Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 311 "I'll drive you home." 3 42% +13) Diana didn't move. She turned around, leaning her back against the car door, and closed it with a soft thud. Her gaze met Aaron's as asked casually, "You said you weren't considering dating, yet you're already lining up for blind dates. You're such a hypocrite." Aaron frowned deeply at her accusation, the word "hypocrite" hitting him like a slap.

They stood facing each other, staring silently. Aaron stayed quiet for a long while before finally speaking, his expression more serious than ever. "Ms. Grant, we shouldn't be discussing this kind of topic." "Then don't. Why are you so fierce about it?" Diana huffed and walked around the front of the car, getting into the passenger seat.

Aaron got in, glancing at Diana's sulking face. He started the engine and said in a calm tone, "I wasn't being fierce." "You were." Diana snapped, not letting him finish. “I don't want to talk to you anymore. Just drive." From that point on, Aaron stayed silent, driving Diana back to the Grant Manor without saying a word. When he dropped her off at the gate, he left.

Standing in the garden, Diana watched Aaron leave without another word, her frustration boiling over. She stomped her foot and said, "Dad, your student is a total boring guy! I honestly don't know how he earned all those degrees with that brain of his!" After venting, Diana stormed toward the main building. Declan glanced at the butler and asked, "Who upset her?" The butler quickly stepped forward. "Mr. Grant, all the boys are out, and no one would dare upset Ms. Grant." When Aaron returned home, he found that both Joanna and Ellie were still up.

to arrange a match foragain, just turn them down. I'm not in a place to get married right now," "Mom, if anyone trie Aaron said, his face showing the turmoil in his heart, still unsettled by Diana's antics.

Joanna sighed. "I've already turned them down several times. I've told them all about it, yet they still insisted. It's awkward, especially since we'll be seeing them around. Maybe you should meet with those girls, just to show you're not dismissing their good intentions." Ellie, sensing Joanna's unease, couldn't help but speak up, "Aaron since Mom has already agreed, you should at least meet them. Otherwise, they'll think we're being rude." Joanna had spent most of her life in the countryside, rarely leaving the house, and had always been busy with chores. She was simple and sincere, without the tricks people downtown might use to navigate such situations. Out of politeness, Aaron reluctantly agreed to meet the girls.

Two days later, Ellie was at work when suddenly, Layton cto her. Upon hearing that Alex had been in a coma for two days without waking up, her first reaction was disbelief.

She knew how strong Alex was. She remembered back when the were stranded on the uninhabited island, even when she hit his head with all her strength, she couldn't injure it. She thought, 'How could something as trivial as a cactus cause any real injury?' 19:21 Wed, Feb 12 B.

Chapter 311 42% Seeing Ellie's disbelief, Layton hesitated before speaking, "Ellic, know Alex hurt you terribly for Haley's sake. What he did was wrong, and you're right not to forgive him.

+13 "As for your father-while Alex wasn't the direct cause of his death, he certainly played a part in it, but the reason he went to your parents back then was to apologize. He was going to make amends with them." Layton carefully phrased his words, trying to get to the point. "Things have already happened, and Alex is guilty, but he doesn't deserve to die, don't you think?" Ellie put down the work she was doing, straightened her back, and looked directly at Layton. "Mr. Mosley, just say what you mean to say. I don't have the patience to play games with you." Layton looked at Ellie seriously. "I'm not beating around the bush. Mr. Carlos Warren is still in the hospital, and Alex is in a coma. Mrs. Warren is so angry that she's not taking care of him, and only Barry is by his side.

"Either the company or the Warren family can't function without him. Besides, before Haley, he treated you like a treasure and pampered you as if you were his everything." Ellie cut him off, "Get to the point!" Layton sighed, "Well, the fact is, you're the one who caused his coma. You should at least talk to his attending physician and see why he hasn't woken up yet." Around lunchtime, Ellie went to ask Leonard about Alex's condition.

Leonard accompanied Ellie to Alex's ward. "We've done all the tests, but so far, we haven't found a reason for the coma. His family refuses to transfer him or change the treatment," he explained.

At the door of the ward, Leonard hesitated and asked, “Do you know each other?" Ellie pushed open the door and walked into the room. "Let's go in and check on him." She didn't know how to respond to Leonard. She and Alex weren't just acquaintances, but she didn't want to acknowledge any connection with him.

Although it had been several days, the bruises on Alex's face were still horrific. As Ellie stood by his bed, there wasn't a flicker of emotion in her eyes.

After all, it was because of him that she had endured far worse injuries than these. It was because of him that the wounds in her heart had been far more painful.

13 Ellie stood at the head of Alex's bed while Leonard stood beside her. They exchanged a few words, and Ellie shifted positions to let Leonard examine Alex's injuries.

As Leonard moved closer, ready to check on Alex's condition, Alex suddenly gripped his hand. Leonard ly looked down at the hand that Alex had firmly held, the unconscious figure on the bed, and finally at Ellie standing nearby. Ellie took a step back.

Layton and Barry stood on the opposite side of the bed. Seeing Alex still gripping Leonard's hand tightly, they exchanged tense glances.

Layton cleared his throat loudly, hoping to stir Alek awake. However, Alex didn't budge, still lying there motionless. Layton leaned in closer to the bed and, in a subtle move, pinched Alex's leg. Yet, Alex remained completely still with no response.

19:21 Wed, Feb 12 Chapter 311 Layton looked wake up?" Ver at Barry, whose lips twitched as he cautiously spoke up, "Dr. Stewart, how is Mr. Warren? When can he The moment Barry finished his sentence, Alex's eyes shot open as if he had been resurrected. Seeing that he was still holding Leonard's hand, he immediately jerked it away in shock Leonard let out a relieved sigh. "Are you feeling any discomfort? +13 Alex lay on the bed, staring blankly at Ellie. "My whole body hurts-headache, nausea, weakness, sore limbs, tight chest, and my head feels like it's going to explode." Alex pointed accusingly at Ellie, looking like a child trying to make someone else take responsibility. "She's the one who hurt me, so let her check me!" Ellie hung up the phone and said, "Dr. Stewart, I have to go. I still have something to do." She didn't even glance at Alex as she turned and walked out of the room.

As the door shut, Alex's finger still hovered in mid-air, pointing toward Ellie.

"It's after hours, so I'll check on you tomorrow," Leonard said awkwardly before leaving as well.

Alex glanced at Barry, then at Layton.

"I grabbed the wrong person, didn't you see? Why didn't you say anything sponer Layton, with a disgusted frown, replied, "I've been coughing so hard to wake you up, and you still wouldn't open your eyes. You can't blme for that."