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The emotions that had been suppressed in his heart suddenly surged, and Alex tried desperately to restrain them. Seeing no reaction from Ellie, Alex held Ellie’s chin. “Let me see if my touch will make your chin fall off.”

Alex pulled Ellie’s ears, pinched her cheeks, and rubbed her head.

His gaze softened unconsciously. Alex spoke again, his tone carrying an unnoticed heartache. “When you were well–behaved before, did I ever hurt you?”

Ellie, with her eyes closed, was fussed over by Alex, who rubbed her head and pinched her face. Listening to his inexplicable words, her hands hidden under the blanket clenched tightly.

Feeling Alex’s breath, Ellie held her breath, barely able to keep up the act. Originally, Ellie thought that if she called the police on him, he would come and confront her immediately.

Unexpectedly, he was acting erratically here, kneading and pinching her as if he wasn’t the one who hurt her that morning.

Alex noticed Ellie’s eyelashes trembling slightly and was about to reach out to touch them when Aaron knocked and entered the ward.

Seeing Aaron, Alex’s expression changed in an instant.

frown. The two men’s gazes clashed. Aaron stood at the door of the ward without entering, and Alex got up and left the

the hospital corridor, they stood

resist frowning. “The police are already involved in this

and his mood suddenly became irritable. “Why can’t I be here? Is this

Aaron fell silent.

of that timid girl. If it weren’t for you coming to claim her, Ellie and I wouldn’t have ended up

explain much. “Whatever you say. I believe the police will find evidence

you’re wearing that uniform, you have the right to speak officiously in front of me. I never buy into that,” Alex

forward, his provocative gaze locking with Aaron’s. “You’re keeping those things just to take revenge on Haley for dumping you, right? You can’t let go of

gaze, speaking firmly. “I never thought something that

sure he loved Haley, but the moment she let go, his

vanished.

to the Warren family was

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and we will never sever that bond in

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