Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 378

Chapter 378

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Before leaving work that evening, Ellie received a call from Nancy, asking her to visit Carlos’s doctor to check his condition.

After learning that Carlos’s cancer had spread and he only had about three months left, Ellie felt a heavy weight as she went to his hospital room.

Standing at the door, Ellie saw Alex’s parents encouraging Carlos to continue treatment. Carlos lay weakly on the hospital bed, eyes closed, weakly repeating home. Ellie’s eyes stung with emotion.

Ellie stood at the door for a while but didn’t go in. Ellie hadn’t even managed to say a word to Carlos before he slipped back into a light sleep.

She chose not to greet Alex’s parents, fearing she might start crying. With teary eyes, she turned to leave, her tears uncontrollably falling.

held her hand and brought her into the

fade. Yet, she felt powerless to help. The cost of growing up was watching her loved ones left one by one, continually catching her

persisting

stood not far away, his gaze fixed on Ellie as she struggled to hold back

her tears.

she watched Alex come closer step by step,

they looked at each other. Alex met Ellie’s aloof gaze seemed to push him far

that

He took two steps forward, caught her wrist, and pulled her towards him. Ignoring Ellie’s attempts to break free, he turned her around and held her tightly

quick and close against her back. He was afraid of seeing

neck and closed his eyes. “I admit I made a

a good life together. There was a time I thought about letting you go, but I can’t

into Alex’s pained eyes, her expression unchanged. “It’s not me you can’t bear to lose, but a woman you an