Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 82

Chapter 82

Ellie slowly came to amidst a wave of pain. When she realized a strange man was staring at her with predatory eyes, she screamed in fear.

Taking advantage of the with her hands. The man, in pain, slapped Ellie hard,

causing her to fall san’s distraction, she attacked his eyes

into the pool, disoriented.

She struggled desperately in the pool, gasping for help as water flooded her lungs, making it hard to breathe. Helplessly, she watched two men approaching her in the water.

Just as Ellie felt she was about to suffocate, someone yanked her hair, followed by a stinging slap to her face. Her face went numb from the pain, her head spinning, and a ringing sound filled her ears.

“You slut, you almost poked my eyes out! I’m going to kill you!” The terrifying voice came from above as the man forced Ellie under the water.

As her awareness started fading and she felt close to death, she was yanked up by her hair to the surface, only to be slapped again and again. This repeated so many times that Ellie eventually had no strength left.

Closing her eyes, she sank beneath the water again, her mind floating to the image of a sharply handsome face–it was sometimes smiling, other times frowning, sometimes angry, and occasionally silent…

She thought, ‘What a shame! After trying so hard, now at the brink of death, all she could think about was him. In the end, she still couldn’t push him out of her heart.

and facing the repeated torment from the two men,

gripped the part of the pool ladder that was still above water, closing her eyes in hopelessness.

hair, she just wouldn’t let go. She thought, “Better to sink down than be humiliated like

felt homesick, missing her parents and

her and took her into their room. When she saw Carlos’s serious face, it scared her and made her cry

into Alex’s room

never forget Alex’s expression at that moment. Even though he looked annoyed, he still tucked her in, warning her with a frown, “If you wet the bed, I’ll spank

strange!‘ Ellie thought to herself, and as she pondered, the pain suddenly disappeared.

saw Ellie being harassed by two naked men who were pulling her hair and shouting at her. Layton was also shocked by the scene and hurried forward to stop Alex, but

Layton

fruit knife from beside the pool and jump into the pool. He

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the pool, and bright red

anger. He gently laid Ellie on the edge of the pool, removed his wet jacket to cover her, and immediately began first aid.

Ellie’s chest, occasionally bending down

knelt beside Ellie, calling her name over

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out some water and slowly came to. “Let go

warm breath on her neck, making