Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 145

“Jeremy! How can you say that?” Bertha interrupted sternly, “Jessica is crying. She knows she was wrong!”

Jessica curled up in Bertha’s arms, crying pitifully, her voice soft and weak. “Mom, I do realize my mistake this time…

Jeremy was so angry that his vein throbbed. Jessica is just so good at playing the victim!’

Matthew looked around the living room. Besides Evan, Bertha, and Jessica, Charlie and Ryan were also here. Only Frankie was missing.

Where had Frankie gone?

Charlie looked at Jessica and frowned. He wanted to lecture her since he knew Jessica had stolen Ashley’s design draft.

But seeing Bertha so protective of Jessica, unwilling to let her face even a word of rebuke, Charlie hesitated and eventually chose to stay out of it.

Still looking rugged as ever, Ryan glanced at Jeremy and Matthew, inquiring, “You two finally decided to come home?”

At the mention of this, Evan slammed on the table in anger. “When was the last time you two even came home, huh?”

Jeremy took a deep breath, suppressing his rage and disgust towards his family. He got straight to the point. “Mom, Dad, if you both don’t like Ashley, then why did you bring her back to our family in the first place?”

Bertha was taken aback and frowned. Her words came out somewhat awkwardly. “Ashley is my daughter. What’s wrong with bringing her back to the Ramos family after finding her lost?”

Matthew stared at Bertha’s eyes. “Is it true?”

Bertha turned to Evan. “Evan, you tell them.”

Evan was silent for a moment, then nodded calmly

“Indeed, that’s the

case. Why are you suddenly asking this?”

Jeremy and Matthew exchanged a glance and didn’t believe it.

Bertha didn’t continue this topic. Glancing at the darkening sky outside and hearing the patter of rain, she asked worriedly. “It’s getting late, and

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it’s raining outside. Why hasn’t Frankie come back yet?”

Jessica replied softly, “After the design exchange dinner ended, Frankie rushed after Ashley. I haven’t seen him since then.”

pondered for a moment, then looked at Charlie. “Charlie, could you

nodded and called

the call went unanswered until it

worry deepened. “What’s with Frankie? Why

Ramos Group into a more

had now fallen from grace, and Frankie had pinned his hopes on Attelia, who was Ashley, the sister he had always looked down

“Ryan, please

took out his phone and dialed

the call went straight to voicemail.

tears welling

He was not coming home and answering the phone. Bertha feared for the

Ashley off at Kingsley Villa, but he didn’t get out of the car. There we go,

go if you’re going

talk. Ashley, say hi to Valentin for me Oh, wait, you don’t

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Valentin coming out

light from the living room highlighted his figure from behind, casting

for you. I guess that’s my cue to leave!” Joseph chuckled, quickly driving

Ashley was speechless.

sure had a way with words..

standing on the steps in front of the living room, his

heard his deep, casual voice. “Why haven’t you gotten the signature from

speechless again.

was Attelia when he

was messing around

an eyebrow. “How many days do you owe me

Ashley huffed and climbed the stairs. “What’s the

give you

top step, Ashley suddenly tripped over something,

darkened, and he quickly caught

his arms, her forehead bumping against his chest,

nose and muttered softly. “What did I trip over just

she was muttering, Ashley’s gaze suddenly

a faint

shirt.

his eyebrow and humaned, realizing it was a lipstick mark

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wiped off her lipstick, so it must

bother to rub her nose, hastily wiping it off. “Let me get that

apple moved slightly as he chuckled flirtatiously, “Let’s consider it a signature

Ashley was puzzled.