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.

glanced at Ashley and then

Ashley’s matter, and he didn’t want to interfere too much.

that he would step aside for a while. However, he just stayed nearby

expressionlessly, her voice cold. “Jeremy, there’s nothing

felt a sting from her cold 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

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

all my fault. I shouldn’t have treated you

Chapter 47

pained expression,

his

now, does that erase all

on the spot upon hearing such heartfelt

heartaches and despair, no longer held any expectations for the Ramos

if a huge stone had

all the abuse and

had

thinking about it made him feel tortured and remorseful, suffocating his chest and making

first brought Ashley back to the Ramos family. She was so vibrant, charming,

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

everyone.

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

despite her humility, she received no ounce of

dwell on how he had treated her in the past.

offensive words at her. He even accused her of having a malicious heart and trying to steal Jessica’s position as

to verbal abuse, he

cups at her, causing her to baulted her,

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

and

couldn’t believe I used to treat

sister? I’m

hit

tears welling up in his eyes, Jeremy slapped

and undisturbed. She looked at Jeremy and said, “Jeremy, I regret saving you back

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

she regretted

must be extremely disappointed in him to