Love's Tangled Web (Alex and Ellie)

Ellie looked at the

at the three elders of the Warren family and said with determination, "Grandpa, I am willing

If this could eam the protection of the three elders of the Warren family, she was willing. If this meant that her relationship with Alex would be defined from now on, she was willing. "Elie!" Alex forcefully grabbed Ellie's arm and pulled her dose.

The two looked at each other, Alex's eyes were red, he wanted to speak but stopped, his chest heaving significantly

"Brother, please take care of me in the future" Ellie was as calm as usual, her words carrying a hint of sarcasmn.

Alex was on the brink of collapse, oscillating back and forth, staring at Elie like that. After a long silence, he grined his teeth and said. "Ellie, you ran forget about it." Alex parned around angrily and left.noveldrama

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(the Warren Manor, Ellie met with Aaron.

Previously, Nancy had wanted to adopt her as a daughter many times, but her parents didn't agree, nor did she, because they felt they owed thr Warren family too much

But now she had come to terms with it. If her new identity coukl protect her from being bullied and allow her to live a praceful life, she was willing

At the entrance of the apartment building, by the roadside, Ellie had just gotten out of a tau when Alex pulled her onto the sidewalk

the evening, on the roadside sidewalk, the two looked at each other.

Alex said, "Go tell Grandpa that you refuse to be adopted."

Ellie tagged at the corners of her lips without speaking.

Seeing Ellie's silence, Alex reached into Ellie's pocket to take out her phone. "Call Grandpa, now and tell him you refuse"

This is my business, it has nothing to do with you" Elle retreated to avoid him.

Alex, seeing Ellie avoid him, angrily grabbed her ann and pulled her closer. Ellie struggled to break free, and Alex, afraid of hurting her, responded: by holding her other hand,

Ellie tried to break free again, and Alex held both of her hands. "Ellie, we can never be siblings. You can forget about it....

Alex stopped abruptly as he was about to continue.

Unable to break free, Ellie's eyes welled up with frustration. "II had a choice, I would rather we were strangers"

They locked eyes, the surrounding silence as if the world was left with only the two of them. Alex stared intently at Elbe, his chest rapidly rising and falling, clearly wanting to speak but holding back, Ellie broke her gaze and struggled desperately. "Let me go."

Alex remained silent, not releasing her, just watching her like that

Ellie, in a panic, lowered her head and bit down on the back of Alex's hand. Even as the taste of blood filled her mouth, Ellie did not let go.

Alex winced in pain, but his grip on Ellie's hands tightened. Looking down at Ellie with a fierce determination, his eyes were bloodshot.

Just as they were at an impasse, the phone in Alex's pocket vibrated incessantly. Seeing that Alex was unwilling to answer the call, Ellie released her bite

She rubbed her mouth against Alex's arm, wiping away the blood from the corner of her mouth, and Ellie spoke sarcastically, "What would your beloved think if she saw you holding onto me like this?" After Ellie spoke, Alex indeed let go and answered the call.

Watching the tenderness that flashed in Alex's eyes, he quickly got into his car and left after the call. Ellie turned and walked towards the residential 2:21 PM c d

From now on whatever she did, she would only consider her interests. No one could influence her anymore.

She hadn't taken a few steps toward the residential area when she was stopped by Haley at the entrance. Ellie stopped in her tracks, not a moment peare for her.

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Ellie looked steadily at the furious Haley

Haley shook her phone in her hand. "No matter how you seduce him, with just one call from me, he will leave you and come to me."

"Ellie, I suggest you give up on Alex as soon as possible and hand over the evidence you have. For old times sake. I can still save you some face," she continued. "Who saves Dice for whom is yet to be seen. Elbe said. "Dream on about the evidence.

After speaking. Ellie walked straight into the residential area.

Haley stood in place, her resentful eyes fixed on Ellie's retreating figure. She had just happened to pass by and witnessed the scene of Alex and Ulic entangled by the roadside

Ellie was so resistant, constantly dodging and struggling, but Alex kept pulling her towards him, as if he wanted to embrace her.

Even from such a distance, she could feel the way Alex looked at Ellie, a man's look at a woman, with ambiguity mixed with restraint, control laced with loss of control.

Thinking about the things the Thompson siblings held and that collar chain, Haley felt an inexplicable panic rise in her heart

She couldn't allow Elle to get close to Alex anymore; she needed to find a way in destroy that evidence as soon as possible.

A few days later. Ellie was at work when Alex burst into the examination room. Seeing this, the mure quickly took the patient to

With a loud bang. Alex kicked the door of the examination room shut.

He approached Ellie and suddenly grabbed her by the neck, pinning her against the wall. "You and Aaron claimed that as long as Haley didn'ı, bother you, that evidence wouldn't leak our

"But in the blink of an eye, you posted those things online, pushing Haley and the Owens family into the storm of public opinion, subjecting her to cyberbullying. How could you be so mulicious!" he demanded Ellie's neck was painfully pinched by Alex, and she could only speak with difficulty. "Do you have any evidence?"

"Come in." Alex suddenly released Ellie.

As Alex's voice fell, a female colleague close to Ellie entered

Ellie's eyes were filled with doubt. "Lucy"

Lucy, feeling guilty, kept her head down. Tim really sorry, Ellie. The things you asked me to send out for you were traced. I had no choice but to tell the truth"

Lucy what are you talking about?" Ellie was shocked.

After a

a momentary

ary blank in her mind. Elle suddenly remembered one day when Lucy said her son had a fever, her phone was about to run out of battery, and she wanted to borrow Ellie's phone to make a call. Then Lucy asked her for 300 dollars in cash. During that time, she had just gone to the bathroom for a while.

"Only you and Aaron had those things" Alex grabbed Ellie's wrist and dragged her in the door. "Do you really think that if you sent the things to your colleague and had your colleague forward them. I wouldn't be able to find out! Ellie said, "I won't admit to something I didn't do, call the police.

Alex sneered, "Before calling the police, you must go with me to the media and clarify this matter first, saying that all of this was you deliberately smearing ber."

"You know best what she has done. Wanting me to smear myself to whitewash her? It's impossible." Elle struggled desperately, ignoring the pain in her wrist

Alex, furious, did not let go. "Haley is not like you, Ellie, You, coming from a poor and remote area, what do you have that people would want to

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smear? What face do you have to lose?"

"No matter how poor I am, I have my bottom line and self-respect, Ellie struggled forcefully, ignoring the pain in her wrist.

Alex was determined to force Ellie to clarify for Haley. "You have no say in this matter. If anything happens to Haley because of you, I won't let you off the hook"

Suddenly, there was a sound of bones dislocating. Ellie's wrist dislocated, and she groaned in pain. Alex's heart tightened, and he quickly released her. Tears of grievance kept welling up in her eyes. Ellie kept retreating.

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