Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 21

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Ellie finally understood and shook her head. “No, I don’t. I’m just not used to wearing this kind of stuff,” she said, slipping the gift into Alex’s bag when he wasn’t looking, then turned to walk away.

But she didn’t get far before Alex caught up. “Since you helped me pick a gift, I’ll treat you to dinner, he said, grabbing her arm and leading her to his sports car. “After dinner, pack up your things and move back home with me,”

He then opened the gift box from his bag, took out the platinum bracelet, and put it on Ellie’s wrist. “Wear it when you’re not working You’ll get used to it, he warned.

The bracelet’s smooth texture perfectly complemented Ellie’s soft wrist, adding a subtle sparkle to her reserved nature, as if it was made just for her.

“Doesn’t it look good?” Alex asked, satisfied as he let go of her hand.

Ellie felt awkward and tried to remove the bracelet, but stopped when she caught Alex’s warning glance.

The car came to a stop after a few minutes, and Ellie thought they had finally arrived at the restaurant. Alex’s anxious voice broke through. “Tll take you out next time; just hurry and

get

she spotted Haley standing by the traffic light, chatting away on her phone.

his hair in the rearview mirror. Noticing she was still in the car, he urged her again to hurry

but before she could even find her balance, Alex had already driven

as he pulled up in front of Haley and got out

Ellie forced herself to look away. This was the second time Alex had kicked her out of the front seat. She

from her wrist. This was not a real gift, no matter

called from behind her. She turned to see Haley approaching, with

Let’s find a spot to sit and catch up,” she suggested. Haley looked so sincere that Ellie wanted to talk about Aaron, but with Alex there, she felt like she couldn’t say a word. “Oh, Ellie, didn’t

today,” Haley added, trying to lighten the

pulled across the street by Haley

Haley had been totally uninterested in Alex, but now she

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dream car game

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beside her, with Alex taking a seat across from

it to Haley. “You