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?”

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

her head in her hands and sobbing uncontrollably.

squatted down beside Ellie, watching as she suddenly broke down. He just watched her cry, feeling like something was stuck in his chest–heavy, suffocating,

amount of time, Alex finally spoke quietly, “As long as you follow what I say, no one will ever push you

her tear–stained eyes

you behave like you used to, I can make it happen!”

abruptly, with Alex getting up as well. They stood by the bed. Ellie threw off

your mind, my

my brother, and you gave me

the cinema, you protected Haley and left, not caring about my safety! You knew I couldn’t swim, yet you

The thought of those unbearable six months brought Ellie to tears. “Haley hired thugs to beat me up in the street, almost

hat, sunglasses, and mask, only daring to remove the mask to eat in hidden corners while