Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 416

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“Here, Mr. Warren!” The sky was just beginning to lighten, and the dense fog hadn’t fully cleared yet when Barry found them. “Alex!”

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It wasn’t until Barry and the bodyguards lifted Alex out of the water together that Ellie saw what had been supporting him.

The broken tree root beneath him was jagged and uneven, stained with a dark red.

Her eyes fell on Alex’s face, covered in blood, and Ellie’s tears flowed uncontrollably as she whispered, “Crazy.”

Barry said, “Ms. Thompson, Mr. Warren had already sent someone to Sheahow Church to pick up Ms. Janssen last night. You should come back with us.”

A few hours later, at the Imperial Hospital, Alex was transferred from the emergency room to a VIP ward.

“I’m so sorry, Mrs. Warren. It’s all my fault,” Ellie said.

Carlos‘ condition had improved, and when she heard that Quinlee was sick and her sister was too busy to come back, Ellie decided to go and bring her home.

After all, Quinlee had played a significant role in getting Ryker to agree to the surgery.

But Ellie never expected an accident to happen on the way. And she certainly didn’t anticipate that Alex would show up just in time to save her once again.

“The patient’s vital signs are stable. The prolonged unconsciousness might be related to psychological factors. Family members should talk to him more, see if that can help wake him up,” the doctor suggested.

had been unconscious for a day

Ellie stayed in Alex’s hospital room, taking

chair, leaned over his hospital bed, and held his

she had listened to Alex talking incessantly.

silent, she thought he was just tired and had fallen asleep. She didn’t realize that he had actually

propped up, and his

remembered every word he had

let’s go back to the way things were. I’ll protect you,

about me. Don’t ignore me.”

he had cried.

pleaded. “Can you give

my fault, but I can’t bear to just miss out on you like this.”

how scared I’am of

held her tightly, apologizing over and over

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didn’t know why he felt the need to apologize to her,

had secretly liked him for so long, and she had never imagined that he would respond to her with such intensity.

say yes to him. But she hadn’t forgotten what Aaron

the status quo and not make any decisions on her

during her time at the Warren Manor, no matter how much Alex tried to charm her, even though her heart was pounding with anxiety, she had forced herself to stay calm and hadn’t given him any response.

now, her heart was in complete turmoil.

terrifying image of Alex fighting

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