"Lucas?!!" Sefan screamed, her voice echoing in Sojuva's grim headquarters. She clutched the cracked phone. "Where did you get this phone? What happened yesterday?" she ordered Sojuva.
Sojuva snapped his fingers. "Hey! You! The one who fought the doctors yesterday! Tell Madam what happened!"
"Actually, Ma'am, we sent more men to attack those doctors, but he's the only one who's safe to talk. The others ended up in the hospital," Sojuva explained, glaring at the bruised attacker.
The goon flinched under Sojuva's pressure. "Ahhh, yesterday we attacked all three doctors, but suddenly, one guy, very richly dressed, came and tried to save them. He instantly focused on protecting only one doctor. They both ran one way, and the other two ran the other. We reached the rich guy and the doctor they ran to, and we attacked, but the rich guy didn't give us a chance! He defended that doctor like he cared a lot about him!"
Sefan was frozen. Oh, this is definitely Lucas! Then who is the doctor? No, no! Is Ethan here and working at our hospital? No way!
"How does the doctor look, the one with the rich person?" Sefan demanded, trying to remain detached.
"Oh, Madam, actually, he's very beautiful! I'm not into guys, but if any straight guy saw him, they would definitely fall for him!" the attacker blurted out. Sojuva's warning glare immediately shut him up. "Oh, oh! Actually, he looks great. Skinny, mature. He was wearing glasses. Maybe he's almost more than 25 years old, I guess, Madam."
Sefan quickly unlocked her phone and pulled up a five-year-old picture of a Lucas and Ethan holding hands. "Ahhh, yeah, Ma'am, almost. But they're bit older now. Here, they look young, especially—"
"Shut your f***ing mouth and get lost now!" Sefan roared. The attacker bolted.
"Madam, is there any problem?" Sojuva asked, concerned.
"See, I'm taking this phone. Don't ask why; it's none of your business. But take care of our deal," Sefan commanded. "And for those three who tried to search for something against us? Go to my city hospital and kill them!"
"Okay, Ma'am, as you said." Sojuva agreed, bowing.
As soon as Sefan was in her car, she slammed her hand on the seat. OMG, OMG! Ethan is here! Damn, that guy is here! If he's here, then Clara's baby son must be with him, which means it won't be long until all the property and authority are mine!
"Driver, please go to the casino! I need some drinks. I'm very happy today!" Sefan ordered, her fear replaced by manic glee.
At the hospital, the CMO hurried to the cabin shared by Ethan, Cury, and Satraus. "Doctors, actually, the CEO will be here in thirty minutes. We have a meeting, but not with you all, so please take care of your patients."
Ah, why is he here? Ethan thought with jealous fire. He's definitely trying to pursue me. Come here today! I'm going to slap you and ask you who Selena is!
Suddenly, screams filled the air: "Help! Help!"
A large group of attackers, Sojuva's men, were swarming the hospital entrance. One attacker pointed. "Hey, you! You and your doctor came yesterday to take medicine information, right? See, we're here! We are the ones who supplied them! But today, we are going to kill all the doctors here!"
"Dr. Ethan Stan, what is this?!" the MD shouted, furious. "Didn't I tell you not to interfere in this? See what you've done! They're attacking us now!"
"Excuse me!" A powerful voice cut through the chaos.
Everyone turned.
It was Lucas, standing tall, holding a bouquet of flowers. He was flanked by police officers and the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Everyone, including the attackers, froze.
"Officers, hand over the suspects," Lucas ordered.
"Arlo, take care of everything," Lucas told his assistant, who had materialized by his side.
Lucas strode past the arrested attackers and stopped in front of the MD. "Why didn't you tell me there were problems with the medical drug supply? This is huge! I only found out yesterday when I saw it with my own eyes! This totally involves the underworld Mafia!"
"Extremely sorry, Sir, actually..." the MD stammered, trying to cover up.
"Shut up! Don't try to cover yourselves," Lucas snapped. "As per what happened with the attacks yesterday, I thought we should begin an immediate investigation. That's why I brought the investigator here. Unfortunately, we got all the attackers, which means we'll soon find out who is involved!"
Lucas's gaze softened as he focused on Ethan. He walked closer. "Are you fine, right?" Lucas asked.
"Hey! Everyone is seeing us!" Ethan whispered, embarrassed.
Lucas ignored him. He turned to the crowd of doctors and officers. "Everybody! Dr. Ethan Stan and I are starting to date again!"
A wave of shock rippled through the hospital staff: MD, CMO, Cury, and Satraus.
"OMG! What is this again?" Cury whispered, astonished.
"Ahhh, actually, five years ago, we were boyfriends," Lucas announced to the crowd. "Yes, but unfortunately, some incidents separated us. But right now, I'm the one who is again making Dr. Ethan fall in love with me!"
"Which means this is why our CEO asked in the first meeting if our Dr. Ethan Stan was married or not?" Cury realized, gasping.
"Yess," Lucas agreed, grinning.
Everyone cheered and clapped. "OMG! They're made for each other!" the staff gossiped happily. Satraus, looking completely crushed, quickly walked away.
"Okay, everyone, please get back to your work. I have to talk with my love now," Lucas said, pulling Ethan slightly away.
When the area cleared, Lucas immediately knelt on one knee, holding out the bouquet of flowers. "You're looking gorgeous today," he said softly.
Ethan snatched the bouquet and grabbed Lucas's hand, pulling him urgently toward the restroom. He locked the door.
"Hey! Do you know what you just did?!" Ethan demanded.
"Oh, honey," Lucas cooed. "You already know how I am. I can't just stay normal. Otherwise, everyone would be gazing at you. I figured before their gaze became a problem, they should be reminded: Ethan has a boyfriend. How's that? Now no one will stare at you."
"Ahhh, shut up! Who is your boyfriend? You literally had a fiancé!" Ethan raged. "Don't touch me!" He snatched his hand away in a fit of cute, possessive anger.
"Selena? Did Selena meet you?" Lucas asked, his smile fading.
"Ahhh, okay, confirmed! I thought she was just saying that, but right now you agreed she's your fiancé! OMG! Then I'm not going to interfere between the two of you! Goodbye!" Ethan said, pretending to storm out.
Before he could reach the door, Lucas grabbed his waist and spun him around, crushing his mouth in a hard, possessive kiss.
Ethan tried to pull away. "Hey! You! How dare you kiss me while having a fiancé?!" Ethan managed, his voice thick with cute anger.
"Ahhh, with your cute anger, how am I supposed to control myself?" Lucas murmured against his mouth. He suddenly began unbuttoning his own suit jacket.
"Hey! Hey! Lucas, what are you doing? We're in a hospital now!" Ethan hissed, shocked.
Lucas ripped his shirt open, exposing his defined abs. He grabbed Ethan's waist fiercely.
"And I said," Lucas declared, "I love you!"