Save Myself From Desperation novel Chapter 2

Jeremy immediately turned to look at Jessica, his face filled with disbelief.

'Jessica, my kind-hearted little sister... How could she utter such slanderous words?' he thought.

Jessica felt a wave of unease, hastily attempting to defend herself. "Jeremy, it's not like that! This isn't true!"

However, the recording continued playing, offering her no chance to quibble.

Ashley's considerate voice came from the recording pen again. She tried to persuade Jessica, "Jessica, are you sure you want to do this?"

Jessica responded with a sneer, seemingly taunting, "Ashley, even if you try to stop me, it's useless. As you know, Jeremy has always believed me. He will never believe you."

The next second, Jessica exclaimed, "Ah, Jeremy, hurry! Ashley is trying to push me down the stairs. She says I'm not worthy of being a part of the Ramos family, that I don't deserve to stay in this house. She wants to kick me out, and I'm so scared... Jeremy, come save me!"

After hearing all of this, Jeremy finally figured out the truth.

Ashley didn't push Jessica at all.

All of this was orchestrated by Jessica herself.

She deliberately walked to the stairwell and pretended to be pushed, then put all the blame on Ashley and framed her.

Throughout, Ashley remained innocent.

Jeremy had wrongly blamed his own sister!

He stared at Ashley in bewilderment for a moment, then suddenly furrowed his brows. "Ashley, even if I misunderstood you, why didn't you explain it to me at the beginning?"

Ashley heard Jeremy's question, and a touch of sarcasm appeared in her eyes.

This was simply ridiculous. Her own brother acknowledged his mistake yet turned the blame on her for not explaining herself.

"Jeremy, it seems you haven't aged, but your memory has certainly regressed."

"I..."

Jeremy was left speechless after being retorted.

He recalled that just a few minutes ago, Ashley was trying to explain, saying she didn't push Jessica.

But what did he do back then?

Not only did Jeremy not believe Ashley, but he didn't even have the patience to listen to her words. He even grabbed the water glass and fiercely smashed it towards her! The wounds on her feet from the broken glass were still bleeding.

Jeremy turned around in a daze, looking at Jessica beside him with disappointment.

Jessica, frightened, instantly teared up. "Jeremy, I know I was wrong! I shouldn't have framed Ashley. I just...don't want to lose you and Mom and Dad!"

Jeremy, hearing her explanation, was briefly stunned.

Seeing that he was willing to listen, Jessica knew she could turn this situation over. She instantly appeared even more heartbroken, and her tears fell like a heavy rain.

"Jeremy, I grew up in the Ramos family since I was a child. I've always considered you my brother and treated Mom and Dad as my birth parents.

"Since Ashley came back, I've always been afraid that you and my parents will reject me, afraid that you'll abandon me. After all, Ashley is prettier than me and has a closer blood relationship with you.

"I was just too afraid of losing you all, which led me to make such a mistake against Ashley. Jeremy, I know I was wrong. It was all my fault! I won't dare to do it again in the future."

Jeremy's heart had already softened a bit the moment he saw Jessica's teary look.

And now, he was even more moved by her sincere apology.

'What bad intentions could Jessica have? She's just too concerned about family ties!' Jeremy said to himself.

He immediately made up his mind, turned to Ashley, and said, "Jessica framed you only because she had been blinded by her confusion. Since you haven't suffered any harm, as her elder sister, you should be more tolerant. Don't hold it against her, okay? Just forgive her this time."

Ashley only found his words incredibly ridiculous.