Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

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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.

meal at this restaurant, knowing

Diana’s extravagance, starting with the wine, was way over the top. Selling both of them wouldn’t

tonight. I asked her to stop by early so we

Alex. “This table’s bill? He’ll cover it,” she declared.

Haley, who was fluttering her lashes suggestively, and

on the menu. “If he refuses to pay,

menu and quickly walked

exchanged

how can you let her get away with this?” Haley’s face was past the point of being merely uncomfortable as Diana’s repeated habit of dragging Nancy into things grated on her.

glass of wine and pushed it toward Haley. “It’s just the cost of one meal.

him. “My

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wine can help with that Besides, the Owens family has plenty

from Haley, who relaxed as they elinked glasses, seemingly lost in their own world.