Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 398

“Ellie, slow down.” Alex watched as Ellie sprinted away, faster than when a dog was chasing her. He caught up to her in the hallway and stopped her again.

The more Alex tried to get close to Ellie, the more flustered Ellie became, dodging his every move.

“It’s not what you think,” said Alex.

Alex grabbed Ellie’s wrist and pulled her towards him. Startled, Ellie quickly broke free and said, “You don’t have to explain. I understand.”

Men all had their quirks. But Ellie couldn’t accept the doll wearing her clothes.

“No, you didn’t.” Alex was getting anxious. “The doll was naked when others gave it to me. I saw that you two were about the same size, so I put your clothes on it.”

Alex continued, “I was just holding it while I slept! I never use it.” He stumbled over his words, getting more and more flustered. “I mean. I put it on the bed, but I didn’t do anything else.”

Alex met Ellie’s gaze, which was filled with a mixture of shock and disgust. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. Finally, he lowered his voice and pulled Ellie towards his room. “Come back to my room with me. I’ll explain everything

not going to your room! Let go of me!” As soon as Ellie heard that Alex wanted to take her to his room, she

top of the stairs, only to be

face, hopping mad. “Mom, my face hasn’t healed

Don’t forget about the

minutes later, Alex was back in his room. He stripped the doll of its clothes, stuffed it naked into his locked

Ellie’s dress in one hand and a phone charger in the other. He stood outside Ellie’s door again. “Hey, I’m going to get you

Alex hung the charger on the door and headed downstairs.

Alex propped his phone up on the kitchen counter, following a video tutorial on how to cook

room, Nancy, Todd, and Evan watched Alex busying

emotions.

and he’s never even

Todd remained silent.

It shows that Mr. Alex Warren knows how to care

Ellie won’t want him.” Nancy couldn’t bear

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