Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 97

“Alex, let go. Nancy has misunderstood. Ellie realized, frantically pushing Alex away.

Alex allowed Ellie to push hims, still keeping her pinned in the passenger seat. “If you’re not guilty of anything, what are you scared of he teased.

Their eyes met, and Ellie was left speechless. Even after months of not seeing him, trying her hardest to let go and forget, being alone with him now still threw her off balance.

She had feelings for him, and that was why she felt so uneasy. Alex, on the other hand, was calm and composed, because he didn’t feel anything for her. No matter how ambiguous his actions were, they didn’t affect him at all.

With a click, Alex fastened Ellie’s seatbelt, rolled down the window, and honked twice. “Mom, what are you doing?” he shouted, and then the car began to move backward.

Nancy pointed at Alex, running over. “You little rascal, are you picking on Ellie again?”

head to glance at Ellie. The next moment, he hit the gas, and

in the passenger seat, still unnerved. Her hands clasped tightly over her chest,

on driving, but he glanced at her occasionally through the rearview mirror. He

come to a complete stop, she had already stepped out. “Thank you for the ride, Alex. Be careful on your way back,” she said before quickly turning to leave.

empty passenger seat, he turned

inside, moodily smoking a cigarette. Anger bubbled up inside her as she gripped the

Alex had planned to attend a concert together but Alex suddenly texted her saying something came up. And she

over to visit Nancy, bringing along some makeup in hopes of winning her over. To

to her anger, Ellie was already gone, and Alex was

took a shower, charged her clothes, and went into the kitchen to cut some fruit. Aaron said. he’d come by after he finished work,

Christmas.