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

with a flicker of uncertainty in his eyes before suddenly turning to

elevator. “Please don’t be angry with Haley; she’s under a lot of stress! Her depression is worse than before. The doctors said she couldn’t handle any more shock. Just try to

go buy her something and come back to keep

back, and hurriedly asked,

behind them.

on her lips. She thought, ‘Nancy, so what if you

go home for Thanksgiving and insists on staying at the hospital with me! So what if you took Ellie in as a daughter? The

at Ellie’s Apartment…

take a break. I can handle this alone,” Ellie said.

Thanksgiving dinner. When she saw her mom coming in to help, she gently pushe

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