Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 372

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Chapter 372 34% Hearing footsteps, Alex quickly yanked off his jacket. Their eyes locked, and he stood up fast. But after crouching for too long, his legs felt numb and wobbly. He reached out toward Ellie. "My legs are all tingly." "Oh," Ellie said, subtly taking a step back.

Alex tried to grab Ellie but missed, losing his balance and crashing down right in front of her.

Ellie bent down to pick up two shopping bags and went to open the door.

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"Bang!" The door slammed shut, and Alex turned around.

Ellie stepped inside and locked the door, leaving him outside.

After a moment, Alex shook it off and banged on the door. "Ellie, open up! We need to talk!" Ellie switched into her slippers, leaning against the shoe rack, listening to Alex yelling outside. She frowned but didn't respond. Eventually, the noise died down.

Peeking through the peephole, Ellie suddenly met a staring eye, making her jump and drop her phone on the floor.

"Ellie, are you okay? Open the door! I've been waiting for you since after work! I've waited all night! I really need to use the bathroom!" Alex's frantic voice echoed from outside.

Grabbing her phone, Ellie thought, "You get what you pay for." The phone Alex had bought her was surprisingly durable, holding up well compared to others.

Just as Ellie was about to hit the shower and unwind, the door's keypad lock started beeping! Without hesitation, she grabbed her phone and called the building management to report it. A few minutes later, Alex was fiddling with the code to her front door when the apartment security, accompanied by the police, showed up behind him.

Alex turned around and asked, "What the heck? Why are you guys standing behindin the middle of the night? What's going on?!" The security guard replied, “A resident reported someone trying to break into their home, sir. You'll need to cwith us." Alex was left speechless.

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Over an hour later, Alex was pulled out of the police station by his parents.

The butler rushed forward. "Mr. and Mrs., is your son alright?" Todd's expression was stormy. "What an idiot! Instead of sleeping, he's over here messing with someone's door code and gets caught by the police!" The old butler stood in stunned silence.

Nancy pointed at her son, launching into a scolding. "You have the police right behind you, and you still ask why they're there? How many drinks did you have tonight, son?! Is this because I watched too many horror movies while pregnant with you, or did the doctor drop you on your head? When are you going to start acting normal?!" "Look, I have an early meeting tomorrow, so I'm heading to bed now," Alex retorted, tired of his parents' lecturing, and turned to leave.

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The next morning at Jaslands Hospital, Ellie found out that Mark was coming in forla specialist consultation, so she decided to arrive early to see him. "Why the sudden switch from surgery to acupuncture with Marvin?" Mark asked, raising an eyebrow, Ellie murmured, "It's good to have more skills. I'm interested in acupuncture

In the last few days, Alex had been popping up at the most unexpected times, and last night he even checked out her door's keypad lock. Luckily, the police had arrived just in tto take him away. If he had kept at it, he might have unlocked her door.

She thought it over all night and finally decided to learn a self-defense skill. She heard than Marvin could use acupuncture to wake someone up, or even knock them out. If she could just learn that technique, she could handle that psycho easily. AD Comment

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