Nicole froze when she heard that, but she kept her composure with a smile.

"White was slandered in his earlieryears and died in vain. I'm sure his apprentice wouldn't show up so easily. Instead of holding onto this hope, you might as well look for other skilled doctors out there."

She was calm and firm when she spoke, as if she was talking about someone else.

Colton had no choice but to stop and sigh. "You're right. It'll be best if we manage to find White's apprentice. But if we can't, there is nothing else we can do."

Then, he continued with a smile on his face, "I didn't expect you to know so much about White."

This took her by surprise and she stiffly explained, "Since Julia and I are friends, I've heard her bringing White up a few times."

She did not want to continue the topic as she was afraid that she would accidentally reveal more than she wanted. "Since Old Mr. Benedict is fine, I'll make a move. When he feels better, I'll bring Hayden here again."

Colton nodded slightly. "Okay. Now that Grandpa is ill, my mother probably wouldn't have the time to deal with you and Hayden. You can relax for now."

Without

Nicole really did not want anything to do with the Gardner Family. She was so used to living

Gardner." After saying

returned home, Zachary was sitting on the sofa

that she was back and a trace of panic

the past few days, she had frequented the Gardner Residence. Regardless of who she was there to meet, he still felt a sense of

distant from him while getting closer to

that Old Mr. Benedict is in a critical condition." Zachary stood in front of her

look too good. It

across his eyes before he warmly said, "It's not your fault. There's nothing you

was something she could do, but

her mentor had died from a suspicious death. Coupled with the many years that she had not picked up a scalpel, her medical skills had long faded. It was

to that, she had no intention

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