Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 63

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“Haley, you told Aaron how hard it was for you and how much pressure you were under while sending mixed signals to Alex and letting him chase after you like crazy.

“Then you turn around to find all sorts of excuses to nitpick at Aaron. And finally, you stand in front of him, demanding a breakup while acting like you’re the wronged party, saying it’s all his fault!“.

Haley opened her mouth, speechless.

“Aaron doesn’t need you to survive. You didn’t have to act like this!” After saying this, Ellie turned and walked away.

“Even so, I hope that when Alex proposes to me next time, you’ll be there!” Haley’s words left Ellie at a loss. It was as if Haley thought everyone would just cater to her, like a pampered princess

If Ellie hadn’t seen the things on Alex’s phone, she wouldn’t have believed that Haley could do this behind Aaron’s back. What was the difference between this and betrayal?

To hurt Aaron so deeply while still expecting her to help maintain her perfect image–what kind of logic was that?

After forcing herself out for a break, Ellie returned to the hospital with a heavy heart and continued her shift. The whole afternoon she was completely out of it. As it neared the end of her workday, she hid in the break room to call Aaron.

Hearing a commotion outside, Ellie quickly hung up and stepped out. She was shocked to see a crowd gathered in the hallway. With her sharp eyes, she spotted a young man holding a knife, charging at some medical staff.

a beat, and instinctively she rushed to protect her mentor. But just then, a figure swooped down over her. Ellie screamed in fear, unable to make a

deep grunt from above, she looked up. “What

the hell were you thinking, letting yourself get chopped up?” Alex

embrace.

against her, Ellie’s own heart raced

uncommon for patients or their families to lash out over mishaps

emergency room was a chaotic mess. The attacker was quickly subdued, and it wasn’t until the crowd was fully evacuated that Alex finally let

Ellie only noticed Alex’s arm was injured when one of her colleagues pointed it out. She accompanied him to the ER, where the medical

me some anesthesia!” Alex’s uninjured hand gripped Ellie’s wrist tightly,

back to the last time she had stitched him up without any painkillers,

Alex a private room to stay overnight for observation,

Ellie was packing up and getting ready to head home. “Did you come to the

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specific?”

from his pocket. “Take a look. If you don’t like it, I’ll

gift box, shaking her head and refusing

always seemed to reconcile in the end. But with each fight, her heart

hesitation as he reached for her hand. She dodged, and he persisted.