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.

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

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

spoke to Haley like that. She knew Aaron cared about

Ellie tried to hide herself completely.

fire broke out, she stood frozen, searching for Alex and Haley in the chaos. All she could think

though she was panicked, confused, and

moment Alex passed by with Haley under his protection, Ellie felt utterly foolish. She felt

his heart, and his thoughts were solely focused on Haley. He didn’t even glance her way as

was holding a huge bouquet of flowers. If he had just turned his head slightly, he would have seen her right

in the blankets, wrapping her arms tightly around herself, desperately trying to stifle her sobs.

Bar in the Old Alley. Ellie hadn’t shown up, and on stage, a young guy was singing his

Layton asked, passing Alex a glass and taking a seat

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

wrapped around your finger. You’ve got a fiancée overseas you’ve never even met and