Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 431

Chapter 431

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“Mr. Warren, Mrs. Warren, please,” Chris offered, pouring coffer for Alex’s parents. He turned to leave, but Todd called him back.

Todd stood in front of the desk, shaking with anger as he pointed at Alex. “From the moment you took over the company, your grandfather told you not to act on impulse in anything you lo

“After limping around at home for days, now you don’t want to work. After returning, you dumped all your work onto your subordinates and slashed the year–end bonuses for everyone, Tld continued. “Yesterday, several board members called me all night, demanding an explanation from you.

“Your actions have thrown the family into chaos, and now you’ve made the company a mess. What exactly are you trying to do!” Todd angrily demanded.

Alex didn’t take his father’s accusations seriously.

He set down his pen, stood up, and picked up a stack of documents. “Dad, I’m the executive president of Warren Group. Though I’m constrained by the board. I have direct operational and management authority over the company.”

Todd retorted. “Major company reforms must be voted on by the board. What you’re doing is undermining your own. authority. Who will respect you from top to bottom?”

Alex replied, “The year–end bonuses are still there, but they have to be tied to performance.

“Deputy directors in each department must take on some of my workload, and the bonuses for senior executives must also be tied to the department’s overall performance. If anyone disagrees, I’ll replace them. This isn’t up for discussion.”

The two argued furiously. Chris stood nearby with a serious expression, not daring to make a sound.

“Enough, stop pretending, Nancy finally snapped. “I heard you say you were taking Ellie abroad last night.”

Alex fixed his mother with a direct stare. “Mom, can you stop eavesdropping? It’s such a bad habit.”

Nancy glared back. “Who are you to say that to me?”

Alex paused. Reluctantly, he lowered his stance. “Mom, I have everything arranged for this. Please don’t go around spreading

rumors.

Jason Thompson duga 60–foot–deep pit, intending to bury you

you don’t tell others about this, he won’t bury me.”

for Ellie is a top military expert. You have no say in this. I won’t allow you to Lake

go along with most things, but

exhaustion, then spoke in a very firm one, “Dad, Mom, I’m going to marry Ellie. If you’re not going to help me, then at least don’t stop me.”

“If you want me to stop thinking about her, you’ll have

too furious

shouted,

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oul, seething with anger. Chris quickly

the office, Chris saw Alex pacing by the floor–to–ceiling windows, smoking in frustration. He

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noon, Layton arrived at Alex’s office.

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shot him a disdainful glance. “It’s not

were dead,” Layton said, lifting his butt and sitting

up on the desk with one hand and asked Alex.

that Jason Thompson might bury you alive, so she sent me here to

gritted his teeth and slammed his fist down on the keyboard, frustrated. He knew Nancy couldn’t keep

listen to me, but I just wanted to remind you that

darkened. Even if Todd and Nancy opposed him, they wouldn’t

was right there. If Lacey knows, her friend Diana will definitely. know. And if Diana knows, then Aaron

the Grant Manor. She jumped up from the sofa. “What? You’re telling me that Alex that bastard, is trying to take

and I’ll come find Ellie with your Diana said, holding her phone and running upstairs to change, not even bothering to

door, Quinlee clenched her phone tightly before turning to leave. Once back in her room, Quinlee immediately called

Alex take Ellie abroad, and she couldn’t let the two of them get married smoothly. She couldn’t let

as she was still around, no one who had ever hurt her, abandoned her, or insulted her would ever find happiness. She would make them

Diana and Lacey arrived at Ellie’s room in the Warren Manor. Seeing their clearly hesitant expressions,

with some difficulty, said, “Ellie, are you really going abroad with

aback and opened her mouth in surprise. “How do