Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 400

The next morning. Ellic noticed the house was unusually quiet. She didn’t even see the housekeeper.

“Amelia, where is everyone?” Ellie asked, coming out to the living room, noticing Carlos was still asleep.

“Ms. Thompson, Mr. Alex Warren fell from the second floor last night. Mr. and Mrs. Warren, along with Evan, rushed him to the hospital and they haven’t returned yet,” replied Amelia.

Ellie glanced up at the second floor. She took out her phone to call and was about to ask about the situation, but the thought of the doll in Alex’s room made her think Alex should be fine.

After breakfast, Ellie wheeled Carlos, out to the garden to tend to his orchids. Feeling her phone vibrate in her pocket, she stepped aside to answer it.

“I almost died. Nobody told you?” Alex’s voice came through the phone, laced with annoyance.

“Alex, are you alright?” Ellie asked softly.

“I won’t die,” Alex said.

“That’s good,” Ellic sighed in relief.

was silent for a moment and then he spoke again, clearly without the same momentum as before. “My leg

far away and softly refused. “No, I have to take care of Grandpa. If there are not enough people, I can

the call was hung

gnawing on a peach and was about to go upstairs when Alex entered the living room, flanked by Evan on the left and Barry on the

hopped on one leg to Ellie. He glared at the half–eaten peach in Ellie’s hand, his temples throbbing with anger. “I

on the piece that was still in

calmed down when he met Ellie’s innocent eyes. When he spoke again, his voice

and hopped towards the stairs. Halfway up, he looked back and saw that Ellie hadn’t followed him at all. He was so angry that

door. “Ms. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Warren have gone out. Please go upstairs and check

dragged by Amelia into Alex’s

his large bed, his face dark as he‘ stared at Ellie. The white bandage on

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bed, meeting Alex’s cold gaze.