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.

minutes later, Alex and Layton were waiting for the elevator at the hospital elevator lobby together.

over Alex. “Since you know what Haley has

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

elevator doors opened, and Alex stepped into

elevator stopped at the floor where Ellie’s ward was located. Alex got

room.

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

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

wrist?” After a long silence, Alex finally spoke.

silent, making no movements. The bed sank slightly beside her as Alex sat down next to her, prompting

the bed as if avoiding a

as soon as his fingertips touched her, she reflexively pulled away. Alex hesitated and withdrew his hand, not continuing

long pause, Alex handed his secondary card to Ellie. “The PIN is

at the card Alex offered and put her hands under the blanket. There was no such thing as a

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the card and remain silent, sitting quietly in front of him, Alex knew she

involuntarily, and his complicated gaze lingered on

long while, then said, “Ellie, if you obediently go and help Haley clarify this

looked up, meeting Alex’s gaze. She asked softly, “Set conditions? Do I

brought their conversation to an abrupt end.