When Victoria heard him, her brows immediately furrowed in disgust.
Dempsey, filled with remorse and guilt, approached Victoria. His eyes were full of regret and apologies as his lips trembled. "Victoria, I wrongly accused you..."
When Carl heard Dempsey's words, there was disdain in his eyes. He sneered coldly, "Now you realize your mistake? What took you so long?"
Dempsey, full of pain, confessed, "I was deceived by Amelia. I didn't know you were the one who saved me. If I had known..."
Hearing this, the expression on Carl's face became even more disdainful.
He first glanced at Victoria and saw the disgust plastered on her face.
Carl couldn't bear it anymore and ruthlessly spoke out.
"So you were easily deceived by Amelia's lies? You didn't bother to verify and didn't listen to Victoria's explanation. It seems you never considered her a family member. Victoria is your real sister; why couldn't you trust her?""
Dempsey was speechless.
He didn't have the face to refute at all. In the past, he had never trusted Victoria, not even a bit.
He had never considered her family.
If he had a little bit of regard for Victoria as his family, he would not have easily listened to Amelia's words.
In essence, he had failed in fulfilling his duties as an elder brother.
Victoria didn't pay any attention to Dempsey. She pulled Carl and walked away together.
"Victoria!" Dempsey, with reddened eyes, blocked her way, "I was wrong before; I shouldn't have treated you like that!"
Hearing this belated apology, Victoria's heart was calm and unwavering.
Dempsey gazed at his sister with guilt and self-reproach.
Carl glanced at Victoria, and then at Dempsey.
After all, this was Victoria's personal matter, so he could not interfere too much.
He gestured to Victoria, indicating that he should step aside first, but he was nearby in case Dempsey bothered her.
If Dempsey dared to bully her again, he would come over in time to help.
Carl walked away.
Victoria glared at Dempsey expressionlessly and said indifferently, "Dempsey, I have nothing to say to you."
Dempsey was stung by her indifferent attitude.
But this was his fault, he deserved it!
"Victoria, I'm sorry, I've always blamed you!"
"It's a pity that I knew it too late. You are the one who saved me, endangering your life in the process. You are the sister I should love the most!"
"Victoria, I was wrong all along. I shouldn't have treated you like that."
Dempsey said, tears flashing in his eyes, filled with the pain of remorse.
Victoria responded with a mocking smile, "So what? Do you think a simple apology erases all the abuse and insults you subjected me to?"
In the past, if she heard Dempsey admit to his mistake from the bottom of his heart, she would be very excited and forgive him on the spot.
However, she had experienced heartache and despair time and time again. She no longer had any feelings for the Montgomery family, nor did she want to have any connection with them.
When Dempsey heard Victoria's response, he felt as if a huge rock had crushed his heart.
Do you think a simple apology erases all the abuse and insults you subjected me to?
How could he forget how he had treated Victoria before?
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