Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 59

Chapter 59

BUST

Aaron met her gaze with a calm but slightly furrowed brow. He was worried about his sister, yet everyone seemed to want to know what was going on with him.

Seeing that he wasn’t speaking. Haley couldn’t contain her anger anymore. “We came to check on Ellie because we were worried about her! If you’re not grateful, fine, but do you really have to act like this?”

Aaron replied, “I’m not blaming anyone, but I really don’t want to see you guys.”

Haley shot back, “What about your sense of decency, Aaron? Your manners? I’m just breaking things off with you! Do you really need to act like we’re enemies?”

Aaron retorted, “What do you expect from a guy who grew up poor? Decency? Manners? You overestimate me.” With that, he turned and walked away.

cold–hearted one was Aaron. She had nothing to feel guilty about. With a heavy heart,

lay in the hospital bed, her fever making her feel hazy and disoriented, but she could still hear the exchange between Aaron and

the past, Aaron never spoke to Haley like that. She knew Aaron cared about

the blankets over her head, Ellie tried

stood frozen, searching for Alex and Haley in the chaos. All she could think was to find them. and make

was panicked, confused, and terrified, she never left anyone

Haley under his protection, Ellie felt

moment, Alex’s eyes, his heart, and his thoughts were solely focused on Haley. He didn’t even glance her way as he walked

a huge bouquet of flowers. If he had just turned his head slightly, he would

her face in the blankets, wrapping her arms

guy was singing his heart out. Alex found it boring and

isn’t Ellie here tonight?” Layton asked, passing Alex a glass and

his legs casually on the coffee table, fiddling with

eyes scanned Alex’s face, clearly curious. “Come on, Alex. You’ve pretty much got Haley wrapped around your finger. You’ve got a fiancée overseas you’ve never even met and yet you still have time to mess around with Ellie?”