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.

on adopting her, then consider

this, Alex turned and

could take a look, all the lights in

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

a brief moment of chaos in the living room, everyone felt their way toward the nearby garden in

reported that all four backup generators in the villa had broken

Layton found Alex at

table and said, “You cut off power to the entire villa,

bloodshot with frustration as he poured himself a drink and downed it in one go.

likes you but she hasn’t made it public and it hasn’t affected you. Can’t you just pretend not to know it? How could you

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

“Ellie would rather swear than admit she likes you.

rested his elbows on his knees,

curiosity. How did you pass the recruitment

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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 inch with standard military

planning to

gaze to Layton. “What else would I

continued, “Even if you can’t accept Ellie as your adopted sister and don’t care about Ms. Grant, then what about Haley?”