Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 510

Chapter 510

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“Ellie, your hand!” Joanna’s voice broke through Ellie’s thoughts, and it was only then that she noticed the blood smudged across her palm.

She turned to glance at the railing she had just touched, and when she wiped it with her sleeve, she saw it was stained entirely with blood.

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At that moment, she was certain Alex had been there. Taking the small red drum from Joanna’s hands, Ellie returned to her room in tense silence.

the drum under clean water, but the bloodstains had soaked into the leather surface, permanently marking it. Feeling defeated, Ellie sat

it, the more uneasy she felt. This was clearly a toy for children, yet just moments ago, Whitney had said they had never bought such

evening, Jason and Aaron returned home, which prompted Ellie to hurry down the stairs. “Ellie, let me show you something,”

she sat down and opened the video. It showed Alex

awkwardly with one

baby products. Then, just as he reached the door, he turned back to grab the red drum and stuffed it into his pocket like it was a treasure.

Ellie watched, the more her vision blurred. “I’m heading upstairs.”

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left by Alex. Closing her eyes, she pictured him

curling her legs and wrapping her arms around her knees. Burying her head in her arms, her sobs were muffled. When she heard a knock at the door, she paused her weeping but couldn’t stop

and Whitney walked in with Aaron and Jason hanging back in the doorway, Ellie desperately tried to dry her