Chapter 278

Cullen put on his clothes and was about to leave when Bessie’s gaze suddenly fell on his legs.

“Cole, was your leg not better yet?”

Cullen paused for a moment, his back turned to Bessie’s face, and suddenly became sullen.

“Good? How could his leg be better!” Winford gave the order for him to be turned into a cripple! During this time, his family quietly took him to many hospitals and doctors, but none of them could cure him. He knew in his heart that his leg was truly finished!

Cullen’s face twisted as he said, “The doctor said I needed to rest for a while, so stop asking!”

Hearing his answer, Bessie set aside the slight doubt in her heart and did not pay attention to his impatient tone. It was good if it could be good. She had been hanging onto Cullen for the sake of the huge family fortune of the Pruitt family. Winford wouldn’t live much longer, and once he died, the Pruitt family would need an heir. Although Cullen’s background had some issues, if things were managed well, there might still be hope. But if that man became disabled, wouldn’t her plans be ruined? After all, the Pruitt family would not want a crippled person as their heir!

Chapter 278

Thinking about the future when Cullen would take charge of the Pruitt family, and she would become the lady of the Pruitt family while Ophelia would just be a widow who had lost her husband, left to be at her mercy, Bessie felt a surge of anger in her heart, making her feel that the sting of a slap on her face was nothing compared to it!

Cullen had a sullen expression on his face, and as soon as he got home, he ran into Adalynn.

“Where did you go?” Adalynn questioned unhappily.

Cullen was in a bad mood, but he didn’t dare to show it in front of Adalynn. He still had to comfort her well; after all, their family could not do without the Estrada family.

After listening to him for a couple of comforting words, Adalynn’s expression slightly brightened, and then she hurriedly mentioned the matter of today’s banquet.

“I had upset Mr. Winford and didn’t know if it would implicate the Estrada family. You quickly went to Sunset Vista to help me plead for leniency!”

“Did you go to Sunset Vista to plead?”

Cullen hesitated. They couldn’t even get into Sunset Vista now, so what kind of plea could they make? How could they plead?

“Uncle Winford was angry then, and he probably wasn’t willing to listen to any pleas…”

“But you were the heir he valued, so how could you be the same as others? What you said was definitely the most useful!”

Cullen’s face looked a bit stiff.

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Seeing him evade the question without agreeing, Adalynn’s expression turned skeptical. “Isn’t this a small matter for you? Or is it that…”

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly noticed something; her eyes widened in surprise, and she stepped forward quickly, grabbing Cullen’s collar and pulling it open. What came into view was a fresh kiss mark!

Adalynn’s expression suddenly darkened. “What is this? Where did it come from?!”

Cullen’s expression had changed, and he was thinking about how to defend himself when Adalynn suddenly exclaimed in anger, “Is it Ophelia?!”

Cullen was taken aback, not expecting that Adalynn would think this way. But soon, a well-formed idea emerged in his mind.

“It was her!” he said, not waiting for Adalynn to get angry. He gave a bitter smile and continued, “Since that’s the case, I won’t hide it from you any longer. That’s right, Ophelia had been bothering me all along!”