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.

cradled it gently between his palms and comforted her. "Getting so worked up like this isn't good for your health. And hurting

that every child is different, but it's as if Betty has some sort of genetic mutation. She's an

began to crack. "They share the same mother. How could siblings be so different? When Sophia forced her way into the family with her pregnancy, I'm sure Mr.

over. He replied softly, "Grandpa did order a paternity test that year. The results showed that Betty

can be bribed. Sophia getting away with murder for 20 years proves she's capable of hiding secrets about

to stop. Each thought seemed

Jasper slipped his fingers between Alyssa's collar and the back

helped him to calm

or dismissive of her theory. In fact, he harbored a similar suspicion himself. He'd just been too busy with other issues to address

now," he began, "we need to focus on how Betty teamed up with Harper Group to hurt Lauren." He

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