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.

couldn’t swim, and facing the repeated torment from the two

desperately gripped the part of the pool ladder

let go. She thought, “Better to sink down than be humiliated like this. At

felt homesick, missing her parents and brother, and would cry silently in

face, it scared her and made her cry even more when she was

Nancy carried her into Alex’s room and placed her on his

expression at that moment. Even though he looked annoyed, he still tucked her in, warning her with

as she

and shouting at her. Layton was also shocked

Layton

pick up the fruit knife from beside the pool and jump into the pool. He realized that those two fools were

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from the pool, and bright red bload quickly spread through the

marks, his eyes turned red with anger. He gently laid Ellie on the edge of the pool, removed his wet jacket to cover

chest, occasionally bending down to

wet and with tears in his eyes, knelt beside Ellie, calling her

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slowly came to. “Let

tightly around her, warm breath on her neck, making her scream in fright