Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 104

Chapter 104

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“Ellie misunderstood me before. I just wanted to mend fences with her, not make her drink so much,” Haley said, looking at Alex awkwardly.

As Alex stared intently at Ellie with a gloomy look, she quickly pulled Alex back to his seat. “Alex, I know you care about me. Ellie’s already had her drink, so don’t blame her. Just sit down.”

Ellie put down her glass and accidentally brushed her fingers against the fork on the plate, quickly pulling her hand back in pain.

“Ellie, your hand is bleeding.” Lacey quickly grabbed a napkin and handed it over.

Ellie took the napkin and pressed it against her injured finger, “I’m going to the restroom.”

flushed cheeks over and over. Those who are favored are always fearless, so Haley could lie openly without worry. Meanwhile, Ellie had to keep her grievances to herself, even if she felt wronged.

a crush on Alex secretly, she didn’t even have the right to be jealous. Life wasn’t like the movies, and she couldn’t read anyone’s mind. In her moments of frustration,

either with time or with a new flame. Ellie chose time, using distance to let go of her

his eyes, and her hidden feelings would flood back. Yet, she also knew trying to

it.

heart was the one she locked herself in. She believed that if she faced her feelings bravely and worked hard to let go, one day when she saw Alex again, the heart that had fluttered for him for so many years would

the bathroom, Ellie stumbled out, feeling dizzy. She rarely drank, and this was the first time she had so much strong liquor. In such a short

unfamiliar room. Shocked, she quickly became soberer and saw it was Alex. She took a couple of steps back to put some distance

other, neither speaking first. Alex looked upset and reached for Ellie’s injured hand, but

trying again to grab her hand. She moved back again.

the third time, Alex reached for her hand, and for the third time, she backed away until

patience. He forcefully trapped Ellie in the narrow space between the wall and himself, grabbing her wrist to inspect her finger. She clenched her hand tightly, struggling hard to prevent him from seeing

it.

said, “Let me

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“No, it’s

in an intense struggle, neither willing to give up, and soon