Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 389

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His voice was almost pleading. “Why is the Thompson family suddenly keeping to themselves? Is it because of me?

“What do you think?” Whitney countered.

Alex was left speechless.

In the evening, Alex returned home, his face dark as thunder.

“Anyone would think you’d been to war. Look at you,” said Nancy.

“Mom, if you have the energy to scold me, you might as well help me think of a solution,” Alex said, his face grim.

“You’ve done all the wicked things,” Nancy said, poking herself in the chest. “I’m not as heartless as you, nor as thick–skinned. If you can’t think of a solution, what can I do?”

Alex was rendered speechless.

Late that night, the lights were off in the master bedroom on the second floor of the Warren family house. The dark room flickered as a lighter clicked.

suit pants. He wore

silicone doll beside him, his eyes unreadable. He kept clicking the

had suddenly remembered something, he got out of bed. Ten minutes later, he left home.

now?” Barry asked. He had been woken up by a phone

to the Mosley

later, Joanna and Whitney were talking downstairs when Ellie, fully dressed, came down

out, Whitney and Joanna quickly stopped

for you.” Ellie gripped her phone, a hint of urgency in her voice. “Mom, Lacey is injured and in

good friend Ellie had known since college in

of my memory, I’m an adult. I’m just going out to see a friend and I’ll be back. Don’t worry.”

Joanna a

away. It’s too dangerous for you to go out alone. I’m

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you? I can pick Aaron up on

accompanied

noon. Jaslands