Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 613

“This meal doesn’t count. Next time, you’re treating me to a proper dinner,” Alex slipped in, reminding Ellie with surprising patience.

After a brief silence, Ellie finally responded, “Pick the restaurant. I’ll come after work. Don’t pick anything too expensive because I don’t have much money.”

Alex glanced up from his meal and looked at Ellie. “Is your kid okay after the scare yesterday?”

“They’re fine,” Ellie hadn’t expected Alex to think of her kids.

Alex nodded. “You need to spend more time with them. Once they’re settled, we’ll talk. No rush.”

Their eyes met, and Ellie froze for a moment. The Alex she remembered was overbearing, stubborn, and inconsiderate. He always did whatever he wanted without caring about anyone else’s feelings, putting himself first in everything. He had changed a lot.

“Thank you,” Ellie murmured, her gaze quickly shifting away, trying to mask her emotions.

What are you planning to do with the kids? I heard the school has been closed and is under investigation,” Alex asked, his tone casual, but Ellie felt the tension in her forehead tighten.

Once this is all over, I’ll transfer them to another

ones leaving!” Alex cut her off, “You can’t teach them like this. In

a chair and nearly bit off a teacher’s finger for dragging Oscar. She was like

protective instincts for Oscar that had flared she felt was

up. All

this later.” She didn’t want to transfer the kids

slapped his chest confidently. “Don’t worry, I’ve got this covered.”

spoke again. “Don’t

you know it was going to go

out a soft sigh. “Instinct.”

use that instinct to predict when I’ll find

speechless. She had just been thinking how much Alex had changed for the better, but the next second, he was back to his usual self. She yawned, rubbing her

night, and now the tension in her head was starting to feel unbearable.

at the half–eaten lunch, he quickly finished it off with

I’ll go check on Orion,” Alex said as

Make sure

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