Her hands subconsciously tightened into fists.

Even though she had spoken those words in a state of distress, she was burdened with a touch of remorse.

She regretted saying them.

Her heart began to soften. Ariana wanted to return to Theodore, but a sharp sting from her ankle disrupted her thoughts. She drew a deep breath, grounding herself back in reality. She remembered that there was another person beside her.

Lifting her head slightly, she saw Mitchel half-kneeling before her, examining her injuries.

His instinctive action stirred Ariana's thoughts of Theodore once again.

Whenever Theodore had performed the same gesture, it would always stir her emotions, but with Mitchel before her now, she felt a twinge of unease and aversion.

Reason told her that this was a standard procedure conducted by a doctor for a patient, but her body involuntarily shifted a fraction away from him, even though the movement was almost imperceptible.

The next moment, an intense pain made her wince. Her beautiful face was on the verge of contortion. She smacked the armrests of the wheelchair and gripped her fists tightly due to the pain.

“Perhaps it's a severe fracture." Mitchel stood up expressionlessly and said indifferently.

Then why did he have to grip her so harshly? Ariana couldn't help but wonder.

Her inner voice was roaring, but she didn't dare to voice her objection directly since he was her doctor. She could only express her displeasure with a fiery glare.

Unfazed by her silent protest, Mitchel stated in a composed manner, "While you were lost in your thoughts, I had already contacted the hospital to dispatch an ambulance. An X-ray will be needed to assess the exact severity of your fracture.”

“I'm sorry to trouble you!" Ariana felt feeble, similar to a wilted flower. From the intensity of the pain she experienced earlier, she surmised that her foot injury was likely worsening.

She glanced at the gloomy sky, pulled out her phone, and messaged Tyler about her situation, instructing him to adhere to Mr. Spears’ directives once he was finished and not to wait for her.

The ambulance arrived promptly. Two medical staff emerged from the vehicle and lifted Ariana into it. Meanwhile, Mitchel, who had been holding onto the wheelchair's handle, quietly stepped aside.

He dialed a number, and a voice that sounded like it had just awakened greeted him on the other end, "Hello!"

“I believe we didn't extend an invitation to the Anderson Group for today's summit, did we?"

“No, I've verified all the invitations dispatched for this summit. They were only extended to the big shots on the global medical leaderboard and the key executives of several major medical corporations. The Anderson family doesn't have any ties to the medical industry, so there's no chance we would have sent them an invite."

Pausing for a moment, Hilton White yawned and asked in a teasing tone, “What's the situation? Do you need me, this talented hacker, to solve it for you?"