Love's Tangled Web (Alex and Ellie) novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28 

Ellie finally gave in and agreed to go out with Alex. She didn’t want to escalate the situation, nor did she want him to freak out and drag into it. Most of all, she didn’t want to worry Aaron 

Looking at Alex’s sleek silver sports car. Ellie hesitated before saying, “Just give me the address. I’ll take a ride over to meet 

you.” 

his parents 

Alex stared at Ellie, his eyes narrowing slowly. “I’m just asking you to step out for a bit, not demanding your life. Why does it feel like you’re treating me like an enemy? What’s up with that?” 

Ellie looked down. “I just don’t want to be left behind halfway” 

Her quiet voice wasn’t loud, but it made Alex knit his brows tightly. He continued to gaze at her, and after a long pause, he finally spoke up, “It’s not that big of a deal for you to hold a grudge against me over this. Just get in the car” 

the entire 

Before she could protest, Alex forcibly pulled Ellic into the passenger seat. He drove while sneaking glances at her, but Ellie sat in silence ti way, which was rare for Alex. 

The car made a series of turns before stopping outside a tattoo parlor. Ellie followed Alex inside, where they were greeted by the lively atmosphere of the shop. 

“Wow, you brought this girl along! Layton exclaimed warmly when he saw Ellie, walking over to 

ver to say h 

1. hi. Ellie politely smiled in return. 

As she watched Alex socialize with everyone, she realized that the shop owner and the staff were all friends of his 

Hearing several guys jokingly call her “Mrs. Warren, Ellie felt her face heat up, quickly waving her hands in embarrassment and retreating to the door. 

Alex turned to look at her, and seeing her flustered enough to want to disappear, he couldn’t help but smirk. “Look at you, acting like a total rookie!” He shot a glare at a group of men, then corrected them, “If you don’t know how to properly greet people, then just keep quiet. The guys hastily stopped their teasing 

Pulling Ellie to sit down, Ales laid a design in front of her that a man had given him. “Help me figure out where’s a good spot for this Ellie’s gaze immediately fell on the design and she recognized the name written on it -Haley. 

So that’s why he insisted on dragging her here. He needed her input on where to tattoo Haley’s name on his body 

It was surprising since he used to late getting random things inked on himself. But here he was, willing to get a tattoo for Haley, 

Her heart twisted painfully, a new wave of emotion sweeping over her Ellie felt a heavy weight in her chest, her ears ringing, and it seemed like everything around her faded away except for Alex’s question. “Should it go on the chest or the ring finger!” he asked. 

When Ellie didn’t respond, he kept asking. “If it were you, where would you want your boyfriend to tattoo y 

your Noticing Ellie’s discomfort, Layton nudged Alex lightly. “Alright, can’t you see she doesn’t want to talk?” 

But Alex dismissed him with a wave. “No way. I want her to answer 

Feeling tears well up, Ellie struggled to speak, her lips trembling, “Ring linger.” 

name?” 

The ring finger has a vein that connects to the heart, which is why couples wear rings on that finger. It symbolizes placing love closest to the heart “Ring finger it is Alex said, satisfied as he handed the design to the tattoo artist 

Ten going to the bathroom,” Ellie said, nearly fleeing the roon. 

In the bathroom, Ellie fought to stabilize her trembling body. It felt like someone had pierced her heart! She thought she could handle it calmly. but facing reality was much tougher than expected 

As tears spilled over uncontrollably. Elichid in the restroom until she felt composed enough to step out, 

“Are you okay?” Layton asked as she emerged. 

ed in relief and 

Shaking her head, Ellie hurriedly lowered her gaze to avoid Layton’s sharp eyes. When Layton didn’t press her for more, she sighed followed him back to the tattoo room with Alex. 

“My dad wants me to head home. 111 call you later,” Layton announced, saying goodbye to everyone before leaving. 

Alex pulled Ellie to sit beside him. “What 

do you think? How does it look!” 

1:20 PM c d 

Chapter 28 

Elbe numbly focused on his ring Enger. Even though the tattoo artist had only traced an outline, it still felt too glaring to her. 

Suppressing her emotions, Ellie managed to say. It looks good.” 

Ellie watched in disbelief as Alex had Haley’s name tattooed on his ring fin 

linger 

The three–hour session felt like it lasted a century for Ellic. 

Around 2:00 PM, she finally stepped out of the tattoo shop, trailing behind Alex. She stood on the sidewalk, feeling like the whole world had faded away, leaving just her in a heavy silence. 

Alex turned back to glance at Ellie. Noticing her head downcast and her mood low, he playfully showcased his new tattoo. “What do you think! Does it look good!” 

Ellie turned her head away, mumbling that it looked great. 

Alex smirked with satisfaction. “You must be hungry Let’s grab a bite. My treat 

Ellie tried to refuse, but he dragged her into a nearby bistro. 

Corner.