mur. He had left her in the wilderness with a fractured femur.

a sharp cry from the bed. "Oh! My leg!

etched with concern. "What is it? Should I call the nurse back?" He began to gentl

ured leg gave way, and she collapsed to the floor with a muffled cry

"Ma' am, are you alright?" Dr. Alex knelt beside Chloe, his expression c

oom and elevate this leg immediately. An injury like this shouldn' t be put under any stress." He looked up at Liam,

flushing with a mixture of shame and irritation. "She'

ith a stern face. "I' m Dr. Evans," he announced. He was

s incorrect. It seems my colleague was... overzealous. There' s no fracture. It' s a deep

. "But the radiologist

s a bruise." He then turned to Chloe, his voice laced with condescension. "It seems you' re quite the actress, Ms.