Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 239

Alex got up and walked over to the floor–to–ceiling window, sinking into a long silence. Finally, he muttered under his breath, suppressing his emotions, “I need to know the truth

Layton wasn’t the least bit surprised by Alex’s determination. With a sarcastic snort, he grumbled, “You’re so eager to believe Ellie saved you. Aren’t you afraid that one day, that scalpel in her hand might accidentally cut open your artery?”

Alex braced one hand against the windowpane, closing his eyes. If that day ever came, he thought, no matter the punishment she dealt him, he would accept it.

Meanwhile, at the Owens residence, Haley clutched a hospital–issued medical report her mother had handed her. Her voice trembled with excitement as she asked, “Mom, there’s no way this can be traced back to me, right?”

Evelyn gave her a reassuring look. “Relax. You scheduled those tests yourself, one by one, at a legitimate hospital. That one specific result was handled by your aunt’s colleague, who did it personally.

“It was her last day before moving abroad. As long as you keep quiet, no one will ever find out.”

Haley’s grip on the stack of reports tightened, her expression turning smug.

In her hands were a diagnosis of severe depression and a medical report stating she had significant reproductive damage, rendering her infertile. Armed with these, she had no fear of Alex doubting her.

Evelyn gave her a firm reminder. “Mr. Warren already knows the girl who saved him was injected with drugs that left her unable to have children.

“If he insists on you both getting a premarital health check, show him this report. Use it as an opportunity to persuade him to get the marriage license first.

“And if he pressures you further, use your depression as an excuse to buy time. Under no circumstances are you to agree to another health check”

From now on, the entire Owens family depends on you.

understand, Mom. I’ll find a way to marry

grabbed her mother’s hand. “By the way, where’s that necklace I told you to put away? Give

a moment before retrieving the necklace from her bedroom. Haley

into the trash.

and no one

Tugging Haley along, she

fridge and pulled out a half–used bag of

into it, she tossed the bag into the kitchen trash can and carefully covered it with some

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the garbage, this necklace will be gone

and daughter, their late–night scheming

climbed the stairs. Once the

the kitchen.

vegetables poking out of the trash, she cast a cautious glance toward the kitchen door before crouching down and carefully rummaging through the garbage.