Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

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 this isn't good for your health. And

understand that every child is different, but it's as if Betty has some

to crack. "They share the same mother. How could siblings be so different? When Sophia forced

a paternity test

you seen it on TV shows? Paternity test results can be tampered with, and doctors can be bribed. Sophia getting away with murder for 20 years proves she's capable of hiding secrets about a

racing, it was hard to stop. Each thought seemed more horrifying than the

Alyssa's collar and the back of her

helped him

theory. In fact, he harbored a similar suspicion himself. He'd just been too

to hurt Lauren." He wrapped his arm around her waist, caressing

care of Betty shouldn't be difficult, especially now that she doesn't have Sophia backing her up anymore," Alyssa said confidently. "The more trouble she