Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 285

“Give it to me.” Ellie stepped forward, taking the blue syringe from Alex’s hand.

“Ellie,” Alex pleaded, blocking her path. “Don’t get your hands dirty”

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Ignoring Alex’s warning, Ellie knelt in front of Haley, her calm demeanor in stark contrast to the chaos. She locked eyes with Haley and said, “Haley, at first I wanted to keep my hands clean, but I’ve changed my mind.”

With a quick move, she uncapped the syringe, expelled the air, and rolled up Haley’s sleeve. Haley was held by the guards, her hands and legs restrained, leaving only her eyes wide with terror and her screams ringing out.

Amidst Haley’s angry shouts, Ellie expertly injected the needle into Haley’s vein, the blue fluid flowing smoothly, her face steady and skilled.

She had only planned to watch Haley’s downfall, but she never thought that even now, Haley would keep fighting, nor spare her parents.

humiliation Harold would feel if he heard those words. With two syringes,

at Haley, who lay limp and depleted on the floor, without the strength to

yelled as he got up to follow

wretched creature!”

face! I will haunt you even from

the room behind her, her face blank as

innocent version of herself had vanished along with

with such terrible people, she had to stand her ground; otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to justify the immense suffering

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deep winter night felt especially cold, made worse by

stepped off the helicopter, she tightened her coat around herself.

a soul, quietly heading toward the airport exit. “I’ll take you back,” Alex said, placing himself in front of Ellie at

into the distance. “While

you to keep your distance. I will never be part of your

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