Love's Tangled Web (Alex and Ellie)

Eile watched as Alex slowly walked toward her, her face cold and expressionless

Ache goclover, the mixed scent of alcohol on him made Ellie wrinkle her nose. She kept her face impassive, clearly annoyed. "It's late. Why are Before Ellie could finish her sentence, Alex suddenly pulled her into his arms and held her tight.

Just call me crazy Alex's husky voice rumbled from above, and Ellie could feel luis arms tightening around her.

With all her strength, Ellie sinuggled. "You can be as crazy as you want, but let me go!"

The more Ellie struggled, the tighter Alex held her. "I won't."

No matter how much Ellie tried to break free, Alex only hugged her harder, almost desperately. His hands gripped her tighter as if he wanted to swallow her up.

He buried his face in Ellie's shoulder, smelling her hair. "Ellie, can you torture me in a different way? If you keep this up, I swear, I'll go crazy

Ellie was sweating from struggling, so she just stopped. She let Alex hold her and said, "You think too highly of yourself. I don't have the time or energy to torture you or get revenge. Let me go!"

"Not a chance?" Alex said. He tightened his grip. "If you're not trying to get back at me, then why are you ignoring mel

Elle found in funny. "Why would I even bother with you? After all the hurt you've caused me and my family and after you indirectly killed my dad. how can you stand in front of me and demand an explanation for why I'm ignoring you?" Ales buried his head in Ellie's shoulder, his voice muffled. You can hate me, get revenge, or even punish me, but you can't ignore me."

Elle shook her head. Alex, you're being unreasonable."

Ales's hand on Ellie's lower back suddenly tightened, pulling her even closer. "I never said I was a reasonable person."noveldrama

Ellie was speechless. She had forgotten, in a moment of frustration, that this guy was never reasonable. She found that she had accidentally awakened the demon lurking in his heart again.

"So everything you've said about compensation, regres, and apologies-it's just for show, isn't it" Ellie's voice grew colder. "Why are you holding me like this? What do you take me for?"

Ellie glared at him "You think you can treat me the same way you did Haley, right? You think you can act intimately and I'll just forgive you, huh?"

"You're not like her Alex tightened his grip around Ellie, not letting a single inch of space remain between them. "I've done that to her, but I never slept with her

Ellie sneered, her anger boiling over. "What you did with her or with anyone has nothing to do with me. What exactly do you want from me?!" Alex's eyes darkened. "Td rather do it with you"

"You're insane! Ellie's temper flared, and before she could think, she bit down hard on Alex's chest.

The sharp pain made Alex's face contor, but he didn't push Ellie away. Instead, he let her vent her anger. "Wanting to make up for what I've done is one thing, but wanting you-is a whole different story" Fueled by alcohol, Alex was being crazier. In the part, freezing night of the garden, Ellie's mind was spinning from the tension. "You'll never learn how to

to respect anyone, will you?"

Alex held Ellie tightly in his arms. "You can yell and hit me, or you can ask anything of me, but you can't just ignore me!" He didn't dare say the words he felt, only able to entangle with her in the craziest way

Ellie was speechless. She didn't say another word, just waiting for Alex to let her go. He was always a troublemaker, never reasonable. Now he was drunk and I she didn't want to waste any more breath on him, After what felt like forever, Alex finally released her. Ellie raised her hand and slapped him across the face.

Alex's head was knocked to the side, but instead of getting angry, he grabbed Ellie's wrist and pulled her back in front of him. He bent down slightly to meet her pace. If that makes you happy, you can do it again.* Intip Check in

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Ellie broke free from Alex, bent down, and picked up a palm-sized pebble. The next second, she threw it straight at his head.

Alex let out a muffled groan from the pain, but he didn't take a single step back. He felt something warm trickle down his forehead and raised his fund to wipe it

When he saw the bright red blood on his hand, his eyes locked onto Ellie's. His gaze was intense and burning.

"Alex, if you still feel sorry, then stay away from me. The farther, the better! Ellie said, throwing the pebble to the ground and walking away without looking back

She didn't go far when Alex wrapped his arms around her from behind. Before she could say anything, he showed a credit card into her hand. "Any wrongy I've done to you-1ll make it up to you in other ways" Alex held Ellie firmly, preventing her from leaving. "You can't stop me from seeing you!"

"You're shameless. Ellie couldn't find any other words to describe how despicable Alex was

"Whatever you say" Alex suddenly lost control, spinning Ellie around and kissing her before she could reac

The unfamiliar sensation jolted through every nerve in Alex's body. He clutched Ellie's waist, kissing her fiercely as if trying to swallow all her resistance and muffled cries

Ellie's mind went buzzing with shock from Alex's sudden kiss. When she came to her senses, she bit down hard. The sudden pain brought Alex back to reality.

Alex was thrown into a panic by Ellie's flustered gaze, Watching him walk away, Ellie was so angry that she burst into tears on the spot.

Back in the day, he had clearly adored Haley and always defended her, but he constantly touched her inappropriately. Ellie had thought it was just a bad habit he hadn't kicked, a lack of boundaries. However, after all the hurt he had caused her, he still had the nerve to do this to her and say such shameless things. Ellie just thought that he was helpless.

Alex had nearby, watching Ellie from a distance. He gently touched his lower lips, injured by Ellie's bite, his eyes filled with pain as he kept his gaze

locked on her

He had fantasized countless times about doing exactly what he had done tonight-holding her tightly in his anns and kissing her deeply. whispering things only lovers would say. He was out of his mind with these thoughts. "Happy now!" A sudden voice from behind startled Alex, making him jump. He turned around to see Layton emerging from the shadows, and his face immediately darkened.

A few minutes later, in a luxury car, Alex and Layton sat in the front seats, each with a cigarette in hand. Layton glanced over at Alex, who kept touching his lips, still bothered. With a smirk, Layton teased, I knew you'd be here." a glared at him and said, "You're so annoying"

Layton raised an eyebrow. "You hugged her and kissed her a bit, but got slapped and hit on the head. Are you happy now?"

"T'm fine with it!" Alex shot Layton a glare before turning his attention to the view outside the window.

Layton didn't let up "You promised your grandfather you'd get married, but you're still cangled up with Ellie. What exactly are you thinking?"

Alex didn't answer, so Layton pressed on. "You say you won't force Ellie, and several hours later, you jump into bed with her. Which one is the real you?*

"Shut up!" Allex snapped.

Layton smirked again." "Ellie is just unlucky to have crossed path

you're kissing and hugging her, practically ready to

paths with you. Even if you're going crazy, you can't keep bothering her

Alex sighed, clearly irritated. "What's your brilliant idea, then?"