Love's Tangled Web (Alex and Ellie)

At noon, Alex rushed to Jaslands Hospital.

In the ward. Haley saw Alex enter and struggled to get up. "Alex, what should I do? Ellie, to get back at me, pasted those things online, causing a huge uproar. She's trying to drive me to my death"

Seeing Alex didn't speak, Haley tentatively moved to the edge of the bed and grabbed Alex's arm. "Tim afraid to go out and see people, and I dare not go online to look at those posts. Im so anxious that can't eat or sleep" The Owens Group's stock has been falling for three consecutive days because of the damage to my reputation. I really don't know what to do." She

sobbed

Alex sighed. "Committing suicide by taking sleeping pills isn't a solution"

Haley med sadly. "Alex, I didn't mean to pressure you like this. If this matter isn't properly resolved, even if I don't die, the stock price of Owens Group will continue to fall, and my father will jump off the building"noveldrama

Alex stood by Haley's bedside, on the verge of exploding Haley, this is not the first time. Can't you come up with something new?"

Alex's sudden irritability stunned Haley.

Alex said, "Haley, no matter what your reasons are, there won't be a third time."

Haley's mother, who had been silent, seeing Alex's impatience, quickly handed a stack of examination forms to Alex. "Alex, calm down. My daughter didn't really want to commit suicide. She has depression and can't control herself." Taking the opportunity, Haley's mother continued, "Haley has been cheerful since she was a child. She was happy every day without any worries. before she was with you. I never expected slie would suffer from depression because of you Alex took the examination forms and glanced over them benetly. Seeing the diagnosis of Haley's depression, the irritation in his eyes gradually dissipated.

Haley sat by the bed, tentatively holding Alex's arm. "Alex, I did that out of anger. I cared too much about you. That's why I lost my mind and treated her that way, but I really didn't expect Ellie to retaliate so viciously against me." Alex lowered his eyes, his complicated gaze locking onto Haley's expression "Haley, this is Jaslands. You really think I didn't know what you've done behind my back?"

Haley's heart tightened, and she denied it outright. "Alex, what are you talking about!

Alex said, "You went to see Aaron and threatened him. The recording of your conversation has been handed over to the police by Aaron"

Haley sat on the edge of the bed, her eyes widened in shock. She couldn't say a word, completely unexpected that Aaron would do such a thing

Alex continued. "Lucy Woodard, the woman you bribed, has also confessed, Do you want me to be more explicit?"

Haley reacted, panicking and getting up. "I was cornered by Ellie, you know she hates me, she wishes I were dead, she has leverage over me. could I not think more about int

"Haley, I can choose to tolerate you, but I can also choose not to Alex threw the examination forms on the bedside table and turned to leave.

Seeing Alex about to leave, Haley recklessly stopped him, lifted her hair, and pulled down her collar to show Alex the collar chain on her neck, "Alex, I know I was wrong. You promised to protect me for life, so you won't abandon me, right?" Alex stared intently at the collar chain on Haley's neck with a complicated look in his eyes.

Haley said, "For the sake of how I once risked my life to save you, will you help me one more time?"

Alex's silence, Haley hurriedly swore, "After this matter is over, I promise I won't cause any more trouble for Ellie. I swear!

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some rest. I'll handle this matter." Alex left.

"Get some

Watching Alex turn around and leave the ward neatly. Haley collapsed weakly by the bedside.

Lour Alex knew everything.

Clutching the pendant of her cullar chain tightly, Haley couldn't stop trembling She dared not imagine what Alex would do to her if he found out the collar chain belonged to Ellie.

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2:22 PM c d

A few minutes later. Alex and Layton were waiting for the elevator at the hospital elevator lobby together.

Sensing that Alex was clearly not in the right mood, Layton's shrewd eyes swept over Alex. "Since you know what Haley has been doing behind your back, you're still protecting her like this, which is not fair to Ellie." Alex laughed. "Fairness is only for the strong. Besides, I'm not going to let her suffer in vain

The elevator doors opened, and Alex stepped into the elevator first.

The elevator stopped at the floor where Ellie's ward was located. Alex got out of the elevator and went straight to Ellie's room.

"Mark, I have something to attend to right now, let's catch up some other day." Ellie, leaning against the hospital bed, spoke hastily and ended the call as soon as Alex entered.

Alex approached the bedside, and Ellie instinctively moved to the other side of the bed. Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere in the ward was inexplicably oppressive. "How's your wris?" After a long silence, Alex finally spoke.

Ellie lowered her eyes, curled her legs against the headrest of the bed, and remained silent, making no movements

The bed sank slightly beside her as Alex sat down next to her, prompting Ellie to scoot further away again.

Seeing Ellie constantly moving away from him on the bed as if avoiding a plague, Alex's brows furrowed so tightly they could pinch a fly

He tentatively reached for Ellie's injured wrist, but as soon as his fingertips touched her, she reflexively pulled away. Alex hesitated and withdrew his hand, not continuing the action. After a long pause, Alles handed his secondary card to Ellie. "The PIN is my birthday: you can use it as you wish."""

Ellie glanced indifferently at the card Alex offered and put her hands under the blanket. There was no such thing as a free lunch; he wouldn't give her the card withour reason.

Seeing Ellie not take the card and remain silent, sitting quietly in front of him. Alex knew she was no longer the obedient little girl from before.

His Adam's apple rolled involuntarily, and his complicated gaze lingered on Ellie's face.

He stared at her intently for a long while, then said, "Ellie, if you obediently go and help Haley clarify this matter, I'll accept any conditions you set"

Ellie looked up, meeting Alex's gaze. She asked sofily, "Se conditions? Do I deserve 10?"

This sentence brought their conversation to an abrupt end.

Alex stood up abruptly, "Ellie, are you trying to drive her to her death!"

Facing Alex's irritation, Ellie spoke in a nonchalant tone. "Im not driving her to anything; she was the one who instructed my colleague to leak that information to the media. She's the one seeking her own demise" Alex, looking down at Ellie with a commanding presence, spoke word for word. "Ellie, I'm asking you one last time, will you agree or not?"

Ullie aid, "I will not agree."

Ellie sat on the bed, and Alex stood by the bedside, their eyes locked.

"I'll make you understand what it truly means to seek one's own demise," Alex said, and with that, he slammed the door and left.

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