Love's Tangled Web (Alex and Ellie)

Everyone in the private room turned to look at Aaron, including Alex.

Aaron took off his jacket and placed it on the coffee table in front of Alex. He unfastened the cufflinks of his white shirt and then made eye contact with Alex

Layton, seeing that Aaron meant trouble, quickly got up to stop him. "Mr. Thompson, let's talk this our. There are a lot of people here"

Before Layton finished speaking, Aaron kicked a small leather stool by his foot towards Alex. A young man beside Alex reacted x

I swiftly, kicking the

No one in this private room drinking with Alex was an ordinary person. Seeing Aaron's obvious hostility towards Alex, everyone in the room stood up at once.

Alex, narrowing his eyes, slowly got up, gave Aaron a contemptuous look, and then took off his jacket, throwing it away

Layton, sensing trouble, quickly stepped in between them. "We're all friends, let's talk things

"Who the hell said I'm friends with him?" Alex provocatively walked up to Aaron. "Want to fight? Come on!"

Aaron didn't say a word and directly made a move. Alex quickly dodged Aaron's attack and immediately fought back. The room soon became Alex was always ferce in fights, and Aaron this time left no room for mercy. In just a few minutes, both men had visible

ble injuries on their faces.

"You two, let's talk this out. Don't try to kill each other when you just met?" Layton seized the opportunity and stepped in to separate them.

Alex wiped the corner of his mouth forcefully. Looking at the blood on the back of his hand, his gaze became sinister and terrifying, "Aaron. F'll kill

Aaron pushed away the two people who were holding him back. "Now's your chance. Bring it on!"

Layton had never seen Aaron so out of control. He stapped Aaron. "Aaron, you're a civil servant, a prosecutor. Why are you getting angry with that jerk Alex Just talk, do you want to lose your job for hurting him?" Aaron was livid. "Even so, I can't let Ellie be bullied for nothing."

Alex roared. "Aaron, what the hell are you talking about!"

Before Ales finished speaking. Aaron lost control again. He nished up and landed a heavy punch on Alex.

"Damn it" Alex was completely enraged by Aaron and swung a chair at Aaron

"Alex!" Layson caught the chair that Alex noung Aaron is Ellie's brother, there are some things you need to explain to him clearly!

"What's there to explain!" Alex irritably pointed at Aaron. "I'm ready for a fight anytime, but don't use Elle as an excuser"

Aaron said furiously. "Alex, listen to me. From now on, every time you get close to Ellie. I hit your

Alex was infuriated by Aaron. You have the guts to fight me here, why don't you go see how Ellie has been living abroad?"

Alex forcefully grabbed Aaron's shirt collar. "You didn't have the ability to support her, yet selfishly left her with the Thompson family to work like a slave. If I hadn't gone that day. Ellie might already be dead" Aaron just as forcefully grabbed Alex's collar, his eyes red-rimmed. "All I know is that if I had arrived one minute later last time, Ellie would have been dead in the street"

Alex's eyes widened with tension. "Damn id Aaron, what do you mean

Aaron said, "She's covered in injuries and is still in the hospital. Her entire face is destroyed!"

"Impossible?" Alex uncontrollably pushed Aaron away and growled, "She was fine when I left" phone and then cast it onto

"You don't believe me?" Aaron opened the photo album on his p

the LCD screen in the private room.

As Aaron played a video, the room fell silent once again. Alex watched as Ellie was beaten by three people, rolling on the ground and crying for help. His pupils contracted rapidly.

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"How could this have happened?" Layton smatched Aaron's phone;

As Layton swiped through the phone screen, the private soon's screen continuously alisplayed the gruesome scenes of Elise bring abused and

beaten.

Alex's eyes turned scarlet. He rushed to Aaron, not even realizing that his voice was trembling. "Where is she nose?"

"You don't deserve to know!" Aaron grabbed Alex's collar, pushing him onto the sofa and pinching him repeatedly. "She lived with you for over a decade. How could you treat her like this?" Aaron's clenched fists rained down on Alex. She's only twenty-one years old. Do you have any idea how helpless and scared she was?"

Alex seemed to have lost his soul, limp and lifeless on the sofa, taking punch after punchs from Aaron

"Aaron,

on, that's enough! Layton, seeing that Alex wasn't nighting back, called for two others to help pull Aaron away.

"Alex, listen carefully. I will keep these recordings. If you don't want them to go public and rain Haley's reputation, you and Haley must stay mray from the forever" Aaru warned Alex. With that. Aaron picked up his coat, took the phone from Layton, and left without looking back

Layton dismissed the others in the private room and closed the door.

Layton approached Alex. "You've been going to Terranova day and night to find that

que restoration sister in fit the bracelet. But while you

were away, Haley went to Ameria and almost killed Ellic. What the hell is going on between the three of you?"

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Alex sat up, grabbed his glass, and took a large gulp of whiskey.

He couldn't forget Ellie's face, bloodied and disfigured. Alex clenched the glass fir hiss hand, trembling slightly from the force of his grip..

Laynon lit a cigaretie, holding it between his fingers without taking a putt. "Alex, take my nice and stop this now. Even if you're not with Haley, you can't be with Ellie anymore."

Seeing Alex silently drinking comimosely, Layton advised, "You forced Ellie to help you chaise after Haley, and you targeted Aaron at every turn. You made Ellie watch as you got Halley's name tattooed, and you had her there when you proposed in Haley"

For Haley, you left Ellie in the rain, nearly causing her to drowns in manhole; you even pushed her into the river. he keps going on. "No matter how strong he is her heart would be broken by your actions,

"If Ellie didn't like you, it would be one thing, but she's secretly loved you for years. Think about how heartbroken she must be," he sighed.

"You broke the bracelet her mother gave her and haven't fixed a yet, and now Ellie's face has been ruined by Haley Layton shook his head. Ellie has been unlucky to encounter both you and Haley "Shut up!" Unable to bear hearing any more, Alex, with red eyes, siumbled out of the private roorn

After Alex left, Layton checked around the private room for any forgoturn items. At that moment, Haley pashed the door open and entered

Seeing Alex's coat on the sofa, Haley asked, "Layron, where's Ales?"

Layton, upon sering Haley, rolled his eyes in disgust. "How should I know?"

Haley was angered by Layton's sarcastic attitude. "Layton, have I ever offended you?"

Layton shook his head. "Although you haven't offended me, I have an desire to speak with someone like you"

"Layton, be clear. What kind of person do you think

Haley inoveldrama

immediately flared up.

Layton, using Alex's coat to cover his hand, pushed Haley away in disgust. "Orignally, I thought you were just spoiled by your family. But I never expected that you're just born bad Haley panicked. "Layton, what gives you the right to say that about non

Layton said, "Because you were malicious enough to nearly beat Ellie to death on the streets of Ameris"

Haley's face turned pale instantly. "How do you know about that?"