Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 232

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“You can strip down to nothing and take a shower, but you can’t unbutton those two buttons?” Ellie, frustrated by Alex’s lack of cooperation, turned to leave with the intent of walking out.

“Come back.” Alex finally snapped, unable to hold back any longer. In one swift motion, he yanked off his sleep shirt, exposing his upper body.

Ellie glanced at Alex’s muscular torso, her gaze cold and impassive. She zeroed in on the wound on his abdomen and opened the first–aid kit.

“Ah!” A gut–wrenching scream echoed from the second floor of the Warren Manor,

Ellie worked quickly, applying the medication to Alex’s wound. Once done, she packed up the medical kit and prepared to leave.

Alex lay sidewise on the edge of the bed, his torso still exposed, a bandage wrapped around his waist. The pain was evident as beads of sweat formed on his forehead.

His eyes burned with fury as he glared at Ellie, gasping for breath. “This wound was for Aaron. Could you at least be a little gentler?” he muttered, wincing.

“Don’t let the wound get wet until the stitches are out,” Ellie replied calmly, picking up the medical kit and stepping out of Alex’s room.

Inside the room, Alex remained propped on the bed, his eyes glued to Ellie’s retreating figure, unable to look away for a long

time.

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By Monday morning, nearing eleven o’clock, outside the courthouse, Aaron had just stepped out the front entrance with a colleague when he noticed Haley walking toward him from a distance.

the side entrance of the courthouse, where a small strip of

from crying, rushed to him and, without warning, grabbed Aaron

best

“Aaron, we’ve been together for so

this to me? Why did you have

her away to put some distance between them.

Haley fell apart in front of him, her tears flowing freely. His expression was serious, and his eyes, once filled with

for love, who would gamble their youth on an uncertain future? The way we ended was anything but pretty. I’ve been as civil

her eyes swollen and red,

past, Aaron had been so gentle, always putting her first in everything. But now, he was distant, cold, someone she couldn’t even approach

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chest tightening. ‘And the necklace…

him like a madwoman.

up, why didn’t you fight for me? Why didn’t you stop me? Why did you

unwavering. “No matter how much you scream, you and I are done. Please, have some self–respect.

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