Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 275

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In the dead of night, Ellie sat on a stool, leaning against Harold’s bedside. She cradled the new leather jacket she had bought for her dad.

She put the jacket on him, but Harold insisted on saving it for the Christmas. She had promised that once she and Aaron earned enough to buy a house, they would bring their parents to live in the city.

She also had said she would buy a wheelchair so Harold and Joanna could spend evenings at the square watching people dance or go to the park to play chess.

She had kept nagging that when she and Aaron weren’t home, Harold would have to take care of himself, as they didn’t want Joanna to worry.

he needed

two days had passed.

you promised me!” Ellie clutched her dad’s jacket, her

one who listened to Aaron? He told you he got a raise, and

and I will be able to take care of you; why couldn’t you just hold on a little longer? Now that you’re gone, what is mom supposed to do? How lonely must she feel without anyone to talk to!”

face and red eyes painfully fixed on Ellie in the room; his chest felt like it was gripped tightly by an unseen hand, making it

forcibly

Layton feared that Alex might lose control and

Layton handed Alex a cigarette and a lighter. After you left, Haley walked into the Thompson residence. You

had told Ellie’s parents. That night, Harold braved the

undeniably the result of his actions. Putting aside Alex’s past interactions with Ellie, this alone was reason enough for Ellie

forgive you for the rest of her life,

stood atop the pigpen wall, eyes only for the few piglets below, smoking continuously. His complexion was pale, his red eyes showing either

burial. Though the rain was light, the overcast sky hinted

mostly close relatives, joined by some dear colleagues and friends. That night, everyone hardly slept a wink.

Wed, Feb