The voice on the phone wasn't anyone else—it was Lucas Hughes's mother, Lydia Woods.
As soon as Lydia finished speaking, Emily Sterling's anxious voice came through the receiver.
"Lydia, what are you doing? Didn't we agree I'd call Chloe first and talk to her? Give me back the phone!"
"What am I doing? I'm just speaking the truth. She's the one who contracted AIDS, and if she continues being with my son, she'll end up infecting him!"
Lydia spoke bluntly without a hint of restraint. Chloe furrowed her brows, just about to respond, when Emily managed to wrest the phone back.
"Chloe, I'm fine here, don't worry. There's no need to panic."
Emily truly hadn't expected Lydia to act like this. Everything had been fine before the call—not even a hint of trouble.
"Mom, don't worry. I'll come home right away!"
As soon as Chloe heard this, she couldn't sit still any longer. Moreover, she was perfectly fine now—the previous test results were erroneous; she hadn't contracted AIDS at all.
