Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 242

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“Ellie,” Alex yelled impatiently, his voice sharp as he called after her. He had just started to step into the street to follow her when Haley, who had just gotten out of the car, stopped him.

Haley’s gaze landed on Ellie’s disheveled appearance, and an inexplicable sense of satisfaction washed over her. She tugged on Alex’s arm, urging him back toward the car. “Alex, she’s not a child. At most, she probably just got scratched by some woman. It’s nothing serious.”

Alex stood by Haley’s car, watching Ellie get into a taxi before reluctantly shifting his gaze away.

Once Alex finally got into the passenger seat of her car, Haley quickly buckled her seatbelt. “Alex, let’s find a place to talk,” she suggested softly.

Lowering the window, Alex leaned his arm against the frame, pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration. “Haley, I’ve agreed to apply for a marriage license with you. Tomorrow, we’ll go for a medical examination.”

Haley’s expression brightened momentarily before tension crept in.

Calmly, she reached into her bag and pulled out a stack of medical reports, handing them to Alex. “Alex, I’ve been waiting for this day. I just had my medical checkup done; here, take a look.”

Alex took the reports, flipping through them rapidly until he found what he was looking for.

One particular gynecological report stopped him cold. The results detailed severe damage to the reproductive system, with a note indicating infertility.

of the car was suffocating, and Haley

an

her straight in the eyes, he said, “Medicine has come a long way. I’ll take you abroad so

herself to speak.

replied simply, “No.”

rising, “do you insist on having me undergo another exam when you’ve

face. “This is for both of our benefit. Marriage isn’t a game; we owe it to each other to take responsibility, in

sound so noble! If you didn’t trust me or want to take responsibility, then why did you make all those

voice broke as she continued, “Everything wrong with me and everything

I’ll go abroad for

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Chapter 242

teetering on the brink of collapse, Alex’s phone rang.

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