Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 238

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Alex lit a cigarette, his movements deliberate. “She let it slip when she was drunk. Ellie said Haley didn’t want it, and later, she lost it.”

Layton smacked his thigh. “That’s easy enough. Just show Ellie the necklace you gave Haley. You’ll know right away.” Leaning heavily against the couch, Alex shot Layton a cold look. Haley told me she lost the necklace I gave her, too.” “Fuck!” Layton cursed under his breath. “Something’s definitely up. That’s way too much of a coincidence.”

Alex locked eyes with Layton, his brows furrowed deeply. “You think it’s more than a coincidence too?”

Layton planted himself on the coffee table in front of Alex. “Alex whether it’s a coincidence or not, Ellie gave Haley that necklace. Even if Haley didn’t take it, she’s seen it before. You need to confront her and see if she’ll admit to it.

“And another thing. Ellie can draw. Just ask her to sketch the necklace. That’ll settle it.”

Alex took a deep drag from his cigarette, the faint smoke curling into the air and obscuring part of his view. “I already tried that before.

“Haley admitted that Ellie once gave her a necklace, but she didn’t accept it. Her account matches Ellie’s. As for what it looked like, she claims it’s been too long and she doesn’t remember.”

ask her to draw it?” Layton pressed.

lifelessly against the couch. His head rested on the back cushion

“Back then, you managed

straightened his posture, extinguishing his cigarette in the ashtray. “It’s not that I

head injury. Blood clots had pressed against his optic nerve, causing temporary blindness. He had desperately

stayed quiet for a long time. Sitting across from Alex, he absently shuffled the

silence. “Alex, do you really think digging into

brow furrowed at

no future together. If you

if it turns out Ellie was the one who saved you back then, then the one who’ll be unable to have children in the future… is

word from Layton cut into Alex like a knife,

hand froze as he was pouring himself a drink. He gripped

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