Ariana had been released from the hospital, having undergone simple treatment for her minor injuries from the accident.

Mitchel, coincidentally nearby at the same hospital, rushed to pick her up upon hearing the news.

When Mitchel entered the hospital room, his gaze immediately fixated on the clumsily wrapped bandage around Ariana‘s forehead.

“That bandage looks rather rough," he observed in a straightforward manner.

Suppressing a chuckle, Ariana retorted, "Is your perfectionism acting up again?"

"That's right," Mitchel nodded with candor and requested fresh bandages from a nurse. With gloves from his bag, he declared, “Allow me to redo your bandage properly."

"No need, it works fine," Ariana protested, pointing at her head.

Mitchel glanced at her bandage indifferently, remarking in a flat tone, "But its sloppiness offends my senses."

Unable to craft a rebuttal, Ariana conceded and remained still as Mitchel carefully removed her bandage.

After examining the wound and confirming no stitches were necessary, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Later, when little Melon opened the door and saw the bandage on Ariana's head, he froze in alarm, tears welling up in his bright eyes. His tiny lips quivered, and tears cascaded down his rosy cheeks.

"Mommy's okay," Ariana quickly reassured, picking him up.

Sniffling, Melon blew gentle air on her injury.

“Mommy, let me kiss your pain away."

“Mm-hmm, Melon's soothing breath makes Mommy feel much better," she reassured, cradling him until his tears subsided.

Ariana had hoped the commotion surrounding her accident would quickly fade after the production team publicly addressed what had occurred.

However, as she scrolled through her phoni that night, a startling headline emerged: “Hidden Rules in Showbiz."

Before Ariana could even furrow her brows, an alert from Sonia popped up.

"See the trends? That audacious jerk, Carl, is at it again."

Indeed, Carl had released a scathing diatribe accusing the show of mistreatment. In addition to berating the producers, he shamelessly smeared Ariana as an adulteress gold-digger, insinuating that she must have a wealthy benefactor supporting her. Otherwise, he argued, her modest agency wouldn't have qualified for the show.