Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 308

The commotion caused by Alex last night had completely ruined Ellie’s sleep. The next morning, she woke up, skipped breakfast, and went straight to work.

By noon, in the VIP ward of Jaslands Hospital, Alex pushed open the door. Todd looked up at him, his face dark with frustration. “Where were you last night? You didn’t pick up your phone.”

“My phone ran out of battery,” Alex mumbled as he avoided eye contact and walked over to Carlos‘ bedside.

“Alex, what happened to your head?” Nancy’gently pushed back the strands of hair from his forehead, her eyes wide with concern. “How did you get hurt?”

Alex quickly shifted his gaze, clearly avoiding the question. “I had too much to drink and bumped into something.”

Nancy wasn’t buying it. “What about your lips? Did they get bumped too?”

Alex lightly traced his lower lips with his finger.

Nancy folded her arms across her chest with a serious look on her face. “Alex, tell me the truth. Did you see Ellie?”

Alex lowered his gaze, hiding the emotions in his eyes. He parted his lips but remained silent.

Todd frowned and said sternly, “How

can you

the nerve to

her head. “Alex, you’ve already taken over the company, and you promised Carlos you’d settle down soon. I don’t care what feelings you have for Ellie,

Band–Aid,” Alex muttered before walking

surgery department. He lingered outside Ellie’s office for a long time, gathering his

back. His mind raced, remembering what he did to her last night. Ellie’s

Alex quickly interrupted, rushing to explain, “I was drunk last

Ellie noticed some colleagues passing by and casting curious glances her way.

had bitten him the night before and slowly

fire escape Leonard’s tone was sincere and his gaze

to be so determined, and his resolve was even stronger than last time. “Leonard, we’ve been classmates for years, and now we work at the same hospital. We can be friends, classmates, or

can’t be lovers.”

“Ellie, I’ve liked you since high school I was too shy to confess back then because so many guys were chasing you. When I went to

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