Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

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Quinlee kept claiming she was Orion’s fiancée and Ellie’s friend, yet she’s always being overly nice to Alex, making all sorts of hints, and badmouthing Ellie. Every word Quinlee had ever said about Ellie was full of malice.

Ever since Ellie’s incident, Alex had thought of countless possibilities but had missed noticing Quinlee, the two–faced, sly

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At the same time, at the Thompson residence in West Suburb No. 7, Ellie looked at her family’s worried faces and truthfully recounted how she had been followed these past few days.

Initially, she was afraid her family would worry, but now things were much more serious than she had thought, and she had no choice but to speak up.

Even now, she was still unsure about who the other person was. By sharing her concerns, her family could be more cautious.

Jason asked, “Have you managed to identify any suspicious people around you?”

Ellie shook her head. She had checked everyone around her but hadn’t yet identified anyone with malicious intent toward her.

Aaron spent the whole night with a worried expression, watching Ellie look so thin and tired, unable to hide his concern. “The police are already investigating. Take a few days off to rest at home and wait for the results,” he suggested.

Ellie nodded obediently. For several days, she had been continually followed, leaving her extremely tense. With the unexpected pregnancy and the horrifying package she received that day, everything was wearing her out both physically and mentally. Now, she didn’t even have the strength to speak.

“Let’s not discuss these upsetting things so late at night. Maybe the police will catch that bad guy tomorrow,” Whitney suggested since everyone was feeling down and Ellie looked especially miserable. She quickly changed the subject.

“I’ve got some good news! I’m three months pregnant!” She revealed the pregnancy test results she had been keeping hidden.

As soon as Whitney spoke, the atmosphere in the living room became celebratory, and smiles appeared on everyone’s faces.

“Joanna, the child is still very young, so I asked

and said, “You did

first to offer congratulations. “Congrats,

Jason, Whitney!” Ellie repeated Aaron’s words, looking

happy, Ellie involuntarily placed a hand on her stomach. She wondered, ‘If I told them I am expecting a child too, would

thought they wouldn’t be. Her family wouldn’t rejoice over her having Alex’s child; they’d just worry

to rest at home. She went out to the yard to tend to some orchids when Whitney walked up to

face, Ellie couldn’t help but ask, “Whitney, is having your own child

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Ellie’s sudden question. Realizing Ellie’s special situation, Whitney quickly reassured her, “If a woman can be financially and

said, “I’m a bit different from others. I just want to have a son for Jason. This

for Whitney and Jason. But as soon as she thought about having Alex’s child in her belly,

the world. Ellie was a doctor, a protector of life. However,

its life, and she’s worried she might never have the chance to

the alarm going off

top–notch military–grade security in this house, even

drone in the

forward and threw the military knife in his hand into the sky. The blade hit the drone’s propeller, making

leaves of the potted plant were now horribly

away!” Jason warned, as Ellie quickly

would be so bold to attack people at the Thompson residence with a drone

Ellie. “This drone seems

herself. When Jason mentioned that the drone was carrying

about six miles away. Even if we knew exactly where the person was hiding, with the local traffic, it would take at least ten minutes

an expert, so be extra careful when you go out from now on! You all go inside; I’ll get someone to collect evidence,

and collapsed onto the bed, exhausted. She couldn’t even find