Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 401

“I don’t believe I can’t handle you.” With a determined look, Alex crawled over to Ellie using his knees. He reached out to grab her, but she swiftly dodged him.

Just as Alex was about to be mad, he met Ellie’s innocent yet guarded eyes and sheepishly withdrew his hand. Clearing his throat, he turned to Evan. “Everyone out.”

Before Alex could finish his sentence, Ellie was already making a run for it.

“Get back here!” Enraged, Alex jumped off the bed and grabbed Ellie as she tried to scurry away like a rabbit.

Seeing this, everyone quickly left the room.

With everyone gone, only Alex and Ellie remained.

Alex sat on the edge of the bed, one leg still injured. He held Ellie’s wrist with one hand and subtly wrapped the other around her waist. Looking at her expression, he carefully asked, “Doesn’t it hurt you to see me like this?”

Their eyes met and the air crackled with unspoken tension.

Ellie wondered where the doll on Alex’s bed had gone. As she realized the meaning behind Alex’s gaze, she jumped up. Ignoring the pain in his leg, Alex wrapped his legs around Ellie’s, pulling her back down. “Sit down,” he commanded. Alex wrapped one arm around Ellie’s waist and used the other to tilt her chin up, forcing her to meet his eyes.

anything

something but she thought Alex was trying to trick her into

and asked again, “Why did you refuse to take

instinctively lowered her eyes. Alex, frustrated, lifted her chin with his fingers. “Look at

Alex. “I’m here to accompany grandpa.” She added, “You can find someone else to take care

pulling her closer. His gaze fell to Ellie’s lips. His voice was husky with desire. “Ellie, we’re already together. You said you’d take responsibility for me. Isn’t taking care of me

held tightly in Alex’s arms.

his lips seemed to brush against the corner of Ellie’s

couldn’t breathe. She shoved Alex hard. “I don’t remember

he let Ellie go easily? Even with his injured leg, it didn’t stop him from

“Stay in my room tonight and take care of

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everything should stay the same until I get my memory back. I can’t promise you anything.” Ellie blurted