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.

wasn’t speaking, Ellie’s voice remained cold. “I need to rest. You should go.”

himself. When he opened his eyes, he softened his tone. “You once told me

in check before replying, “I

wouldn’t give up. “Are you

voice was as sharp as ever. “I was like fish on a chopping block before you. I never had a choice with you. What would I gain from lying to you?”

I

had a choice, I

leave here forever, never wanting to see

room, a

off Ellie’s

Alex’s voice cut through the silence

increasingly intense, crazed look in Alex’s eyes, her tone firm. “I only agreed to acknowledge the relationship and enter the Warren family because

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

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roof as you.”