Chapter 151 - 149: He Is My Boyfriend
As Saul Thorne spoke, his gaze instinctively swept across the hospital room, landing on Cecilia Sterling in an instant.
Cecilia, of course, saw Saul as well. Their eyes met, and both of them froze for a moment.
Before Saul could react, Charlene Miller had already lunged forward and grabbed his wrist. "Officer, they assaulted someone!"
As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed at Cecilia and Blair.
Saul glanced down at the hand gripping his wrist, pulling it away with a hint of distaste. "Are you the one who called the police?"
"The nurses’ station called," a young nurse stepped forward and explained softly. "This is a hospital. They started arguing in the room, so we called the police. Then we heard a loud noise from inside, and when I came in, I saw they had started fighting."
Hearing this, Saul scanned the scene but saw no obvious signs of a fight.
’My Cecilia doesn’t know how to fight,’ he thought. But he had a strong impression of her friend—she was a skilled fighter.
"Is anyone injured?" Saul asked.
Since it was a minor dispute, mediation was the first step.
"Me, I’m injured!" Seeing his chance, Daniel Miller quickly raised his hand. "Officer, I was kicked in the stomach. It hurts right now."
"Heh." The moment the words left his mouth, Blair couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh. "You were the one who tried to snatch my phone. I was protecting my personal property, wasn’t I? Officer, he’s a grown man whining about a stomachache after getting kicked by a girl. The law doesn’t just side with whoever seems weaker, does it? In that case, I want to press charges for robbery!"
"Robbery? Who robbed anyone!" Charlene Miller started shouting again. "And you think you’re justified in hitting someone!"
"That’s enough!"
Saul’s handsome brow furrowed slightly. From his experience, he could tell this whole incident was a non-issue. It was only a big deal because it happened in a hospital; anywhere else, it wouldn’t even qualify as a dispute—a verbal spat at most.
The man definitely hadn’t been kicked for no reason. Saul knew Blair was telling the truth without even needing to see the security footage.
’Getting kicked for trying to snatch someone’s phone? Serves him right!’
"This is a hospital, not a marketplace. Keep shouting, and I’ll take you all down to the station for disturbing the peace," Saul said.
He was a police officer, after all. The moment he spoke, everyone else fell silent.
Cecilia watched Saul acting all serious and proper, pretending not to know her, and she couldn’t help but let a hint of a smile show in her eyes. ’Still,’ she thought, ’that handsome face, combined with his stern and impartial demeanor just now, is actually quite attractive.’
Saul looked back at Cecilia, a flicker of emotion only they could understand passing between them. He then put on a serious expression again and asked, "Any other problems? If so, you can tell me about them back at the station!"
No one wanted to go to the police station, so they all remained quiet.
Seeing this, the young nurse stepped forward again. "Please, no more shouting. The other patients need to rest. And you can’t have so many people in here. As per the patient’s wishes, only two people should stay."
Upon hearing this, John Lawson quickly said, "My two students can stay. The rest of them can go!"
Charlene Miller and Daniel Miller heard this and reacted furiously. "I can leave," Charlene spat, "but if you don’t agree to what I just said, I’ll file for a contested divorce. Let’s just see if the court sides with you, a man with a rare disease, or with me!"
This time, John Lawson didn’t wait for Cecilia to stand up for him. He had reached his breaking point. He immediately retorted, "Then go ahead and file! I’d also like to see whether the law will support me or a woman who was unfaithful and cheated during our marriage!"
At that, everyone in the room subconsciously turned their gazes to Charlene Miller, including her own brother.
Charlene’s face turned beet red with shame and anger. "You’re talking nonsense!" she cursed.
"Everyone, shut up!"
Seeing another argument about to erupt, the young officer next to Saul barked out an order. He looked at Charlene and Daniel Miller, expelling them in a commanding tone, "You two, leave this place right now. Any more trouble and I’m detaining you!"
"Fine, we’re going. Who wants to be here anyway." Daniel Miller grabbed his sister and started pulling her out, asking in a shocked voice, "Is what John said true? You’re having an affair?"
"Bro... don’t listen to his nonsense..."
As soon as the two of them left, the hospital room instantly fell quiet. Everyone felt like they could breathe a little easier.
The nurse quickly dispersed the onlookers who had gathered at the door and thanked the two police officers for coming.
Just then, Saul suddenly looked at Cecilia with a serious expression. "Miss, come with me. I have a few questions I need to ask you privately."
His words made John Lawson extremely nervous. "Officer, this is my student. She wasn’t involved in the fighting just now."
"Director Lawson, don’t worry," Cecilia said, reassuring him. "This officer seems very fair and upright. I’m sure it’ll be fine."
After calming Director Lawson down, Cecilia followed Saul straight out of the room.
The other young officer tactfully stayed behind, pulling out his phone and fiddling with it, pretending to be busy.
John Lawson was still worried. He looked at Blair and urged, "Why don’t you go check on her?"
Blair shook her head quickly. "Professor, I’m the one who hit someone. Why would I walk right into the lion’s den?"
’You think I’m that stupid? No way am I going!’
They had only taken a few steps out of the room when Saul suddenly turned, took Cecilia’s wrist, and pulled her around a corner into the fire escape stairwell at the far end of the hallway.
He closed the door, locked it, turned back, and in one motion, pinned Cecilia in a corner of the stairwell.
Cecilia lifted her star-like eyes, her long lashes fluttering like two tiny fans as she gazed up at him.
The fragrance of her hair drifted into Saul’s senses. His handsome Adam’s apple bobbed once, and before he could even utter a single word, he leaned down and impatiently captured her lips in a kiss.
Feeling Saul’s burning desire, Cecilia raised her hands to his shoulders, gently meeting his passion.
His kiss was dominant but not forceful, gentle and lingering, as if he had missed Cecilia immensely...
After a long moment, her pretty face flushed, Cecilia lightly tapped Saul’s shoulder. He finally pulled back, his eyes filled with reluctance. Cecilia whispered, "This is a hospital!"
Saul’s voice was low and hoarse, thick with suppressed emotion. "I missed you. You said you were busy today. Were you busy coming to the hospital to take care of someone else?"
"That’s my academic advisor. He has a rare disease. You saw what happened just now—his wife is having an affair and wants to divorce him. His life is a total mess. I want to help him."
Saul nodded at her words, then cupped Cecilia’s small face and greedily kissed her again.
About half an hour passed. Just as John Lawson was getting too antsy to sit still and was about to go look for them himself, Cecilia and Saul finally returned.
Once inside the room, Saul was back to his professional self. He called to the young officer, "It’s all clear. Let’s go!"
The young officer nodded, glanced subconsciously at Cecilia, and then followed Saul out.
John Lawson immediately asked with concern, "What took so long, Cecilia? What did he ask you? Are you okay?"
Cecilia gave a faint smile and shook her head, answering him directly, "Don’t worry, Professor. He’s my boyfriend."