Chapter 285
Only she and Graham knew that Cullen was answering a call from the hospital. “Mr. Cullen,” the doctor said with a heavy tone, “the medical report came out, and it seems that you… had contracted HIV.”
Cullen stopped abruptly. “What did you say?!” He doubted he’d misheard; he felt perfectly fine. How could he have contracted AIDS?! He frowned. “Did you make a mistake? How could I possibly have that kind of illness?”
“Make no mistake, Mr. Cullen,” the doctor said cautiously, hesitating. “Miss Bessie tested positive for HIV antibodies half a month ago. Did she mention this to you?” The doctor was someone the Pruitt family trusted, and he knew about the relationship between Cullen and Bessie.
So Cullen had no doubts at all, and his mind went “bang.” The huge piece of bad news left his mind blank. The doctor was still speaking on the phone, but he could no longer hear clearly; all he could hear was the name Bessie, over and over again. “Bessie, Bessie!”
He cleared his mind, forgetting where he was. He suddenly turned and rushed back, gripping Bessie’s neck tightly, his face contorted in a terrifying grimace.
Chapter 285 (continued)
“You had AIDS?! You deliberately transmitted AIDS to me?!” The question, asked in a voice broken by anger, pierced the ears of everyone present, and an uproar immediately erupted among the crowd! Oh my gosh, what did they hear?!
Bessie choked, unable to breathe, her face turning purple. Cullen, having lost his crutch and feeling agitated, couldn’t stand and fell onto Bessie. They crashed hard to the ground! “No, I didn’t…” Bessie struggled painfully.
Cullen didn’t listen; he was on top of her and slapped her hard across the face, his eyes almost blood-red. “Scoundrel, scoundrel! You actually dared to harm me!!”
Everyone was extremely shocked, and Adalynn stared at the two on the ground in disbelief. “Cousin, did you arrange this?” Lenora reacted, finally understanding why Ophelia hadn’t been anxious. Lucy and Hannah also looked at Ophelia with admiration.
At that time, who couldn't see that it wasn’t Ophelia who had slept with Cullen, but Bessie? “Oh my God, she was so disgusting!” “How many men had she slept with, after all?” “I heard that her mother was not a good person and was caught in bed with someone…”
Countless disdainful and disgusted gazes and words surrounded Bessie, and people pulled out their phones one after another to take pictures of her. Bessie heard it and, for a moment, didn’t know whether the pain from Cullen's grip was more intense or the harsh words more painful.
At that moment, Adalynn finally reacted. Furious, she rushed forward and slapped Cullen hard, then grabbed Bessie’s hair. “Did you deceive me, you scoundrel?!” Recalling the past few days when Bessie had toyed with him, he was filled with rage!
Ophelia watched, listening to Bessie’s screams and observing Cullen’s miserable appearance, feeling extremely pleased. “By the way,” she suddenly remembered something and said to Adalynn, “I don’t know what you’ve heard, but you actually treated Cullen like a treasure.”
“Considering that you were deceived, there’s something I must remind you of. Cullen is not Mr. Winford’s most valued nephew. On the contrary, my husband would love to see him dead—can you guess how he got his leg crippled?”