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.

the end, the 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

never spoke to Haley like that. She knew

over her head, Ellie tried to hide

Haley in the chaos.

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

Alex passed by with Haley under his protection,

heart, and his thoughts were solely focused on

If he had just turned his head slightly, he would have seen her right

loved never has the right to complain. Ellie buried her face in the blankets, wrapping her arms tightly around herself, desperately

Alley. Ellie hadn’t shown up, and on stage, a young guy was singing his heart out. Alex found it boring and decided to go into a private room with Layton

here tonight?” Layton asked, passing Alex a glass and taking a seat across

lounged back, sinking deep into the couch. He crossed his legs casually on the coffee table, fiddling with a broken red string. “She’s

sharp eyes scanned Alex’s face, clearly curious. “Come on, Alex. You’ve pretty much got Haley wrapped around your finger. You’ve got a