Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 337

Layton plopped down in the chair across from Alex, pointing at the bandaged right hand.

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Alex’s already dark expression tightened as he looked at Layton. Did the Mosley family go bankrupt? Why are you so free to hang around?”

Leaning back against the chair, Layton casually crossed his left leg over his right. “With a mouth like that, how come Ellie didn’t cut your tongue out?”

Alex took the utensils handed over by Evan, and gave Layton a fierce glare.

Layton said, “Alex, listen to me as a friend, don’t go

too

far.”

Layton continued, “Everyone has their limits. Since Ellie came back from interning in Jinerity, you know what kind of life she’s been through. Now her father is gone, and she’s discovered she can’t have kids. She’s set on ending things with you. If you keep pushing her, she might go mad.”

The atmosphere in the dining room was tense. Alex’s deep gaze fixed on Layton, dark and brooding.

“If today you’re forcing her to come at you with a scalpel, one day she could very well turn that scalpel on herself. By then, it’ll be too late for regrets.”

***

After Layton left, Alex dragged his tired body upstairs.

In Ellie’s former room, Alex stood quietly on the balcony.

a cigarette in his mouth but hadn’t lit

the garden, at the hole he

at you with a scalpel, one day she could very well turn that scalpel on herself. By then, it’ll be too late for regrets.”

from morning to afternoon, and

body numb, Alex took out his phone and

long hesitation, he sent Ellie a

at home cooking. When her phone lit up, she wiped her

message, she stood frozen for a moment.

to ask her for a

out a

almost instantly. [Anything from you, no matter

play games. Just tell

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Chapter 337

[Then what do you think I

gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and decided to order Alex

you so focused on?”

suddenly popped over, almost making Ellie drop her phone into

said, “I need to talk to Aaron. Where is he?”

pointed towards the small bedroom. “Aaron’s in

the words were fully spoken, Diana had already

even after clearing it out, it could barely fit a twin–size