Chapter 76

“Wait.”

For some reason, the conversation irritated Jasper. Sternly, he asked, “Ms. White, don’t you owe Liana an apology?”

Landon sighed helplessly, resisting the urge to stuff his socks into Jasper’s mouth.

A dull pain throbbed in Alyssa’s heart. She turned around to cast him a blank stare.

Her disappointed gaze pierced Jasper’s soul.

“She didn’t do it! Alice didn’t do it!”

Just at that moment, a sweet, gentle voice cut through the air. It arrived unannounced, like lightning on a clear day, foiling the plot that had been carefully planted.

When Alyssa turned her gaze toward the source of the voice, there was a glimmer in her eyes.

“Lauren!”

dress was hurrying toward them. She was sporting

curls, which was Betty’s

always been Betty’s imaginary enemy in

looked for new ways to

she would try to make her

would steal

was relatively introverted and timid. In the presence of strangers, her shoulders were always

know, for the three years that Alyssa was part of the Becketts, Lauren was the only one, aside from Mrs. Rosie, who treated Alyssa kindly. The only one who cared for Alyssa was Lauren, whom the rest

always worried about Lauren. To her surprise,

it

girl, why are you talking nonsense?” Betty glared fiercely at her sister. “No one was in the bathroom except Liana and her. If it wasn’t her, then who else could it be?”

It wasn’t her!” Lauren

jumble.

Go play somewhere else!”

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fists and walked up to Jasper. She looked up at his tall,

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