Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 207

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In the new home Alex prepared after getting engaged to Haley, she saw Alex coming through the door and burst into tears, throwing herself into his arms.

Alex subtly pushed her away. Haley, pushed away by Alex, looked visibly upset and crouched down to get his slippers.

“I’ll do it myself.” Alex said, bending over to change into slippers and heading straight to the balcony in the living room to close the window.

Haley came over to Alex, holding back her tears. “Alex,” she said, “Ethan was in an accident a week ago. He~”

“I know, so just get to the point.” Alex lit a cigarette.

Haley was surprised. “How do you know…?”

Ethan had a car accident from drunk driving a week ago. Her parents went to great lengths to keep it quiet, even their relatives were unaware. Haley thought, ‘How does Alex know?‘

Alex flicked his cigarette ash and looked at Haley. “Here is Jaslands.”

was in trouble and you acted like you didn’t know all along?” Haley’s

say anything, admitting her accusation silently. Haley’s eyes,

that Alex was getting more and more impatient with her.

had vanished without a reason a few days before the welcome home party,

chain she held was Ellie’s, he would

being with Alex satisfied her vanity, and even though she knew Alex was troublesome and unpredictable, someone she couldn’t manage, she just couldn’t stay away. She just couldn’t leave him. Suppressing her discomfort, Haley cautiously said, “Alex, the police have transferred the case to the prosecution, but it ended up on Aaron’s desk.”

up with Aaron and got with you, his family has always held a grudge against me. You have to help me, or Ethan

me, and I promised to take responsibility for

“Can’t you help Ethan just

the floor–to–ceiling window, turning his back to Haley. “Ethan was driving drunk in a night market, crashing into five or six stalls, killing

though your family acted quickly to keep things quiet, a hit–and–run while drunk driving that causes death is

police or try to fix it; instead, he backed up intentionally and hit someone again, killing one

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cried and pleaded, “That’s why I’m begging you