Chapter 166

Ella had Curtis's secret in her hand now-she refused to believe that with this kind of leverage, he wouldn't fall in line. Yeah, she'd gone abroad for a few years, but that hadn't stopped her from planting a spy in his house-a lowly maid in the Stockton residence tasked with cleaning up. The girl couldn't get close to Curtis often, but over the years, she'd managed to feed Ella bits and pieces of info here and there. She'd known about Curtis and Delia getting married for a while. The reason she hadn't rushed back was simple-Curtis's legs were useless back then. Ella was way too proud to accept a man with a disability. So while she played around overseas, her mind kept drifting back to him. Then, just a few days ago, her inside girl called her. Said she saw Curtis walking-no limp, no crutch, just...walking like everything was totally fine. She'd sounded so sure, said she saw it with her own eyes. And just like that, Ella's hope flared up again. Curtis, back to being perfect, was only he