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."

a little dumbfounded by what he said, albeit he was right. Without Benedict, she

Anna meant no harm to both Nicole and Hayden, Nicole really did not want anything to do with the Gardner Family. She was so used to living a carefree life that she

President Gardner." After saying this, she turned

home, Zachary was sitting

his head once he noticed that she was back and

Regardless of who she was there to meet, he still felt

was being distant from him

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

nodded in response. "Yeah, he doesn't look too good. It is said that

and a hint of distress flashed across his eyes before he warmly said, "It's not your fault. There's nothing you can do about

quietly to his consolation with a faint smile. There was something she could do, but she would

Coupled with the many years that she had not picked up a scalpel, her

addition to that, she had no intention of revealing

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