Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 158

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It was Thanksgiving, and around noon, Alex received a call from Haley to rush to the hospital. When he arrived, Haley was in a complete meltdown.

Inside the hospital room, everything that could be thrown had been hurled around, leaving a mess everywhere. The moment Haley saw Alex walk in, she abruptly stopped crying.

The nurse beside her and Haley’s mother finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Annoyed, Alex kicked aside the measurement device blocking his path and approached the bedside. “When you made your choice, you should have anticipated all the possible outcomes. What’s the point of throwing a tantrum now that things are like this?”

With her hair a total disaster, Haley sobbed, “Alex, do you hate me too? Even if you helped erase the negative comments about me online, I’ve still ruined my reputation!

“My dad’s company is suffering because of this! I’m your fiancée, so why does your mom protect outsiders but not me?!” Seeing that Alex wasn’t saying anything, Haley continued to cry, “Your mom said such awful things about me at the press conference! She won’t even acknowledge me as her daughter–in–law! How am I supposed to face anyone out there?

“Just leave! Forget that I almost died saving you! Consider that necklace as my last wish, and I won’t return it. I don’t want to drag you down anymore–just let me deal with this on my own!“:

that, Haley buried her face in the

of uncertainty in his eyes before suddenly turning to leave.

she’s under a lot of stress! Her depression is worse than before. The doctors said she couldn’t handle any more shock.

come back to keep her company,” Alex replied, stepping into the

come back, and hurriedly asked, “Mom, what

the door behind them. “He said

in her eyes, Haley felt a smile creeping up on her lips. She thought, ‘Nancy, so what if you don’t approv of me

as a daughter? The moment I step into the Warren family, I won’t let her off the hook that easy! You won’t get to

at Ellie’s

should take a break. I can handle this alone,”

the kitchen, Ellie was busy preparing Thanksgiving dinner. When she saw her mom coming in to

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