Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 497

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“Mom, please don’t scare me.” His voice trembled. “Mom, get up. I won’t look for revenge; I will come with you. We can get away from here.” But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t lift her.

“This bag has the money I saved for you. Take it, find a place where no one knows you, and live well. Please promise never to come back here,” Evelyn urged him. “You can’t fight the Warren family; I can’t stand to see you perish.”

Even in her last moments, Evelyn pleaded with her son to run away. Ethan knelt in the alley, holding Evelyn’s body, staring into her wide–open eyes until her very last breath.

In a moment of madness, he declared, “Don’t worry, Mom, I will face them. I will make sure to avenge you.”

At the entrance of the alley, Quinlee watched from her car, her heart racing as she saw Ethan holding Evelyn’s body. His face was filled with despair and rage, and a few fake tears fell from her eyes.

them, a smirk of satisfaction

acknowledged her secret role in getting Ethan released early and eased Patrick and Winnie’s doubts.

might be too scared to seek revenge, but now it seemed her fears were unfounded. Feeling relieved, Quinlee left, not even bothering to say a final goodbye

know her true identity. She planned to use Ethan’s anger to destroy the happiness of everyone else, considering it the

ago.

twinge of fear. She honked the horn deliberately to

the night’s events. “Mr. Warren, Evelyn has been confirmed dead. Ethan has escaped capture, but

a black Maybach parked outside the Thompson residence. Leaning against the car door, Alex chain–smoked cigarettes, pulling out his spare phone to call Ellie multiple times, only to hang up each time.

him from her life forever. The thought of him suffering

a message from

family. Ellie looked at Aaron. “How do you know this,

“Alex texted me at four

Alex wouldn’t stop. Her thoughts raced throughout the morning. After

was in a meeting, Barry