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.

unconscious for a day and a night

the afternoon, Ellie stayed in Alex’s hospital

sat on a chair, leaned over his hospital bed, and held his

the reed marsh, she had

was just tired and had fallen asleep. She didn’t

propped up, and his arm around her

he had

way things were. I’ll

about me. Don’t ignore me.”

he had

pleaded. “Can you give me

but I can’t bear to just miss

no idea how

had held her tightly, apologizing over and

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

had never imagined that he would

wanted to say yes to him. But she hadn’t forgotten

to maintain the status quo and

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.

her heart was in complete turmoil.

filled with the terrifying image of Alex fighting like

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