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.”

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

and called Frankie.

call went unanswered

with Frankie? Why isn’t

Frankie had always been ambitious, determined to grow the Ramos Group into a more significant enterprise at all costs. He wanted to make the Ramos Group a

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

“Ryan, please

Ryan took out his phone and

time, however, the call went straight to

tears welling up in her eyes.

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

the car. There we go, mission accomplished! Valentin entrusted me to bring you home safely. Now,

eyes narrowed. “Just go if you’re going

to Valentin for me Oh, wait, you don’t have to.

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around to see Valentin coming out from the

the living room highlighted his figure from behind, casting

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

Ashley was speechless.

sure had a way

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

approached, she heard his deep, casual voice. “Why haven’t you gotten the signature from Attelia for me yet?”

speechless

she was Attelia when he asked for the

around with

days

and climbed the

give you soon.”

over something, her

he

bumping against his

almost spilled from Ashley’s eyes as she rubbed her nose

she was muttering, Ashley’s gaze suddenly

and saw a faint red lipstick mark on his

shirt.

humaned, realizing it was a

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party and hadn’t wiped off her lipstick, so it must been smudged when

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

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

Ashley was puzzled.