Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 479

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Whitney said, “These orchids are incredibly rare and valuable. If someone who doesn’t know how to care for them gets them, they’ll only be ruined. Since that jerk gave them to you, you might as well keep them.”

Ellie nodded, not dwelling on it too much.

Whitney said, “Come on, let’s go inside and help your mom prepare dinner. You still have to work the night shift later.”

In the evening, Aaron had just come home from work, and the family gathered for dinner. “Did you guys catch the news? Haley’s father committed suicide by jumping off a building and it was all over the news!”

Ellie was visibly shocked. Haley’s father had gone through his son’s imprisonment, the bankruptcy of the Owens family, and his daughter’s death, yet he never committed suicide. Why would he suddenly do it now?

Aaron nodded calmly. “The body was discovered this morning. The police have confirmed it was a suicide. He jumped off the rooftop of an unfinished building in the suburbs.”

Ellie to the hospital for her shift,” Joanna said, unable to stomach such grim details due to

intervened, “Got it, Mom. I’ll take Ellie to the hospital shortly.”

fine now. I can drive

driving Ellie to and from work, no matter how late it was. Even on weekends, Joanna wouldn’t feel at ease unless Aaron was the one picking her up and dropping her off.

her. But she was an independent adult. She couldn’t

let her drive herself to work. By a little after 7:30 PM, Ellie had safely parked her car in the emergency parking lot of the hospital.

As she chatted with him, she

emergency lane near the building while carrying a late–night snack. Ellie hung up the phone and noticed the

react, Diana tossed something over her shoulder.

Not too far away, a stranger

on her body standing on end.

Diana’s arm, her palm

a fishing hat, he seemed pretty young. Probably thought you were gorgeous and got some wild ideas,

of my way to get you your favorite late–night snack. Now it’s all ruined,”

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