Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 76

“Stop the car!” Ellie suddenly shouted while Alex was on the phone with Haley. Alex braked instinctively.

Before Alex could say anything, Ellie quickly unfastened her seatbelt, jumped out, and ran toward the neighborhood without looking back.

Once inside the neighborhood, Ellie watched from afar as Alex’s car turned around and sped off as if he was racing to reach Haley instantly.

Her heart felt like it was being pricked by needles, a sharp pain. Ellie’s eyes turned red, and she took deep breaths to calm herself.

Fortunately, she heard it was Haley’s call and got out of the car in advance. Otherwise, she would have been kicked out by Alex again like the last two times.

With blurry vision, Ellie watched the direction where Alex’s car was leaving, then turned and walked back to her apartment building-

The next day at noon, Ellie arranged to meet Whitney at a restaurant near the hospital to apologize for not making it the previous night.

“I saw everything last night. I was afraid it would be awkward to greet, Whitney said.

Whitney mention seeing her embarrassing scene at the restaurant last night, Ellie awkwardly bowed her head “Sorry, Whitney, I

wearing a modified dress with a light early autumn jacket over it. Her long hair was tied in a

but upon a closer look, she was like a fine wine, becoming more tasteful the more you

distance and raised her glass to clink with Ellie’s. “Look, we’ve run into them again, haven’t

head and saw Alex

his naturally good looks and proud, arrogant attitude, he was the focus of attention wherever he

height of nearly six feet and open personality, seemed quite gentle next to Alex. Watching Alex look affectionately at Haley, Ellie couldn’t help but grip

make a perfect couple,” Whitney

a bitter smile. She thought, “They looked like a perfect

chose a seat by the window instead of coming over to Ellic,

you like him?” Whitney’s question made Ellie’s just–relaxed nerves

denied immediately

Jan 28

Chapter 76