Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 173

Ellie tossed aside her blanket and got out of bed. Her eyes were red, and she spoke with a catch, “When I was little, you gave me a piece of candy. I could be happy for days.”

“You spun me around in the yard and let me hide in your blanket whenever I felt homesick. I thought that was what it meant to care and happiness!” Ellie said.

Alex got up, threw the blanket over Ellie, and said, “If you felt happy, why did you leave the Warren family back then?”

Ellie gave Alex a hard shove. He didn’t move an inch, but she stumbled back two steps. Tears of anger filled her eyes as she shouted, “Because you’re a man who was already engaged, you have someone you need to protect!”

Ellie replied, “I’m not a child who can be comforted by just one piece of candy anymore. I’ll find someone who truly cherishes me!”

Alex stared at Ellie, his frustration boiling over. “If you’re so eager to cut ties with me, why did you return to the Warren family anyway?”

a corner because of Haley, I wouldn’t have considered seeking your parents‘ protection and agreeing to this relationship. It’s

her head in her hands

He just watched her cry, feeling like something was stuck in his

“As long as you follow what I say, no one will ever push you

tear–stained eyes

behave like you used to, I can make

stood by the bed. Ellie threw off the blanket with a mess of hair. Her eyes were red from crying, looking utterly

and said with tears, “In your mind, my life is worth less than dirt. I don’t even deserve respect and worse than

from my brother, and you gave me the snacks

on a stormy night! In the cinema, you protected Haley and left, not caring about my safety! You knew I couldn’t swim, yet you pushed me into the river

in Ameria?” The thought of those unbearable six months brought Ellie to tears.

half a year, I lived with a hat, sunglasses, and mask, only daring to remove the mask to eat in hidden corners while being