Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Ellie refused to take Haley to Aaron. If Aaron wanted to meet, he would do it on his own. They might get through difficulties, but it didn’t mean they could finally make it.

Haley wasn’t naive. When she was pursuing Aaron, he made it clear about their differences. He told her about his responsibilities, his lack of a car or house, his father’s medical needs, and his mother’s illiteracy

And now, Haley was talking about her parents and her family’s reputation? Ellie had seen it through–Haley was just wavering on this.

After they parted ways, Ellie spent the entire day at home. As evening rolled around, she made some spaghetti, planning to eat before heading to her part–time job at the bar

figured life was about trading what you had for what you wanted. Right now, she had nothing, so her only option was to focus

picked up her fork, the doorbell rang. When Ellie opened the door and saw Alex, she instinctively

and recalled his rude behavior at Haley’s birthday party. She turned back to

as he pinned her with his

hesitating before she

opened up into a dining area with an island in the

and threw it onto the table with a clatter. He leaned in, hands on the table,

visited her that morning, and they had talked, but Ellie hadn’t intended to cause any trouble between Alex and Haley. She didn’t know what had happened between them, but Alex’s expression told her

up her fork. “She did come to see

to stand in front of her, gripping her chin to force her to look at him “If you didn’t say anything to her, why would she suddenly