Love's Tangled Web (Alex and Ellie)

Alex spat out his wine in shock. Barry stood frozen, speechless.

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Chapter 153

Wares to challenge me! Whoever loses has to strip thana raised her glass and stood on the couch, her voice cutting through the noise of the pive room, which quickly erupted into loud cheers.

The door to the room swung open, and Layton entered, flipping on all the lights and timing off the music. Lacey saw Layton and Alex's dark expressions and turned to Diana

Din confused, asked Lacey. Did you call them!"

Lacey quickly put on her jacket. Why would I Fimm not crazy."

Layton scanned the room. "Where is she?"

Both Lacey and Diana answered in unison, "We're all here."

Layton rubbed his forehead in frustration. I mean, where is Ellic!"

Diana, finally understanding, pointed toward the door. "She's in the restroom."

Before she could finish her words, Alex was already leaving the room. He stormed down the hall toward the restroom, and from a distance, he saw Ellie chatting with a man. His face darkened, and his steps quickened lie turned slightly, noticing the murderous expression on Alex's face as he approached. She froze, feeling nervous.

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Their eyes met, and Alex suddenly stopped. He glanced at the man in front of Ellie with a sharp look, and then he cleared his throat. "I'm going to

the restroom.

away. Harry watched in confusion as Alex suddenly turned into the restroom. He had been following him all the way, listening to him muttering angrily, yet he did nothing.

"Let's catch up next time Seeing Alex, Ellie said goodbye to the man before turning to leave.

As soon as Ellie turned the corner into another hallway, a man ran straight toward her. Before she could say anything, he grabbed her and pulled her into a nearby room.

Shh Don't make a sound the man said, covering Ellie's mouth and pinning her against the door,

Ellie's heart pounded in fear. It looked like she had run into a pervert.

After calming down, Ellie quickly scanned the room. Seizing the moment when the man wasn't paying attention, she suddenly kneed him in the stomach and broke free from his grip.

The man bent over in pain, clutching the wall, and pointed at Ellie. "Bitch, that was a pretty fierce move!"

Before he could finish, Ellie grabbed a vase and smashed it over his head. "Take that, you creep!"

Terrified, Ellie threw open

open the door and ran away,

"Stop right there! The threatening voice from behind made Ellie freeze, but she didn't dare turn around. Without a second thought, the bolted out of the club. Standing on the sidewalk, she quickly texted Diana and Lacey, planing to leave. She just injured that man, who was clearly a rich, spoiled heir. Even if she was just defending herself, in a situation like this, she wasn't sure if she could get away.

"Stop" The voice behind her grew frantic, and when Ellic turned, she saw the man stumbling out of the revolving door, clutching his head, and running straight at lier

Without thinking. Ellie broke into a full sprint. She had just dashed across the street when someone grabbed her arm. She looked up to see it was Alex, so she shoved lum away. However, before Alex could say anything. Ellie spotted the man crossing the street toward her. She quickly jumped back behind Alex's car, grabbing his coat and using it as a shiekt. "Where did she go? She was just right here! They from across the street sounded frustrated as the man

man started pacing back and forth, cursing

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Ellie held her breath, her body pressed against the car, hidden by Alex's large frame. She didn't dare move, staying as still as p presente looming over her.

Ales braced his hands on either side of Ellie, leaning slightly forward to trap her. He lowered his head slowly, bringing his lips close to her ear and deliberately lowering his voice. "Why was that guy chasing you?"

Ellic turned her head away, dodging Alex's warm breath and holding bark any response.

Alex remained in that position, not letting her go. This was the closest he had been to her in over half a month. He could smell the shampoo in her hair and feel the unique scent on her body.

He stared straight into Ellie's eyes with tenderness. His gaze flickered with affection that seemed ready to spill over as if trying to pull her into the depths of his eyes.

Those muxed emotions inside him took on a hint of unsettling intensity. His focus shifted to Ellie's lips. He swallowed, and the restlessness deep inside him grew more apparent. His breathing quickened, and he couldn't help following the warmth of Ellie's breath, leaning in closer.

Ellie beard the man's footsteps fade away, and she raised her hand to slap Alex across the face. She then pushed him away, wrapped herself tightly in her down jacket, and ran off in the opposite direction

Alex was jolted awake by the slap, Seeing Ellie leave, he raised his hand to touch the side of his face where she had slapped him, his eyes darkening Barry saw Alex's failed attempt at a kiss and the subsequent slap. He quickly turned around, pretending he hadn't seen anything

The next morning Ellie was at work when a patient walked into her office.

Take off that mask" Ellie said, noticing the man was fully disguised with a hat, sunglasses, and a mask. She couldn't help but glance at him a few more time.

"Bitch. I finally got you!" The man suddenly leaped up from his chair, grabbing Ellie's arm with one hand while removing his disguise with the other. Sering the large scar on the man's forehead, Ellie's heart pounded wildly. She thought, No way! Could this be the sa

same guy!"

tir's your fault for being a creep. You deserved it" Ellie shook off the man's grip. "If you come any closer, I'm calling the police!"

The man pointed at the large scar on his forehead and slammed his hand on the desk. "Hear my name! I'm Justin Warren. You're the one who blocked me from escaping, so I just took you into the room accidentally. Was that creepy?" Ellie stared at Justin's smug face, surprised to learn that he was also surnamed Warren.

Justin brushed aside the messy bangs from his forehead and said, "Look at what you did! You messed up my face! Do you know how much this face

Justin gave her a pointed look. "So, how are you going to compensate me for this?"

Ellie froze, thinking, Come on, another one I can't afford to mess with! Why does this keep happening to me?

Ellie's eyes slowly darkened, and she slumped in her chair, deflated. "Why don't you just sue me? My dad just passed away, and the family is buried in debt. I'm just a small-town girl with a tiny paycheck. I could never pay you back Justin gave her a skeptical look. "Is that true?"

Ellie nodded vigorously

Half an hour later, Justin was convinced by Ellie to stay in the hospital. They came to a private agreement. Ellie promised to make sure the scar on his forehead wouldn't stay, take care of him, and serve him until he was discharged. To avoid further trouble. Ellie rushed out during her lunch break to grab some food and quickly brought it to Justin's ward.

Tri feeling dizzy. How about you feed me! Justin sat up on the bed with a mischievous look, his eyes scanning Ellie with that signature Troublemaker expression

Ellie pulled our the small table and set the food down. "We've already made a deal. Don't go too far

As she turned to leave, Justin grabbed her sleeve. "Hey, wait, tell me-do you have a boyfriend?"

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Before Ellie could answer, someone appeared, and in an instant, a punch landed on Justin's chest, knocking him back onto the bed. "Damn, who da You think you are?"

Justin, lying on the bed, looked up with wide eyes at Alex, who stood over him with a face full of fury: "Uncle... Uncle Alex""