Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 456

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Ellie increasingly sensed that Alex was in a strange mood, She didn’t know how to comfort his inexplicable unease and broke free from his embrace. Looking up into Alex’s clearly erratic eyes, Ellie stood on her tiptoes and kissed him briefly

Ellie looked at Alex with a firm gaze and said, “Alex, don’t be like this. After Carlos’s affairs are settled, I’ll go back and talk to my mom and ask her to agree to us getting our marriage license first.”

Alex’s breathing was heavy, and he held her tightly, even tighter. His three–year agreement with Joanna had just begun. They wouldn’t get married.

After Carlos’s funeral was over, Aaron would come to pick up Ellie and take her back to the Thompson residence. Ellie showed no signs of pregnancy,

He didn’t know what else he could do. He felt so oppressed that he seemed to be in a bottomless abyss, unable to see a glimmer of light or a way out.

That night, Carlos slipped into a deep coma. At four o’clock in the morning, the doctor injected Carlos with a powerful stimulant, which could only last for five or six hours at most. No one slept all night.

The next morning, Carlos woke up miraculously. No one was happy about his waking up again. They knew it was called a false recovery.

could smile. After breakfast, Carlos missed his pots of orchids and insisted that Ellie

weakly, “Ellie, when you have time, teach Alex how to take care of the orchids. Don’t let these pots of flowers wither when you’re

beside Carlos’s legs and nodded vigorously

learn well

replied firmly with a “humph”

for building the cat house that Alex bought arrived. Carlos weakly pointed in the direction of the greenhouse and said, “I reserved that vacant land for making a flower

and have children, Alex and I can play

determined gaze. Ellie’s description was so warm but Alex knew that they were so far away from

it took him a long time

is that okay?” Ellie

nodded weakly and smiled

naturally, Ellie opened her mouth wide and big tears rolled down. She tugged at

and sobbed. “Carlos!”

cries filled

death, the nine branches of the Warren family hurried from