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.

later, Alex and Layton were waiting for the elevator at the hospital

clearly not in the right mood, Layton’s shrewd eyes swept over Alex. “Since you know what

I’m not going to let her

doors opened, and Alex stepped

where Ellie’s ward was located. Alex got out

room.

have something 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 as Alex entered.

bed. Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere in the

your wrist?” After a long

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

him on the bed as if avoiding a plague, Alex’s

touched her, she reflexively pulled away. Alex hesitated and withdrew his

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

and put her hands under the blanket. There was no such

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

rolled involuntarily, and his complicated gaze lingered on Ellie’s face.

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

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

their conversation to an abrupt