Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 300

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No matter how much Justin shouted behind her, Ellie just set down his dinner and turned to leave.

Living in the same city, bumping into Alex was inevitable. However, she didn’t need to talk to him, nor did she need to have any more interactions with him. There was no need for anger, sadness, or anything else. She just had to ignore him.

Back at her apartment, Ellie walked into the living room, her eyes landing on the many supplements scattered around. She stepped over to the balcony and asked, “Aaron, did we have guests today?”

Aaron, who was mopping the floor, paused. “Mr. Grant came by to check on Mom. He also brought some study materials for your graduate exams.”

Ellie froze when she heard Aaron mention Mark’s name. She had completely forgotten, but Mark had messaged her earlier to say he would come to visit her mom. She hadn’t expected him to come by before she got off work.

at the city lights below. Finally, Aaron

look at him with a serious expression. “I’ve learned my lesson the hard way. I

Ellie continued, “Right now, I just want to focus on my work and preparing for grad school. I’m not thinking about

Mark already has a crush on someone. He’s just trying to build a medical team and wants

her best to explain, not wanting Aaron to misunderstand or worry. She had

about and no influential family background. She didn’t think she had the right to

for a while longer, until Aaron finally spoke, “Focusing on your career sounds good. You’re still young, and there’s so

at his only sister, his eyes filled with tenderness. “With how advanced medicine is now, maybe your illness is all just a false

agreement. She also wished

of her medical test were already there, and as a doctor, she knew exactly what that meant. She understood it better than anyone. Unless some kind of medical miracle happened, there was no hope

by Aaron: He quickly tried to change the subject. “Listen to me, Ellie. As long as you work hard

and stay true to yourself. Even if things aren’t always perfect, it’s

in her eyes. She felt lucky to have such a wonderful brother by her side for the

definitely meet a wonderful girl,” Ellie said, her voice trembling without her

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