Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 163

As soon as Elle stepped into the hospital room, she saw Joanna slap her brother hard across the face.

“Mom” Ellie and Nancy instinctively moved in front of Aaron.

Kancy spoke up. “Joanna, it’s our family’s fault. If you’re going to hit someone, it should be me. I should have raised my son

better

Joanna looked at her son with pity, but her expression was serious. “It doesn’t matter who’s right or wrong. You can’t just storm into someone else’s house without considering your elders.”

Todd stood at the foot of the hospital bed, his expression a mix of embarrassment and concern. Joanna, it’s our fault for not raising our child properly. Please forgive us. Unable to take the tension any longer, Todd turned and left the room.

“Mom, Nancy, you two talk. I’ll step out for a minute, Aaron said, maintaining his composure as he exited. He didn’t forget to acknowledge the elders.

after Aaron into the elevator. They

the garden, Ellie looked worriedly at her brother, sensing

him.

smile. “Don’t worry,

her eyes.

appear calm, but deep down, they were carrying a heavy emotional burden

things around, and neither would her brother. After being pushed to their limits, silence was all they had left. This was the

the moon in the sky. “If I hadn’t gone to save that person back then, Dad wouldn’t have lost a leg while saving me. All these years relying on medication to survive has left him with so

in her eyes. The choices she made when she was naive forced her to carry the consequences into her mature years. It wasn’t

“I regret it so much.”

indifference over kindness. If she hadn’t gone to save that guy, her father

had been able–bodied, he’d be

hadn’t been disabled, she was sure he could have supported the family, handling all the

for over a decade.

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