My Ex-Husband Always Knew That I Had Cheated on Him
Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Chapter 124

"I’m sorry, Mom, I’m sorry. I’ve done such a disgraceful thing—I don’t deserve to be your daughter."

Meanwhile, Chloe Simpson’s suppressed guilt and regret over the infidelity on her wedding night resurfaced once again.

Suddenly, she started slapping herself furiously across the face while facing Emily Sterling.

"But Mom, I really didn’t mean for it to happen. That night, I genuinely got drunk. I didn’t even know how I ended up in Alexander Johnson’s bed."

As Chloe slapped herself repeatedly, she tried to explain to Emily Sterling.

Watching her daughter punish herself so desperately, Emily Sterling’s heart ached unbearably. She couldn’t bear to look at Chloe anymore and turned her head away.

After Chloe finished speaking to Emily, she then turned to Lucas Hughes.

"Lucas, regarding the HIV scare, let me explain—it’s not what you think. I just found out that during the prior blood tests, the hospital mixed up my sample with one from an HIV-positive patient."

"Today’s been so chaotic. At first, even I couldn’t believe the test results were incorrect. Once I confirmed the mistake, I came looking for you immediately. If you don’t believe me, you can ask your colleagues in the reproductive health department."

"By the time I arrived, you’d already left work, so I decided to head home directly to find you. But before I could leave the hospital, my mom called to say your mom had come over and was talking about our divorce."

"They ended up arguing on the phone. Seeing how agitated your mom was, I didn’t have time to call you—I rushed home immediately."

"Everything’s been such a mess since then, and I truly forgot to tell you about the corrected HIV results."

"As for the divorce—you said your mom kept threatening to harm herself unless we separated, even saying she’d kill herself. How could I stand by and let her actually hurt herself right here? I..."

Chloe broke into uncontrollable sobbing as she spoke. She genuinely didn’t want to divorce Lucas Hughes.

But with things unraveling as they had, she truly felt helpless and out of options.

Lydia Woods still didn’t know about her affair with Alexander Johnson. If she ever found out, Chloe couldn’t begin to imagine the chaos that would ensue.

"Lucas, tell me—after everything we’ve come to, is there really any other solution besides divorce?"

Tears streamed down Chloe’s face as she spoke.

"Fine, Chloe, you’re just great!"

Lucas Hughes gritted his teeth, nodded forcefully, and shouted angrily before grabbing his phone and storming out.

He hadn’t returned home because he wanted to patch things up with Chloe; he had merely come back to pick up his phone.

The divorce was inevitable.

Once he fully recovered from his erectile dysfunction, he’d no longer tolerate a shameless woman like Chloe Simpson in his life—not for even a second!

For now, though, Lucas felt it was best for him to leave immediately; otherwise, he couldn’t trust himself not to lash out at Chloe in his current rage.

If he lost control and acted impulsively—

Then all the restraint he’d shown so far would be wasted.

He was already so close to the finish line; how could he allow himself to lose everything by making one wrong move?

"I... Lucas!"

Seeing Lucas Hughes storm off in his fury, Chloe hurriedly tried to speak again, but as soon as she uttered the first word, Lucas turned and left without looking back.

She wanted to chase after him, but the thought of what might happen next stopped her in her tracks.

Thinking about Lydia Woods threatening to end her life over the divorce held her back, smothering the urge to go after Lucas.

In the end, Emily Sterling, having come to terms with everything, smiled bitterly and said, "Chloe, after all that’s happened, it’s clear you and Lucas aren’t meant to be. Just divorce him."

Chloe also forced a bitter smile and nodded, "Alright, it’s settled."