Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 266

Harold’s face darkened as he leaned on his cane and tried to walk away.

“Mr. Thompson.” Alex rushed forward just as Harold was about to close the door.

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Harold turned his back on Alex. Approaching him, Alex tried to say, “Mr. Thompson, I’m sorry for what happened last time.”

“You are right; the Thompson family owes a lot to the Warren family,” Harold interrupted. “I’ve talked to my children, we will pay.”

A sudden pain hit Alex in the chest, and he exclaimed, “Mr. Thompson, I do not want any money.”

“What do you want?” Harold replied. “Mr. Warren, look around you–this poor home has nothing you might want.”

“Mr. Thompson, I came to apologize.”

Just as tension rose between Alex and Harold, a commotion broke out outside. Harold pushed past Alex, using his cane to navigate the door. By the pigpen, a heavyset villager confronted Joanna.

himself protectively in

back, “Cripple, I heard your daughter is back. Hurry up and repay the rest

slowly crumbled. “The rest will be paid once we sell the piglets after the

the Christmas coming, we all need cash. Sell the chickens

suffered harassment and injury at the hands of Haley.

He watched the

hold his

Alex reacted quickly, rushing into the pen to help Harold up. Then he dashed to the car and grabbed 1,300 dollars. “Get lost, you heavy

him back, saying to the villager, “Please don’t take this

daughter needs money in a few days. I’m only asking out of desperation. You must be Ellie’s fiancé, handsome, though you seem

her fiancé; he’s a

left, Joanna helped Harold back inside their home.

any of us.

at the door, Alex watched as Ellie’s parents went into their home, leaving

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