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?”

because of Haley, I wouldn’t have considered seeking your parents‘ protection and agreeing to

down, burying her head in her hands and sobbing uncontrollably.

just watched her cry, feeling like

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

tear–stained eyes and shook her head

as you behave like you

with Alex getting up as well. They stood by the bed. Ellie threw off the blanket with a mess of hair. Her eyes were red from crying, looking utterly

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

made me watch you take Haley from my brother,

out of the car on a stormy night! In the cinema, you protected Haley and left, not caring about my

of those unbearable six months brought Ellie to tears. “Haley hired thugs to

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