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 at

and he didn’t want to interfere too much.

while. However, he just stayed nearby in case

at Jeremy expressionlessly, her voice cold. “Jeremy, there’s nothing for us to talk about.”

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

out too late. You were the one who risked everything to

and neglectful. I never fulfilled my duty as your older brother…

my fault. I shouldn’t have treated you like

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a pained expression,

his

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

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

words, Jeremy felt as if a huge stone

asked himself, ‘Can acknowledging my mistakes erase all the

had treated Ashley in the past.

feel tortured and remorseful, suffocating his chest and making it

recalled the time when they first brought Ashley back to the Ramos

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

everyone.

for recognition from the Ramos family led her to

humility, she received no ounce of familial

he had treated her in the

and trying to steal Jessica’s position as the Ramos

verbal abuse,

at her, causing her to baulted her,

own sister struck Jeremy like a bolt of

hand and slapped himself hard.

believe I used to treat you like that.

sister? I’m such

hit

Jeremy slapped himself again, begging for

calm and undisturbed. She looked

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

said she regretted saving

be extremely disappointed in him to have said something like