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

great care, unlike herself—a lookalike and a

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

Where are your relatives?" Axel pretended to drop a casual question while washing

about your life over the years you

was an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. | don't have parents. Jameson was the one who named me," she revealed in

pensive expression. "Guess that explains why you volunteer here. Is it to

| think back on how | was beaten, yelled at, and starved for

row?"

made his heart stop in shock. He shot a deep look

all orphanages in the world are safe havens for kids. Sare hell on earth." Her hands

| have Jameson Schmidt to thank. Without his help, | would have died of starvation on

| only survived until this day

through. Rather than salvation, she met a fate more brutal and despairing than

starvings that

as he wrung the clothes dry. "You're considered

after all the