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.”

looked at Charlie. “Charlie, could you call Frankie and ask him to

and called Frankie.

the call went unanswered

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

had always been ambitious, determined to grow the Ramos Group into a more significant enterprise at all

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

urged, “Ryan, please call Frankie.”

took out his phone and

however, the call went straight to voicemail.

grew worried, tears welling up in her eyes.

He was not coming home and

didn’t get out of the car. There we go, mission accomplished! Valentin entrusted me to bring you home safely.

if you’re

hi to Valentin for me Oh, wait, you don’t have to. He is coming out

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around to see Valentin coming out from the living

room highlighted his

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

Ashley was speechless.

a way with words..

front of the living room, his legs long in his

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

was speechless again.

Attelia when he asked for

around with her.

days do

and climbed the stairs.

I’ll give

Ashley suddenly tripped over something,

darkened, and he

fell into his arms, her forehead bumping against

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

gaze suddenly froze, her eyelashes

saw a faint red lipstick mark on

shirt.

humaned,

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returned from the dinner party and hadn’t wiped off her lipstick, so it must

even bother to rub her nose, hastily wiping

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

Ashley was puzzled.