Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 245

Ellie set her fork down and stood in front of Alex. Her eyes were as cold as if she were staring at a stranger. “I remember clearly. You were standing right here that day,” she said.

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“You said someone like me, a poor person, would eat spaghetti for the rest of their life,” she continued. “You said someone like me only deserves…”

“Enough, Ellie,” Alex suddenly interrupted, his hands gripping her shoulders tightly, his control slipping.

Ellie met Alex’s crimson gaze. Her expression remained indifferent as she finished the sentence. “You said someone like me, a poor soul, only deserves to pick up trash.”

Her voice wasn’t loud, nor was there much emotional fluctuation, but her words felt like a knife cutting through Alex’s heart.

Alex stared at Ellie, his eyes filled with an intensity he’d never shown before.

The two locked eyes, standing close. Alex’s neck muscles tensed as he held himself back, his throat working as he forced the words out. “Ellie, don’t you remember anything good about me?

Ellie replied calmly, “It’s precisely because I remember everything that I’m able to stand here and talk to you so calmly.” The atmosphere in the room grew tense, so thick it felt like the air itself was solidifying.

cold. “I need to rest. You should go.”

moment to compose himself. When he opened his eyes, he softened his tone. “You once told me you gave Haley a necklace she didn’t want. Draw it for me, and I’ll

She fought to keep her emotions in check before replying,

he wouldn’t give up. “Are you sure?”

sharp as ever. “I was like fish on a chopping block before you. I

swallowed hard. “What if I

with sarcasm. “If I had a choice, I wouldn’t

a choice, I would leave here forever, never

her words echoed in the room, a heavy silence fell between them.

slowly slid off Ellie’s shoulders,

Would you really never want to see me again?” Alex’s voice cut through the silence just as Ellie turned to carry the plate of food into the kitchen.

to face him. Her gaze met the increasingly intense, crazed look in Alex’s eyes, her tone firm. “I only agreed to acknowledge the relationship and enter the Warren family because you and Haley

grandfather and your parents. If I had even a single choice, I would never live

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