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.”

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

nodded and called Frankie.

unanswered until it disconnected automatically.

deepened. “What’s with Frankie? Why isn’t he answering his phone?”

Group into a more significant enterprise

fallen from grace, and Frankie had pinned his hopes on Attelia, who was

“Ryan, please

out his phone and

the call went straight

worried, tears welling up in

hard, but where could he be? He was not coming home and answering the phone. Bertha feared for the worst, hoping nothing

Joseph dropped Ashley off at Kingsley Villa, but he didn’t get out of the car. There we go, mission accomplished! Valentin entrusted me

“Just go if you’re going to leave.

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

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turned around to see Valentin coming out from the

from the living room highlighted his figure from

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

Ashley was speechless.

had a

saw Valentin standing on the steps in front of the living room, his legs long in

“Why haven’t you gotten the

speechless

Valentin knew she was Attelia when he

messing around

days do you owe me

cheeks, Ashley huffed and climbed the stairs.

give you

step, Ashley suddenly tripped over something, her

darkened, and he

her forehead bumping against his chest,

spilled from Ashley’s eyes as she rubbed her nose and muttered

was muttering, Ashley’s gaze suddenly froze, her

saw a faint red lipstick mark on his

shirt.

this, Valentin raised his eyebrow and humaned, realizing

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had just returned from the dinner party and hadn’t wiped off her lipstick, so it must been smudged when she fell.

she didn’t even bother to rub her nose, hastily wiping it off. “Let me get that for

he chuckled

Ashley was puzzled.