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.”

bottle of water Ellie had opened for him but didn’t take

noticed his expression had changed. Their eyes met, and Ellie didn’t quite understand

can handle everything well yourself, right?”

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

he took the water from her hand. Ellie

softened without him even realizing it. “Don’t do everything yourself.

to eat her meal. She had been through too

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

slender. You need more protein,” Alex said as he placed some beef into Ellie’s plate. Ellie paused, her fork hovering over

mouth. Back then, they had fought so fiercely–she hated him so much that she

one day, she would

the ‘noise‘ and leave only the most valuable things behind. For a while, she thought Alex had been filtered out by time, but here he was, five years

gentle. It sees more clearly than the eyes ever could. It

if, someday, time would heal