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.

Alex and Layton were waiting for the elevator at

over Alex. “Since you know what Haley has been doing behind your back, you’re still protecting her like this, which is not fair

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

doors opened, and Alex

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

room.

something to attend to right now, let’s catch up some other day,” Ellie, leaning against

the bedside, and Ellie instinctively moved to the other side of the bed.

long silence, Alex

her eyes, curled her legs against the headrest of the bed, and remained silent, making no movements. The bed sank

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

injured wrist, but as soon as his fingertips touched her, she reflexively pulled

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

the card Alex offered and put her hands under the blanket. There was no such thing as a free lunch; he wouldn’t give

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card and remain silent, sitting quietly in front of him, Alex knew she was no longer the obedient little girl

and his

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

gaze. She asked softly,

their conversation to an