Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 430 ☐☐ 12% Alex refused to leave Ellie's room. Even when Chris cover to deliver urgent documents for him to sign, he had to bring them straight to Ellie's room.

By noon, it had started to rain outside.

After Chris left. Alex lay sprawled on Ellie's bed, wrapped in her hin little blanket, spending the entire afternoon playing Ludo with her, When Aaron video-called Ellie, Alex saw her pick up her phone and head toward the balcony. He immediately got up and pulled her back. Take the call here. I'll step out for a bit." Ellie answered Aaron's call, while Alex went downstairs and stopped outside Carlos's room. Blocking the family doctor's way, he asked. "How much longer does my grandfather have?? The doctor respectfully replied, “Mr. Warren, if it weren't for M. Griffith's second surgery and the medication. Mr. Carlos Warren wouldn't have lasted this long. Yesterday, a group of specialists cfor a consultation. They estimate he has three to four months left at most." Ten minutes later, Alex went to the study on the second floor. Sitting at his desk, he checked the calendar. Last night, he had personally overheard Ellie promise Aaron that after Carlos passed away, she would move back to the Thompson residence-no matter what stage her relationship with Alex reached. - If he let her go, he would never get another chance like this. With only three months left, he had no idea what he needed to do to make Ellie stay with him forever.

As his phone screen dimmed, Alex braced his elbows on the edge of the desk, running both hands through his short hair with force. He felt a suffocating pressure weigh down on him, lowering his head into a long, heavy silence.

Half a month later, Alex's leg had fully recovered, and he wasted no treturning to work. He ordered, "Compress the workload for the next few months into the next three days.

As soon as the morning meeting ended, Alex went into full-on work mode.

Chris hesitated. “Mr. Warren, there are already many delayed projects awaiting your approval from the tyou were injured. If we push everything forward, it'll be impossible to finish in three days." "Givethe urgent cases. For major projects, go through the final proposals with the department heads first. Distribute all remaining tasks among the deputy directors and set strict deadlines. Anyone has a problem with it can get the hell out, Alex said.

Without another word, Chris rushed off to carry out his orders.

In the evening, after taking a walk in the garden while pushing Carlos in his wheelchair, Ellie returned to her room. Alex hadn't cback yet.

Seeing Alex's message saying he would be working late, Ellie reped. Then she stood on the bedroom balcony, gazing at the northwest corner of the garden below, She remembered the first few years after she cto the Warren Manor, how she missed heveryday, missing her parents and Aaron 21:50 Wed, Feb 19 00 Chapter 430 ☐☐☐:12% Eventually, she even secretly dug a hole by the wall. She naively believed that if she crawled through that small hole, she could meet her family.

One night, she finally got the chance to crawl out through the hole. She ran desperately, following the direction Alex had once pointed out to her as the way home. Halfway there, she was nearly scared to death by a big yellow dog.

Many details she couldn't remember, but she never forgot how Alex had cup behind her, cursing as he hugged her tightly. He held her so tightly that she could hardly breathe.

He warned her fiercely. If you run again. I'll break your legs and lock you up." She remembered that after he said that, he grabbed her dirty hands, disgusted, and wiped them with his own white shirt. Afterward, she was carried on his back, brought back to the Warren Manor.

Everyone said he was bad, that he was crazy, and even Alex himself admitted he wasn't a good person. But in Ellie's eyes, no matter how mean he was, he was the best.

Shaking off her thoughts, Ellie went downstairs to prepare a late-night snack for Alex.

Around eleven o'clock, Alex returned. He got out of the car and, oticing the lights were still on in the living room, furrowed his brow slightly.

The night they had been caught by Nancy and two of the servants while being affectionate at the door, the next morning, he had ordered Evan to remove the night-shift servants from the main hall..

As soon as he entered the living room, Alex caught the strong scent of chowder in the air.

In the kitchen, Ellie was dressed in casual hclothes, her long hair held up with a shark clip. She was so focused as she ladled the chowder, her concentration evident in every movement Alex's throat tightened, and the emotions stirring in his eyes grey more obvious. Taking out his phone, Alex snapped a picture of this precious moment.

He dreamed of having a hwith Ellie. No matter how late he chome, she would be there waiting for him. She had once been right in front of him, within his reach, but he was the one who had pushed her away. Now, she was his unreachable dream, his hopeless desire.

But he didn't accept that fate. Even if he had to go against the world, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would give everything to keep her by his side forever.

"Didn't I tell you not to prepare this?" Alex stood behind Ellie and gently wrapped her in his arms.

"I couldn't sleep, so I cdown to make you slate-night snacks,” Ellie said, shrinking her neck to avoid Alex's warm breath Alex took the spoon from Ellie's hand, turning her to face him. He lowered his head to look at her face and said, "Get ready: we're going abroad Ellie looked up, their eyes meeting. She hesitated slightly. “But if we go abroad, what about Grandpa Carlos?" Alex replied, "The experts said Grandpa's condition is stable for now. We'll go and cback quickly. It won't take too much "time" After a moment's hesitation, Ellie said, "Then I'll go back tomorrow and tell my family." 2/3 50 Wed, Feb 19 Chapter 430 When Alex heard Ellie was going back to the Thompson residence to tell her family about the trip, his gaze flickered with uncertainty.

He bent down slightly to meet Ellie's eyes, speaking in a low voice, "Don't tell Mrs. Thompson and the others for now, or they'll worry about you. If we really can cure your amnesia, wouldn't it be better to surprise them when we cback?" "Okay, I'll listen to you, Ellie agreed.

Hearing Ellie's response, Alex pulled her back into his arms.

Alex instinctively tightened his arms around Ellie. He closed his eyes, hiding the emotions in his gaze, and said, "We leave the day after En! tomorrow. I'll arrange work these next two days. You stay with Grandpa for now, and use the tto pack #27 "Okay," Ellie nodded obediently in his embrace. If this trip could cure her amnesia, her life could return to normal, and her mom and Aaron wouldn't have to worry about her so much.

Though Ellie had given her affirmative response, Alex still reminded her repeatedly with concern. "Remember, don't tell anyone we're going abroad."

The next morning. Todd and Nancy went to the CEO's office at the m Warren Group, Alex was working, and when he saw his parents enter with dark expressions, he quickly shot Chris a warning look Ꮎ