Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 303

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Joanna had worked tirelessly all day, preparing a feast, but no one seemed willing to pick up their fork.

Ellie felt extremely sad. This was the first Christmas Eve without her father, yet it was the most lavish dinner Joanna had ever made in all these years.

In the past, even though she lived with the Warrens and couldn’t go back to spend the holiday with her parents, she knew that they were always there. As long as she went back, she could see them.

However, no matter how many times Joanna rifled through that worn–out wedding photo, how Aaron stood at the window staring off toward the direction of their old house, and how many nights Ellie cried herself to sleep with wet pillows, Harold would never come back.

“Let’s eat.” Joanna was the first to pick up her fork. “Aaron, don’t forget to visit Mr. Grant tomorrow and wish him a Happy Christmas.”

“Don’t worry, I already told him I’d come over on the second day I’ll play a few rounds of chess with him.” Aaron glanced at Ellie before picking up the knife and serving Joanna a piece of grilled pork.

Ellie lowered her head, staring at the fish Joanna and Aaron had placed on her plate, tears falling uncontrollably.

first time she returned to her hometown

From then on, whenever she said

in the supermarket, buying fishing, they knew that

up from the table,

cry it out than to bottle it all in. Give

and fireworks exploded in the night sky. Ellie tilted her head back,

the sky, leaving behind a fleeting, beautiful trail before fading into nothing. It reminded her so much of her father’s brief life–bright, vibrant, and gone too

those who were left behind, it was as if the entire world was buried beneath that grave.

her, Ellie snapped out of her thoughts. She turned to see Alex walking toward her with his coat in his hand. She quickly wiped away her tears and, with her face a mask of indifference, turned to walk

bring himself to drape it over her shoulders. It wasn’t until

in the large dining room of the Warren Manor, the table full of delicacies remained untouched. The TV was on, but Alex’s parents sat in the living room with stern

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finally couldn’t hold back

tracks

said, “Your grandfather is waiting for you in

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