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.

it carefully. He then cradled it gently between his palms and comforted her. “Getting so worked up like

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

voice began to crack. “They share the same mother. How could siblings be so different? When Sophia forced her way into the family

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

results can be tampered with, and doctors can be bribed. Sophia getting away with

to stop. Each

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

him

her theory. In fact, he harbored a similar suspicion