Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

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!”

was hurrying toward them. She

dense curls, which was Betty’s

been Betty’s imaginary enemy in their family.

for new ways to bully

to make her sister look bad.

sister would steal her

other hand, was autistic. As a result, she was relatively introverted and timid. In the presence of

for the three years that Alyssa was part of the Becketts, Lauren was the only one, aside from Mrs. Rosie, who treated Alyssa

she always worried about Lauren. To

it

are you talking nonsense?” Betty glared fiercely at her sister. “No one was in the bathroom except Liana and

her!” Lauren pleaded desperately. Her words were

jumble.

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clenched her tiny fists and walked up to Jasper. She looked up at

nervously.

It wasn’t Alice who

why do you say so?” Jasper’s tone was