Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

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Chapter 164

Chapter 164

At the same time, in Ellie’s father’s hospital room, Nancy was pulling Joanna to sit beside the fold–out couch for visitors. Gone was the strong and commanding aura of the wealthiest woman in Jaslands; she seemed more fragile than ever,

“Joanna, you know my eldest son…” Nancy’s voice choked as she spoke about him. “We were so strict with him. He was hardworking and brilliant, but in the end, he never settled down or built a life for himself. Just like that, he’s gone?

Joanna, as a mother herself, could understand the pain of losing a child, but she felt helpless and could only pat Nancy’s hand in consolation.

Nancy continued, “Those years, my husband and I felt like we were living in hell. We poured all our love into Alex. Whatever he wanted, we gave him. Whatever he wanted to do, we let him follow his dreams…”

“That rebellious kid turned out the way he is because we spoiled him rotten.”

“With my eldest son gone, I wish I could adopt Ellie as my daughter. It would bring some life into our home during the holidays and give me someone to talk to. I genuinely like her. Who knew that Alex would…” Nancy said, her words trailing off as she felt anger rising in her.

Nancy dizzy with

I owe the Warren family for their kindness to my child, and I could never repay you. If Ellie doesn’t

by her father’s bedside, her head bowed, unable to find the words to express

profile of her

next to Joanna, holding his mother’s hand. “Mom, I’m not hurt at all. You

me.”

Tears streamed down her cheeks. “If anyone’s to blame, it’s me for not being

can’t repay that debt of gratitude, so just

getting up and pulling Ellie out

a distance.

Ellie saw Haley, she

Joanna with the other, glaring at Haley blocking the

“Get lost!”

frown, moving out of the way. Seeing Nancy pull Ellie into Carlos’s room made her turn

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