Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 272

Tears streaming from his eyes, Alex grasped Nancy’s hand desperately. “Mom, please help me.”

Todd interrupted, “There’s no one who can help you now. You must go to the Thompson family and seek forgiveness.”

Alex said, “Dad, I want more than just forgiveness. I want Ellie!”

Todd’s face turned pale with anger. He struck Alex multiple times. “She is your sister, you scoundrel.”

“She is not.” Alex cried out. “I have never seen her as my

sister.”

Crawling toward Carlos, he grasped his Grandpa’s hand, “Grandpa, Ellie listens to you; please help me. I must take responsibility; I can’t let her leave the Warren family.”

a serious look, regarded his only grandson before finally speaking. “What does she know

only has suspicions,

with your parents to the Thompson family. After dealing with

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matter; you must think about how

**

October in Jaslands, the weather was unusually wet and cold

Thompson family, once

the main hall–all were adorned. The Thompson family hosted an overwhelming gathering, with villagers providing help, relatives coming to

the dim light of cloudy skies and muddy ground, only the pathway leading to Ellie’s home had been thoughtfully paved with sand by caring neighbors overnight.

with a few relatives, waiting for Harold’s ashes. Lacey and Diana had come early to support her.

tears. “Diana, Ellie’s dad is coming home.” Diana cried, her makeup ruined. “Lacey, please don’t cry. If

hospital and saw Harold’s remains, all her tears had been shed that night