all sorts of offensive words at her. He even accused her of having a malicious heart and trying

abuse,

cups at her, causing her to baulted her, including

he had mistreated his own sister struck Jeremy like a bolt of lightning.

his hand and

scoundrel! I’m truly sorry. I couldn’t believe I used to treat you like that. How

I’m

hit

welling up in his eyes, Jeremy

undisturbed. She looked at

hammer had struck his heart, and every drop

said she regretted

be extremely disappointed in him to have said something like that.