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?”

grievances exploded at that moment. “If you hadn’t pushed me into a corner because of Haley, I wouldn’t have considered seeking your parents‘ protection and agreeing to this

her head in her hands and sobbing

slowly squatted down beside Ellie, watching as she suddenly broke down. He just watched her cry, feeling like something was stuck

of time, Alex finally spoke quietly, “As long as you follow

with her tear–stained eyes and shook her head firmly.

long as you behave like you used to, I can make it

bed. Ellie

“In your mind, my life is worth less than dirt. I

made me watch you take Haley from my brother, and you gave me the snacks that Haley

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

six months brought Ellie to tears. “Haley hired thugs to beat me up in the street, almost ruining my

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