Chapter 1731

The patient's family rushed forward, shoving Karina hard. She fell to the floor, her forehead striking the edge of a corridor chair. A sharp pain shot through her, leaving her dizzy and disoriented.

Wilfred immediately crouched down to help her up. Seeing the blood trickling from her forehead, he shot a furious glare at the aggressors. "What do you think you're doing?"

One of the family members sneered. "What are we doing? You dare to ask? You're a worthless doctor! If it weren't for you, my daughter could've had a few more years to live. Now she's gone all because of you!"

Wilfred was stunned, but Karina's soft whimper of pain in his arms drew his attention back to her. Suppressing his anger, he glanced at the group advancing toward them.

Before they could close in, he swiftly lifted Karina into his arms, causing several nurses nearby to gasp in surprise. His icy glare swept over the furious family members.

"There's a limit to how far you can go. If you don't want this to escalate further, step back now."

His cold, commanding tone, combined with the intensity in his eyes, made the family falter. They hesitated, then grudgingly stepped aside to let him pass.

to the examination room

eyes. Her voice was faint, trembling with desperation. "Dr. Wilfred... I didn't... Please believe

plea stirred something in Wilfred. He couldn't suppress his frustration. "You're in this

sorry... I really

had the potential to grow into an exceptional doctor. But when she attempted to drug him, disappointment overtook him. Now, seeing her vulnerability and selflessness, his feelings

of shielding him from the enraged family. Did

he softened his tone. "Enough. Stop thinking about it. Let's get you checked

the examination, it was confirmed that Karina had only suffered a mild

a bandage wrapped around her head, Karina sat quietly. Her fingers grazed the edge of the bandage as she glanced at Wilfred,

had blurted out earlier were spoken in a haze of confusion, yet she

lingered on her, heavy and

"And don't you think it's time you gave

air, heavy with unspoken consequences. Karina hesitated, her head remaining bowed, like a guilty criminal unable to meet the eyes of her

irritation grew. "This

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