Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 612

“Help me with this,” Alex said, placing the bag in front of Ellie.

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As soon as Alex set the bag down and was about to sit, Ellie couldn’t hold back any longer and spoke up, “Isn’t your shirt a bit too tight?”

“Educate yourself before speaking. This is a fitted style, and it’s meant to look like this,” Alex replied with a deep breath as he sat down.

Ellie turned around to grab a bottle of water for him.

“This meal doesn’t count. Next time, you have to take me to a proper dinner,” Alex said seriously when he saw Ellie’s casual nod. “Dr. Thompson, I saved the three of you. Can you at least treat me a bit better?”

They sat across from each other in the lounge. “Even if you hadn’t saved us, we would’ve just gotten a beating and nothing that would kill us. Don’t exaggerate,” Ellie said, twisting open a bottle of water and handing it to Alex. “Anyway, thanks.”

him but didn’t take it. “Dr. Thompson,

placed the water next to Alex’s hand. When she looked up again, she noticed his expression had changed. Their eyes met, and Ellie didn’t quite understand what

“You can handle everything well

her bottled water and then hesitantly offered it to Alex. “I can’t seem to open this one.

a smile as he took the water from her hand. Ellie felt a wave

Ellie, his voice softened without him even realizing it. “Don’t do

bit awkward. Ellie picked up her fork and lowered her head to eat her

years ago and the day she decided to raise her two children alone, she had made peace with the idea that she would never

slender. You need more protein,” Alex said as he placed some beef into

Ellie picked up a piece of beef and put it into her mouth. Back then, they had fought so fiercely–she hated him so much that she

did she imagine that one day, she would be sitting quietly with him, sharing a

filter out all the ‘noise‘ and leave only the most valuable things behind. For a while, she thought Alex had

cruel and gentle. It sees more clearly than the eyes ever

if, someday, time would heal her too.