Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 507

Ellie looked up at Aaron. The more she tried to control herself, the more her tears flowed. Aaron held the umbrella while gently lifting Ellie, allowing her to lean against him and let out her pent–up emotions.

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Leaning all her weight on his shoulder, Ellie trembled as she spoke, “Aaron, today marks a hundred days since Carlos passed away.”

Upon returning home, Ellie fell ill. She steadfastly refused to go to the hospital, while Joanna and Aaron insisted on not leaving her alone for a healing getaway out of town.

Her plans for the termination were once again postponed, yet she still hadn’t confided in anyone about her pregnancy.

During moments of boredom, she picked up her phone, only to find distressing news–reports of a wedding shooting leading to a ten–year sentence, plummeting stock prices for the Warren Group, and the illness of Nancy.

Overwhelmed by despair, Ellie simply switched off her phone. The entire day slipped away in a haze of restless sleep followed by brief awakenings, only to doze off again.

wasn’t until afternoon when Lacey came upstairs to call her that she mustered

handing her a bag. Ellie saw the pricey limited–edition

pallor, Layton cautiously suggested, “I’m visiting the prison tomorrow; would you like to come with me?” Ellie looked at Layton, shaking her head. At this point, it mattered little

Layton arrived at the prison for his visit. Alex was wearing his prison garb, and Layton tried to conceal

here, Nancy has fallen ill, and now the stock of Warren Group is plummeting. Your dad, in a bid to stabilize sentiment, has nominated your cousin to take your place, but

be just

sole heir to Warren Group, he was well aware of the serious consequences of his public actions. His parents would surely suffer heartbreak for a time, and the Warren Group

the loss of

caressing his right hand where his ring had once been

to signify that he

had yearned desperately for a future with Ellie.

wanted their futures to be linked. For her sake, he had exhausted every means to hold onto her. In the end, he could only cause her deeper

her entire youth for him. Yet now, not even a decade in jail could win back a single