Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 280

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Joanna arrived with her two children, showing no tears or tantrums. With the money she received for her husband’s death, she completely paid back the Warren family for their past kindness to her children.

She did not talk to anyone about the harsh words Haley threw at her, nor did she ask her daughter about her relationship with Alex. In front of the Warren family, she kept her silence.

She was determined to protect her children’s dignity. Ellie and Aaron also showed no signs of distress; they did everything their mother asked.

Carlos did not try to stop them. Nancy and Todd, feeling helpless, wanted to give the shares they had planned for Ellie as compensation, but Joanna stubbornly refused to accept them and told Ellie not to take them.

As a result, the connection between the two families, which had lasted more than a decade, was finally cut.

dazed on the edge of Ellie’s bed, his eyes red and swollen, staying

leftover from when Ellie first came to the Warren family–a gift

Ellie pressed it as she slept. Struggling, Alex bent down to pick up the doll, gently running his finger along its eyelashes.

times before, he would trace Ellie’s features with his fingertip while she slept, playfully teasing her lashes

but it quickly faded, replaced by tears of sadness On the dressing table, a full set of cosmetics sat neatly arranged items he had secretly placed there days earlier while she was out. Afraid she might refuse to use them, he had even taken the packing off and opened the

she chose her baby cream over the makeup he provided.

a table in the living room, where he had quietly replaced the flowers in her vase with red roses. When he first added them, they were just buds; now,

wouldn’t think those roses are

“Weed suits you.”

feelings for him. But he had left so suddenly, not seeing any signs of her

overwhelming pain hit Alex’s chest, making him feel trapped. He pressed his forehead against the wall of Ellie’s room and struck the wall with his fists in a desperate attempt to ease his heartache.

in the apartment Ellie had rented from Whitney, Joanna sat on the

cry. “I’ll talk to Whitney tomorrow. You and

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