Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 474

Chapter 474

Layton sympathetically advised, “It looks like Jason’s patience with you has worn thin. He snapped your arm into three pieces—that cracking sound, just thinking about it hurts.

“This time you were lucky because your parents arrived just in time and mentioned your late brother, but if you end up in Jason’s hands again, you might not be so fortunate!”

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“I don’t believe it!” Alex argued loudly. He couldn’t fathom that even if Ellie was mad or hated him, she’d stand by and watch coldly as Jason buried him alive.

“Uncle Alex, when we got there, we ran into Ellie coming down the mountain. By the time we found you near the pit, you were almost completely buried, narrated Justin as he energetically reenacted the burial scene for Alex.

“Shut up!” Alex stared blankly at the hospital room’s ceiling, not wanting to hear another word. No matter what anyone said, be absolutely refused to believe that Ellie wouldn’t care about his life or death.

Two weeks later, in the intense heat of late July, Alex’s injuries had barely healed. He didn’t waste any time and checked out of the hospital to find Ellie.

For the past two weeks, he had been staying at the hospital where Ellie worked, but she hadn’t visited him even once. Whenever he missed her a lot, he just watched her from a distance while she was at work.

He held himself back from bothering her, wanting to give everyone some time to cool down. Standing at a distance from the staff entrance, he saw Ellie chatting and laughing with Leonard as they walked out together. Alex’s face darkened.

At that moment, Ellie also noticed Alex. They locked eyes for a split second before Ellie quickly looked away. Unfazed, she walked with Leonard and a few colleagues in the opposite direction from Alex.

She thought Jason’s earlier lesson would deter Alex from showing up again. She didn’t expect Alex to be bold enough to

return.

her colleagues without even

stood by the road outside the emergency building on the hospital’s west side, waiting for

hesitated for a moment before turning to leave. She didn’t want to see him, let alone say another word

he approached her on the sidewalk, trying

turned and walked

direction. With her head down, she carefully avoided Alex’s hand, making sure it didn’t touch her. Her steps were unsteady, as images of Alex’s deceitful demeanor flashed

hold back any longer and stepped forward to hug her. But Ellie screamed and dodged him like he was contagious, causing Alex’s eyes to

frightened Ellie so much that she let out a loud scream. Struggling and crying for help, she yelled, “You have no right to touch

Alex paused for a moment before striding

door wouldn’t open. In frustration, she swung her hand and slapped

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Chapter 474

her heart race. Coming to her senses,

that needle! Are you going to do it again?!” Sitting in the driver’s seat of

could see the cold determination and hatred in Ellie’s eyes. He struggled to control

fastened Ellie’s seatbelt, and then held the steering wheel with one hand while keeping her

the car head onto the highway, she gradually calmed down from her constant struggling. Alex was an absolute lunatic. She

Alex’s hand away and picked up her phone to call Aaron. She didn’t know what Alex intended and didn’t want to alarm Aaron, so she lied, saying she was out shopping with friends and would be

Ellie softly talked on the phone with Aaron, turning his head to give her

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