Chapter 984



Lucas stared at his father, feeling a complicated mix of emotions that were hard to put into words.

He had really thought that his father and the rest of the family would object.

After all, AIDS wasn’t a trivial matter.

But to his surprise…

Just then, Norma suddenly spoke up. “Lucas, even though you’ve made up your mind about the matter, what about Belinda? Are you sure… well, are you sure that she will agree?”

Harold nodded in agreement, his tone more serious when he said, “Your mother has a point. From what I know of Belinda, she will probably choose to deal with this all by herself.”

Lucas’ eyes narrowed, and his voice echoed with absolute resolve. “I won’t give her a chance to do that!”

With their discussion done, Lucas left the Clark residence and drove straight to Belinda’s place.

He entered the code and walked in, plopping down on the living room couch. He then sent a message to Bethany. “Is Belinda asleep?”

It took Bethany about a minute to reply, “She just fell asleep.”

“Come downstairs if you can. I’m in the living room,” Lucas replied.

Four more minutes later, Bethany walked into the living room.

“What are you doing here?” she asked.

gαℓησν𝒆ℓs․com is your story source “I’m worried about Belinda,” Lucas said. “How is she?”

“Not good.” Bethany shook her head, her expression heavy. “Both her mind and body are not doing well. She’s already showing symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea. I looked it up. Apparently, in the period of post-exposure prophylaxis, it’s common to experience headaches, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, and even a low fever or rashes. They’re side effects from the medication.”

As she said this, Bethany seemed to remember something and clenched her teeth in frustration. “What’s most frustrating is Holley! Do you have any idea how hypocritical she is? She actually…” Bethany proceeded to recount what Holley had done to Lucas.

After a pause, she added, “I was planning to have a private talk with Holley. I wanted to ask her to tone it down, you know? But Belinda happened to see that, too, so she told Holley to leave directly.”

Lucas’ expression turned dark.

How could Holley have done that?

Bethany let out a heavy sigh. “As soon as Holley left, Belinda cried…”

Bethany said, “Belinda kept saying that she was fine, but I knew she was suffering deep inside. I could tell that she was happy and relieved when her mother first arrived. Holley hugged her and offered to stay and take care of her. But it turned out that Holley was just faking all of it. This is just too much! What kind of mother would do that to her own daughter? She treated Belinda like she was some kind of contagious virus. Not to mention, Belinda isn’t even infected now.”

Lucas hadn’t said a word, but his face was dark.

“I didn’t tell Belinda,” Lucas said slowly, “but I took samples from her and Holley to have a paternity test done. I’m still waiting for the results.”

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