Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 554

In the garden of Grant Manor, two figures stood apart, exchanging glances.

Ellie said, “Cigarettes have a lot of nicotine in them. The carbon monoxide and cyanide released when they buocas wy harm your lungs and your ability to breathe.”

“The chemicals like benzene, heavy metals, and others found in cigarettes can even increase the risk of cancer, the What at the many cigarette butts scattered at Alex’s feet.

“Knowing all these bad effects, so many people still smoke,” Alex said and glanced briefly at Ellie before saring of t distance. Ellie stood next to a flowerbed a little to his left.

Suddenly, five years‘ worth of memories rushed into her mind–the sight of Alex’s Mom on her knees at the Lapon wedding, begging him not to pull the trigger.

Back then, Alex fully understood how devastating it would be for the Warren family and the Warren Group if he took violence. Yet he had still pulled the trigger.

When he found out about her pregnancy, even knowing the storm that would follow, he had rushed out to see ber the des headfirst into disaster, despite knowing the risks.

to smoke less, if only for the sake of the people who care about you,” Ellie said, her tone woudy and lacking emotion as she rested her hands on the flowerbed and tilted her head slightly upward.

inner struggle or not

even offer some

his usual bravado, Ellie realized the could speak to bice

him

sorry for me?” Alex’s unexpected question caught Ellie off guard. She turned to face him, saying nothing in reply.

from his pack, she reached into her pocket

to Alex. He just stared at her without taking it, so she stepped closer and placed

always been surrounded by admirers, a person of importance no matter where he went–even to

him. Reality can be cruel. The fact that the Warren family hadn’t completely fallen apart during Alex’s five–year absence

that good health is more valuable than anything else,” Ellie concluded, taking his

met, and Alex looked surprised for a moment. Then he forced a smile that seemed a bit bitter. “Can you believe it? No one’s ever talked to me like this in my

emotions swelling inside her, and she looked

used to laugh at what they said, but now I see that they were right. I was in the wrong.”