Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 316

On the temporary parking spot by the road, the two of them stayed in the back seat of a black Bentley. Alex didn’t say a word, and neither did Ellie.

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The weather outside was still cold, but the car’s heater was strong Ellie, who was afraid of the cold, was still wearing a thick coat, and the warmth inside the car made her sweat all over, even her hair felt damp.

She felt uncomfortable, but she didn’t dare to take off the coat. On the other hand, Alex, dressed in a dark business suit, had his jacket unbuttoned, and the collar of his white shirt was unbuttoned lower than even a woman’s.

The two of them just sat there in silence, staring at each other until Ellie’s phone suddenly rang with a text message.

Staring at the message from Leonard on Ellie’s phone, Alex’s hand around the phone tightened. “Did you say yes to him?” Alex glanced at Ellie, his voice low and dangerous, laced with restraint.

phone. Alex reacted fast, snatching

struggled, Alex turned to his side and pressed her down onto the seat. As the seat reclined slowly, Ellie’s heart skipped

sides. The narrow space and the awkward position were too much–Ellie felt both humiliated

formal suit, but it couldn’t conceal the dangerous energy that

him?” Alex’s voice came again from above her head.

furious. “From the moment my mom sent my dad’s death compensation to your family and I left the Warren family, I have nothing to do with you! I

with you” struck a nerve with Alex. His eyes darkened with stormy rage, and he leaned in close to her ear, whispering, “Ellie, if I want to, I could make

to say got stuck in her

Alex maintained the same ambiguous posture, his tone restrained. He stared at Ellie, not missing any of the slightest change in

back beneath Alex, her

stayed fixed on Ellie. Noticing the change in her attitude, his tone softened as well.

voice grew even softer. “Yes, it makes me