Can’t Win Me Back

Back in their room, Jasper confided in Alyssa about Zoe and Betty.

He could have kept it secret, but respecting Alyssa’s wishes for transparency, he opted for honesty. Keeping secrets would land him in trouble, and the thought of facing Alyssa’s wrath was enough to deter him.

After all, appeasing an angry Alyssa wouldn’t be an easy feat. She might not even let him touch her for days or even weeks, and no words could describe this sort of misery.

Alyssa listened intently, her eyes narrowing dangerously. The look in her eyes was so intense that it would make anyone’s heart race.

“Lauren has endured so much unfair treatment, and it’s all because of her sister, Betty.”

In the next second, Alyssa snatched up her teacup in a fit of anger and flung it across the room, shattering it into pieces.

comforted her. “Getting so worked up like this isn’t good for your health. And hurting yourself over a piece of trash isn’t

child is different, but it’s as if Betty has

siblings be so different? When Sophia forced her way into the family with her pregnancy, I’m sure Mr. Javier had a paternity test done. Is Betty really his

“Grandpa did order a paternity test that year. The results showed that Betty is indeed

doctors can be bribed. Sophia getting away with murder for 20 years proves she’s capable

to stop. Each thought seemed more

a serious expression, Jasper slipped his fingers between Alyssa’s collar and the back of her neck, massaging

him

similar suspicion himself. He’d just been too busy with other