Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 430

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Alex refused to leave Ellie’s room. Even when Chris came over to deliver urgent documents for him to sign, he had to bring them straight to Ellie’s room.

By noon, it had started to rain outside.

After Chris left. Alex lay sprawled on Ellie’s bed, wrapped in her hin little blanket, spending the entire afternoon playing

Ludo with her,

When Aaron video–called Ellie, Alex saw her pick up her phone and head toward the balcony. He immediately got up and pulled her back. Take the call here. I’ll step out for a bit.”

Ellie answered Aaron’s call, while Alex went downstairs and stopped outside Carlos’s room. Blocking the family doctor’s way, he asked. “How much longer does my grandfather have??

The doctor respectfully replied, “Mr. Warren, if it weren’t for M. Griffith’s second surgery and the medication. Mr. Carlos Warren wouldn’t have lasted this long. Yesterday, a group of specialists came for a consultation. They estimate he has three to four months left at most.”

Ten minutes later, Alex went to the study on the second floor. Sitting at his desk, he checked the calendar.

Last night, he had personally overheard Ellie promise Aaron that after Carlos passed away, she would move back to the Thompson residence–no matter what stage her relationship with Alex reached. –

If he let her go, he would never get another chance like this. With only three months left, he had no idea what he needed to do to make Ellie stay with him forever.

As his phone screen dimmed, Alex braced his elbows on the edge of the desk, running both hands through his short hair with force. He felt a suffocating pressure weigh down on him, lowering his head into a long, heavy silence.

Half a month later, Alex’s leg had fully recovered, and he wasted no time returning to work. He ordered, “Compress the workload for the next few months into the next three days.

As soon as the morning meeting ended, Alex went into full–on work mode.

delayed projects awaiting your approval from the time you

heads first. Distribute all remaining tasks among the deputy directors and set strict deadlines. Anyone has a problem with it can get the hell

word, Chris rushed off

a walk in the garden while pushing Carlos in his wheelchair, Ellie returned to her room. Alex hadn’t come back yet.

stood on the bedroom balcony, gazing at the northwest corner of

Warren Manor, how she missed home

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she even secretly dug a hole by the wall. She naively believed that if she

She ran desperately, following the direction Alex had once pointed out to her as the way home. Halfway there, she was nearly scared to

forgot how Alex had come up behind her, cursing as he hugged her tightly.

If you run again. I’ll break your legs

dirty hands, disgusted, and wiped them with his own white shirt.

bad, that he was crazy, and even Alex himself admitted he wasn’t a good person. But in Ellie’s eyes,

went downstairs to prepare a

returned. He got out of the car and, oticing the lights were still on in the living room, furrowed

at the door, the next morning, he had ordered Evan to remove the night–shift servants from the

caught the strong scent of

with a shark clip. She was so focused as she ladled the chowder,

tightened, and the emotions stirring in his eyes grey more obvious. Taking out his phone, Alex snapped a picture of

No matter how late he came home, she would be there waiting

was the one who had pushed her away. Now, she was his unreachable dream, his

fate. Even if he had to go against the world, as long as there was a glimmer of hope,

stood behind Ellie and gently wrapped

sleep, so I came down to make you some late–night snacks,” Ellie

Ellie’s hand, turning her to face him. He lowered his head to look at her face and said, “Get ready: we’re