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Chapter 76

Author: Ginger Sue
"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!"

A girl clad in a simple white dress was hurrying toward them. She was sporting a ridiculous crown of dense curls, which was Betty's doing.

Lauren had always been Betty's imaginary enemy in their family. Betty envied her little sister's beauty. She always looked for new ways to bully her.

Whenever they appeared in public, she would
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