Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 213

Finally, Ellie took the car keys from Diana’s back pocket and opened the car door. Only then did Aaron agree to drive Diana

home

Watching Aaron drive Diana’s car slowly onto the main road, Ellie picked up her phone to call a ride.

Across the street, Alex was getting out of Layton’s car.

Late at night, when Ellie saw Alex crossing the street toward her, she turned around and walked away.

“Do you have to leave as soon as you see me? Am I some kind of monster?” Alex kept a calm face as he gently grabbed Ellie’s wrist, being careful not to use too much force.

Ellie stopped and turned around.

Meeting Alex’s eyes, Ellie remembered how concerned Alex looked when he was holding Haley earlier in the day. She pulled her hand back forcefully and took out a wet wipe from her bag to clean it.

Alex lost his words for a while. Holding back his emotions, Alex said, “I’ll call a car and go back with you.”

“I’m not ready to head back yet; you go on ahead.” Ellie, seeing Alex about to catch a ride home with her, suddenly didn’t feel like going.

to walk around a bit more.” Ellie said, turning around to walk back toward the shopping street.

Ellie’s silhouette as she walked away and quietly followed her, saying, “Let me walk

neither agreed nor

didn’t say anything else, and the two of them walked one

and people in the square started to

the spot where she had just been talking with Aaron,

sat down next to her, his eyes intensely

features were innocent, yet her lips were so captivating, giving her face a mix

sat quietly next to him, the night breeze lifting her long hair, her beauty capturing attention and making it hard

away.

shiver from the wind, Alex took off his jacket

pushed Alex away.

frowned and put his jacket back on Ellie, and she pushed it

firmly putting the jacket back on Ellie and wrapping his arm over her shoulders to stop

into Alex’s determined eyes, opened her mouth, but didn’t resist anymore.

grip, feeling that Ellie had

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