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.

“Getting so worked up like this isn’t good for your health. And

child is different, but it’s as if Betty has some sort of genetic

be so different? When Sophia forced her way into the family with her pregnancy, I’m sure Mr. Javier had a paternity

eyes clouded over. He replied softly, “Grandpa did order a paternity test that year. The results

can be tampered with, and doctors can be bribed. Sophia

to stop. Each thought seemed more

fingers between Alyssa’s collar and the back

helped him to

fact, he harbored a similar suspicion himself. He’d just been too busy with