Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 298

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Ellie glanced at Alex, then at Justin Warren, who was lying on the bed. She couldn’t help but frown. This was just too much of a coincidence.

“Wait, Uncle Alex, I haven’t seen you in over a decade! I just got back to the country and you’re already hitting me, huh?” Justin finally realized something was off and scrambled to sit up in bed.

Alex turned around to face Ellie. He met her cold gaze and seemed to hesitate, wanting to say something but holding back.

“I’ve left lunch here. I’ll leave you alone,” Ellie said in a tone that was as neutral as possible, trying to avoid further conflict. As soon as Ellie was gone, Justin swung his legs over the bed and got up. “Uncle Alex, what do you think of this girl? She looks weak but fights really fiercely. I quite like her.”

Alex turned around, looking at Justin, who was grinning widely. It made Alex even angrier. “Don’t even think about it!” Justin tapped his head with his finger. “Come on, Uncle Alex, you agree that she’s fierce, right? Look, she even knocked me

out.”

Alex’s gaze landed on Justin’s bandaged forehead, and he couldn’t hide his irritation. “Did she do this?”

“Of course,” Justin replied confidently.

Justin could finish his sentence, Alex raised his hand and ripped off the bandage with a swift motion.

in

the bandaging,” Alex muttered and turned to leave, determined to chase after

Ellie. As soon as he met her indifferent eyes, he stopped a few steps away, his words trailing off. “You and

ask about the patient’s condition, wait until business hours,” Ellie cut him off in a firm tone. Without

the closed door of the lounge. His feet felt like they were glued to the ground, unable to move forward. Yet, he couldn’t bring himself to leave either. He just stood there, pacing back

frustration was driving Alex

time he came, he would carefully come up with different excuses. Even if they had argued or if she had cried because of him, he never missed a chance to

He feared that if he didn’t make an effort

been the most important person in her life, more so than even Aaron. After all, during her lonely youth, the person who spent his every moment with

just a patient’s family member, unable to get close to

connect.

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