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

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

for a while. However, he just stayed nearby in case

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

a sting from her cold attitude, but he knew he deserved it. After all, it was all

one who risked everything to save me. You are

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

fault. I shouldn’t have

Chapter 47

pained expression, tears glistening in

his

“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

him on the spot upon hearing such heartfelt apologies. She would have accepted his

repeated heartaches and despair, no longer held any expectations for the Ramos family. She had

as if a huge

himself, ‘Can acknowledging my mistakes erase all the abuse and insults I subjected

had treated Ashley in the past.

and remorseful, suffocating his chest and making it hard

the time when they first brought Ashley back to the

attempt 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.

the Ramos family led her to this lowly

she received no ounce

on how he had treated her in

and trying to steal Jessica’s position

addition to verbal abuse, he also physically

her to baulted her,

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

and slapped

a scoundrel! I’m truly sorry. I couldn’t believe I used to treat you

I’m such a

hit

up in his eyes, Jeremy slapped himself again,

horizon, her expression calm and undisturbed. She looked

a heavy hammer had struck his heart, and every drop

regretted saving

him