Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 152

Chapter 152

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Seeing Alex about to leave, Haley recklessly stopped him, lifted her hair, and pulled down her collar to show Alex the collar chain on her neck. “Alex, I know I was wrong. You promised to protect me for life, so you won’t abandon me, right?”

Alex stared intently at the collar chain on Haley’s neck with a complicated look in his eyes.

Haley said, “For the sake of how I once risked my life to save you, will you help me one more time?”

Seeing Alex’s silence, Haley hurriedly swore, “After this matter is over, I promise I won’t cause any more trouble for Ellie. I swear.”

“Get some rest. I’ll handle this matter.” Alex left.

Watching Alex turn around and leave the ward neatly, Haley collapsed weakly by the bedside.

It turned out Alex knew everything.

Clutching the pendant of her collar chain tightly, Haley couldn’t stop trembling. She dared not imagine what Alex would do to her if he found out the collar chain belonged to Ellie.

and Layton were waiting for the elevator at the hospital

that Alex was clearly not in the right mood, Layton’s shrewd eyes swept over Alex. “Since you know what Haley has been doing behind your back, you’re still protecting her like this, which

“Fairness is only for the strong. Besides, I’m not going to let

elevator doors opened, and Alex stepped into the elevator first.

Ellie’s ward was located. Alex got out of

room.

now, let’s catch up some other day,” Ellie, leaning against the hospital bed, spoke hastily and ended the call as soon as Alex entered.

the bedside, and Ellie instinctively moved to the other side of the bed. Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere in the ward was inexplicably oppressive.

wrist?” After a long silence, Alex finally

eyes, curled her legs against the headrest of the bed, and remained silent, making no movements. The bed sank slightly beside her as Alex sat down next to her, prompting Ellie

moving away from him on the bed as if avoiding a plague, Alex’s brows furrowed so tightly they could pinch a

for Ellie’s injured wrist, but as soon as his fingertips touched her,

Alex handed his secondary card to Ellie. “The PIN is my birthday; you can use it as

under the blanket. There was no such thing as a free lunch; he

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of him, Alex knew she was no longer the obedient little girl from before.

his complicated gaze lingered on Ellie’s face.

a long while, then said, “Ellie, if you obediently go and help Haley clarify this matter, I’ll accept any conditions you

Alex’s gaze. She asked softly, “Set conditions? Do

their conversation