Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

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“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.”

Ashley?” Bertha pondered for a moment, then looked at Charlie. “Charlie, could you call Frankie and ask him to

nodded and

unanswered until it disconnected automatically.

Why isn’t he answering

Ramos Group into a more significant enterprise at all

had now fallen from grace, and Frankie had pinned his hopes on Attelia, who was Ashley, the sister he had always looked down upon. He must be at a

“Ryan, please call

his phone and dialed

time, however, the call went

welling up in her

but where could he be? He was not coming home and answering the phone. Bertha feared

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

eyes narrowed. “Just go if you’re going to

Alright, alright, no more talk. Ashley, say hi to Valentin for me Oh, wait, you don’t have to.

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see Valentin coming out from the

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

that’s my cue to leave!” Joseph chuckled, quickly driving off

Ashley was speechless.

sure had a

living room,

approached, she heard his deep, casual voice. “Why haven’t you gotten

was speechless

Attelia when he asked for

around with

many days do you owe me now? Huh?”

huffed and climbed the stairs.

give you soon.”

step, Ashley suddenly tripped over something,

eyes darkened, and he quickly

fell into his arms, her forehead bumping

eyes as she rubbed her nose and muttered softly. “What did I trip

was muttering, Ashley’s gaze suddenly froze, her eyelashes

followed her gaze and saw a faint red lipstick

shirt.

this, Valentin raised his eyebrow and humaned,

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and hadn’t wiped off

she didn’t even bother to rub her nose, hastily

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

Ashley was puzzled.