Love's Tangled Web (Alex and Ellie)

Ellie noticed it was almost time to finish work, an she waited until all her coworkers had lef before she exited her department.

Coming out of the employee exit, she spotted Alex at a distance, talking on the phone with a lunch box in his hand. Quickly, she turned and beaded towards another exit

Alex turned around just in time to see Ellie walking away in the opposite direction. He hung up the phone and hurried to catch up.

It had been nearly three months since their last meeting. Standing by the emergency lane of the hospital, they silently looked at each other.

Alex waited for what felt like forever, but Ellie didn't say a word. Irritated, he said, "Cat got your tongue, huh? Can't even say hi when you see me?

Ellie pressed her lips together and didn't speak Alex was always like this; no matter how serious things got between them, the next time they met. he acted as if nothing had happened.

Those little moments and countless hurts might not mean much to him, but for her, they had slowly piled up into a towering structure.

With a few steps between them, Alex could clearly feel Ellie's distance. After a brief silence, Alex pushed the lunchbox towards her and said, "My mom insisted I bring this over to you. Do you think I wanted to see you?"

Ellie looked at the lunchbox Alex handed her, recognizing it was from the Warren Manor. She reached out to take it. "Thank you," she said.

Just when Ellie's fingers touched the handle of the lunchbox, Alex pulled back, not giving it to her. As she looked up at him, he asked. "Who was the

buy you were with?"

Ellie frowned. The guy with me!!

Seeing that Ellie was unwilling to explain, Alex got angry, his tone gening harsher. "You dare to date but can't adinit

it ix, hula!"

Ellie tugged at the corners of her lips but still didn't speak. None of this concerned him, and she had nothing to hide. Besides, she was an adult now. to having a boyfriend wouldn't be a big deal.

With Ellie's continued silence, Alex pulled her toward the street. "Take me to where you're staying"

The strength difference between them was clear, and although Ellie was sweating from trying in get away. Alex pulled her to the side of the road, She looked down at the hand gripping her wrist and opened her mouth Alex joked. 'Got itchy teeth again! Want to bite me!"

"My wrist hurts," Ellie finally said. As Alex let go, she turned and walked away

Alex, annoyed by Ellie's cool attitude, stopped her under the streedump and asked, "Why did you block me?"

Ellie pretended not to hear him, keeping her head down. She had blocked him for months and he only just noticed.

Ellie's indifferent made Alex so angry that it made his sides hurt. He pointed at her forehead and said, "If you keep ignoring me, believe it or not. I hit your

When Alex was about to lose control, Ellie looked up at him with clear, calm eyes. 1 believe you. But my worthless life isn't worth your effort

They locked eyes, and Alex was almost choked by Ellie's words. His chest was beaving, and he was barely keeping himself under control. He stared at her and said, "Try talking to me with that attitude again" Ellie shrugged it off. "That's just the way I am, and I can't charge that. If you want sweet talk, go find

At the mention of Haley, Alex's face turned a bit dark. After a few deep breaths, he spoke again, sounding a bit calmer. Don't be ungrateful. I'm doing this for your own good. Do you even know what that guy was really like before your started seeing him? "How old is het What does he do for a living? How many people are in his family, any hereditary illnesses How much property does he own! How many houses or cars? Has his family met you? Do they agree with your relationship!

"How long have you guys known each other, and how for have things gone? This is Ameria. What if you get scammed or even worse! Facing Alex's cons much anyway"

constant questioning, Ellie gave a slight smirk. "If I end up being sold, then so be it. It's not like this worthless life of mine is worth

Alex clutched his heart. They looked into each other's eyes as he took a deep breath. After a long pause, he finally spoke softly. "Ellie, please just listen to me. I'm only trying to look out for you."

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Seeing Ellie stand indifferently before him, he reached out to hold her hand. "Is there any good food around here! Let me take you out for a bite."

Ellie upped back, avoiding Alex's hand. "It's not safe here at night. If there's nothing else, you should head back"

Alex nashed over right after gening off the plane and waited so long for her nuside the hospital. He didn't expect to be told to leave after barely speaking a few words. His face darkened, and he lost his cool, samuting, "Ellie, what the hell do you. want?

Ellie replied, "Nothing. What's up with your

What's up with me?" Alex almost growled each word through gritted teeth.

Alex stepped closer to Ellie, watching every expression on her face closely. "I know you're upset because your bracelet broke. Take tomorrow off and III take you to an auction to get you a new one

Remembering the broken bracelet, Ellie couldn't help but tear up. "That bracelet was from my grandpa to my grandma, then my grandma to my dad, and my dad to my mom"

Elle choked up, tears in her eyes. With an unusually cold look, she said, "My mom wore that bracelet for thirty years. It's a symbol of two generations of marriages in my family. What will you use to replace it?"

The redness in Ellie's eyes cut through Ales's nerves. Meeting her gare, he felt fnstration mixed with a bit of panic. "Ellie, stop being unreasonable. can you? The bracelet's broken. Where am I supposed to find another one just like it!" Ellie sneered, "So you do get that broken things can't be fixed?"

"What do you mean?" Alex frowned.

Elle said, "That broken bracelet is just like my relationship with you and Haley now. It's shattered and can't be fixed."

The two locked eyes, and it felt like the whale world went silent, leaving just the two of them

Alex looked down into Ellie's eyes intently, and after a long pause, he finally spoke. "Elle, are you plusning to treat me like an enemy!"

Ellie met Alex's gaze bravely, not backing down. "An enemy? No, but being strangers works well mough

Alex narrowed his eyes dangerously, keeping his gaze locked on Elle. For the first time. Ellie looked at him with sach a cold expression and said she wanted them to be strangers

"We're just strangers now? Fine, Alex snapped as he shoved the lunch her into Ellie's hands. He released it turned on his heel, and walked off

Ellie stubbornly held the lunch box and turned to walk in the opposite direction. She thought as long as her heart stayed strong, she wouldn't be the one crying in the end. Chapter 62

Ellie noticed it was almost time to finish work, an she waited until all her coworkers had lef before she exited her department.

Coming out of the employee exit, she spotted Alex at a distance, talking on the phone with a lunch box in his hand. Quickly, she turned and beaded towards another exit

Alex turned around just in time to see Ellie walking away in the opposite direction. He hung up the phone and hurried to catch up.

It had been nearly three months since their last meeting. Standing by the emergency lane of the hospital, they silently looked at each other.

Alex waited for what felt like forever, but Ellie didn't say a word. Irritated, he said, "Cat got your tongue, huh? Can't even say hi when you see me?

Ellie pressed her lips together and didn't speak Alex was always like this; no matter how serious things got between them, the next time they met. he acted as if nothing had happened.

Those little moments and countless hurts might not mean much to him, but for her, they had slowly piled up into a towering structure.

With a few steps between them, Alex could clearly feel Ellie's distance. After a brief silence, Alex pushed the lunchbox towards her and said, "My mom insisted I bring this over to you. Do you think I wanted to see you?"

Ellie looked at the lunchbox Alex handed her, recognizing it was from the Warren Manor. She reached out to take it. "Thank you," she said.

Just when Ellie's fingers touched the handle of the lunchbox, Alex pulled back, not giving it to her. As she looked up at him, he asked. "Who was the

buy you were with?"

Ellie frowned. The guy with me!!

Seeing that Ellie was unwilling to explain, Alex got angry, his tone gening harsher. "You dare to date but can't adinit

it ix, hula!"

Ellie tugged at the corners of her lips but still didn't speak. None of this concerned him, and she had nothing to hide. Besides, she was an adult now. to having a boyfriend wouldn't be a big deal.

With Ellie's continued silence, Alex pulled her toward the street. "Take me to where you're staying"noveldrama

The strength difference between them was clear, and although Ellie was sweating from trying in get away. Alex pulled her to the side of the road, She looked down at the hand gripping her wrist and opened her mouth Alex joked. 'Got itchy teeth again! Want to bite me!"

"My wrist hurts," Ellie finally said. As Alex let go, she turned and walked away

Alex, annoyed by Ellie's cool attitude, stopped her under the streedump and asked, "Why did you block me?"

Ellie pretended not to hear him, keeping her head down. She had blocked him for months and he only just noticed.

Ellie's indifferent made Alex so angry that it made his sides hurt. He pointed at her forehead and said, "If you keep ignoring me, believe it or not. I hit your

When Alex was about to lose control, Ellie looked up at him with clear, calm eyes. 1 believe you. But my worthless life isn't worth your effort

They locked eyes, and Alex was almost choked by Ellie's words. His chest was beaving, and he was barely keeping himself under control. He stared at her and said, "Try talking to me with that attitude again"

Ellie shrugged it off. "That's just the way I am, and I can't charge that. If you want sweet talk, go find

At the mention of Haley, Alex's face turned a bit dark. After a few deep breaths, he spoke again, sounding a bit calmer. Don't be ungrateful. I'm doing this for your own good. Do you even know what that guy was really like before your started seeing him? "How old is het What does he do for a living? How many people are in his family, any hereditary illnesses How much property does he own! How many houses or cars? Has his family met you? Do they agree with your relationship!

"How long have you guys known each other, and how for have things gone? This is Ameria. What if you get scammed or even worse! Facing Alex's cons much anyway"

constant questioning, Ellie gave a slight smirk. "If I end up being sold, then so be it. It's not like this worthless life of mine is worth

Alex clutched his heart. They looked into each other's eyes as he took a deep breath. After a long pause, he finally spoke softly. "Ellie, please just listen to me. I'm only trying to look out for you."

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Seeing Ellie stand indifferently before him, he reached out to hold her hand. "Is there any good food around here! Let me take you out for a bite."

Ellie upped back, avoiding Alex's hand. "It's not safe here at night. If there's nothing else, you should head back"

Alex nashed over right after gening off the plane and waited so long for her nuside the hospital. He didn't expect to be told to leave after barely speaking a few words. His face darkened, and he lost his cool, samuting, "Ellie, what the hell do you. want?

Ellie replied, "Nothing. What's up with your

What's up with me?" Alex almost growled each word through gritted teeth.

Alex stepped closer to Ellie, watching every expression on her face closely. "I know you're upset because your bracelet broke. Take tomorrow off and III take you to an auction to get you a new one

Remembering the broken bracelet, Ellie couldn't help but tear up. "That bracelet was from my grandpa to my grandma, then my grandma to my dad, and my dad to my mom"

Elle choked up, tears in her eyes. With an unusually cold look, she said, "My mom wore that bracelet for thirty years. It's a symbol of two generations of marriages in my family. What will you use to replace it?"

The redness in Ellie's eyes cut through Ales's nerves. Meeting her gare, he felt fnstration mixed with a bit of panic. "Ellie, stop being unreasonable. can you? The bracelet's broken. Where am I supposed to find another one just like it!"

Ellie sneered, "So you do get that broken things can't be fixed?"

"What do you mean?" Alex frowned.

Elle said, "That broken bracelet is just like my relationship with you and Haley now. It's shattered and can't be fixed."

The two locked eyes, and it felt like the whale world went silent, leaving just the two of them

Alex looked down into Ellie's eyes intently, and after a long pause, he finally spoke. "Elle, are you plusning to treat me like an enemy!"

Ellie met Alex's gaze bravely, not backing down. "An enemy? No, but being strangers works well mough

Alex narrowed his eyes dangerously, keeping his gaze locked on Elle. For the first time. Ellie looked at him with sach a cold expression and said she wanted them to be strangers

"We're just strangers now? Fine, Alex snapped as he shoved the lunch her into Ellie's hands. He released it turned on his heel, and walked off

Ellie stubbornly held the lunch box and turned to walk in the opposite direction. She thought as long as her heart stayed strong, she wouldn't be the one crying in the end.

Not far behind, Alex gradually came to a stop. He looked back at Ellic, realizing she didn't even glance back. "Ungrateful girl," he muttered through clenched teeth and continued walking

After a few more steps, he looked back again, not willing to give up, only to see Elle already at the crosswalk, ready to cross the street. His eyes turned red. "Ellie, if I ever come to you again, I'm a fool"

With that, Alex turned around and started walking forward again. However, after only a few steps there was a sudden loud noise behind him.

He turned around and saw Elle being grabbed by a man and thrown onto a motorcycle. The food box he gave her fell, with muffins spilling all over the ground. "Ellie!" he shouted.

Not far behind, Alex gradually came to a stop. He looked back at Ellic, realizing she didn't even glance back. "Ungrateful girl," he muttered through clenched teeth and continued walking

After a few more steps, he looked back again, not willing to give up, only to see Elle already at the crosswalk, ready to cross the street. His eyes turned red. "Ellie, if I ever come to you again, I'm a fool" With that, Alex turned around and started walking forward again. However, after only a few steps there was a sudden loud noise behind him.

He turned around and saw Elle being grabbed by a man and thrown onto a motorcycle. The food box he gave her fell, with muffins spilling all over the ground. "Ellie!" he shouted.