Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Amber remarked flatly, "That sounded so pervy."

Axel's expression collapsed. He argued, "l was a brother who doted on his sister! You just don't get it!"

He took care of Alyssa for another reason. Before their mother passed away, she called the four siblings to her bed and reminded the brothers to take

care of Alyssa to the best of their ability.

He recalled Jennifer comforting them, "Don't cry. Please don't think that Mommy is not around anymore. Mommy will be in the sky, looking after you

and protecting you."

He teared up at the thoughts—a lump formed in his throat.

"That was really sweet.” Amber stared at her reflection on the water, which resembled Alyssa. Her heart skipped a beat at the sight, and she hurriedly

hid the reflection with clothes. She added, "Ms. Alyssa certainly grew up in happiness.”

Despite taking on Alyssa's face, Amber knew her fate was the opposite of Alyssa's. Alyssa was the daughter of a wealthy family who was raised in

and great care, unlike

even think of using her as a replacement for Alyssa? What a

Axel pretended to drop a casual question while washing the clothes. "Hasn't

your life over the years you worked for Jameson

an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. | don't have parents. Jameson was the

pensive expression. "Guess that explains why you volunteer

on how | was beaten, yelled at,

row?"

made his heart stop in shock.

kids. Sare hell on earth." Her hands were red from washing

to thank. Without his help, | would have died of starvation on the streets on that

survived until this

was the hell that Jameson put her through. Rather than salvation, she met a fate more brutal and

starvings

he wrung the clothes dry. "You're considered mentally tough for women. If |

after