Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 235

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Alex and Haley picked a four–person booth by the window, while Diana dragged Aaron to sit at the table parallel to theirs.

The two tables were separated by a narrow aisle. Diana crumpled up a wet wipe she had used to clean her hands and aimed it right into Haley’s juice glass.

Haley’s face tensed, though she tried hard to keep her composure.

Diana clung to Aaron, using him as her personal trophy. Ellie sat alone at a table diagonally across from Alex, never once sparing him or Haley a glance.

Haley’s gaze wandered toward Aaron involuntarily. Seeing Diana cling to him, even leaning her shoulder against his while they were ordering, she took deep breaths to calm herself down

“Just have a drink; it’s fine. If you get drunk, you can sleep at my place,” Diana said casually as she ordered a bottle of red wine priced at over one million dollars.

Aaron frowned. “Ms. Grant, are you planning to sell me to this restaurant to pay the bill?”

Diana laughed loudly and gave Aaron a playful pat on the chest. “Relax! Even if I sold my dad, I wouldn’t have the heart to sell you.” She turned to the waiter. “Five deluxe meal sets and one of every dessert on the menu, please.”

Aaron froze for a moment.

“Ms. Grant, why are you ordering five sets?” Ellie finally spoke, her nervousness evident as beads of sweat formed on her forehead.

a standard meal at this restaurant, knowing Diana might not

the wine, was way over the top. Selling both of them wouldn’t cover

stop by early so we could all have dinner together. Layton is dropping her off and joining us, too.”

ordering, Diana pointed toward Alex. “This table’s bill? He’ll cover it,” she

waiter looked at Alex, then at Haley, who was fluttering her lashes suggestively, and finally back at the trio at Diana’s table. “Oh, well…”

scribbled down Nancy’s phone number on the menu. “If he refuses to pay, call his

waiter, wide–eyed, accepted the menu and quickly walked

and Aaron exchanged uneasy

this?” Haley’s face was past the point of being merely uncomfortable as Diana’s repeated habit of dragging

Haley. “It’s just the cost of one meal.

accepted the glass from him. “My mom is sick. I’ll take care of her.”

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regarded Haley calmly. “Didn’t you say you’ve been having trouble sleeping lately? A little wine can help with that Besides, the Owens family has plenty of servants; they’ll take

a small smile from Haley, who relaxed as they