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.”

about Ellie? Did you ask her to

couch. His head rested on

eyes darted around thoughtfully as he shuffled a deck of cards in his hand. “Back then, you managed to give the necklace away, and you knew it was

cigarette in the ashtray. “It’s not that I didn’t remember; I couldn’t see clearly.”

pressed against his optic nerve, causing temporary blindness.

suite fell into a heavy silence. Even Layton stayed quiet for a long time. Sitting across from Alex, he absently shuffled the cards, pulling out the

silence. “Alex, do you really think digging into all this now will do you any good?”

furrowed at

“Given your current situation with Haley and Ellie, it’s obvious that you and Ellie have no future together. If you stop now, you can at least maintain the relationship you have with

if it turns out Ellie was the one who saved you back then, then

Layton cut into Alex like a knife, piercing his heart with brutal precision.

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

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