Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 187

Even though there were only a few people in the side room, the tension was intense.

Alex and Ellie stood facing each other in the center of the room, both teary–eyed as they locked eyes.

Ellie bit her lower lip, simply staring at him in disbelief.

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Alex knew she had secretly liked him for seven years, yet he wasnt moved or sympathetic. Instead, he treated her affection like a bargaining tool.

He was well aware of her pain, but he turned her feelings into a sharp knife, stabbing at her heart repeatedly.

He was indifferent and cruel to her.

Ellie had too many grievances bottled up inside, but she couldnt utter a single word.

She didn’t know what to say, who to say, or how to say.

The cold and resolute look in Ellie’s eyes made Alex feel inexplicably uneasy. He averted his gaze, pulled out a pile of documents from his pocket, and threw them in front of his parents.

you insist on adopting her, then consider me no

Alex

threw down, but before he could take a look, all

Warren Manor was suddenly plunged into darkness, even the emergency voice–activated lights wouldn’t turn

the living room, everyone

a servant hurriedly reported that all four backup generators in

Layton found Alex at a bar.

power to the entire villa, scattered the guests from the manor, and came here alone to drink. That’s really a

as he poured himself a drink

man. Ellie likes you but she hasn’t made it public and it hasn’t affected you. Can’t you

gave Her a chance.” Alex slammed the glass onto the table. “She

admit she likes

his elbows on his knees, exuding a sense of exhaustion and

with curiosity. How did you pass the recruitment review with such a noticeable tattoo?”

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lowered his gaze, growing more irritated as he stared at Haley’s initials on his left ring finger. “It’s okay if the tattoos on exposed areas are under 1

planning to

Layton. “What else would

if you can’t accept Ellie as your adopted sister and don’t care about Ms. Grant, then what about