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.

again, clearly without the same momentum as before. “My leg is injured. Do you

not far away and softly refused. “No, I have to take care of

Ellie could finish speaking, the call was hung

Ellie was gnawing on a peach and was about to go upstairs when Alex entered the living room,

glared at the half–eaten peach in Ellie’s hand, his temples throbbing with anger. “I almost fell to my death and you’re still in the

nodded and hid the peach behind her back, not daring to chew on the piece that was still

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

that, Alex was helped up by Evan and Barry and hopped towards the stairs. Halfway up, he looked back and saw that Ellie

afternoon, Ellie was organizing Carlos‘ study when Amelia knocked on the door. “Ms. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Warren have gone

Amelia into Alex’s bedroom.

was lying in his large bed, his face dark as he‘ stared at Ellie. The white bandage on his leg was stained crimson with blood, likely because the

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bed, meeting Alex’s cold gaze. Without a