Chapter 315
Chapter 315 Contacting White’s Apprentices
Nicole stopped crying after a short while. She sniffled as she thought, It’s a good thing I didn’t put on
any makeup today. Otherwise, my face would be a mess.
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She reached her hand out to rub her face as she nodded. “I’m fine. I’ll spend the next few days asking
around for doctors who may be able to help Old Mr. Benedict.”
Colton didn’t decline her offer. “Thank you for your effort, Nicole.” They bumped into Anna as they were
walking out, and Anna stopped in her spot when she saw Nicole’s bloodshot eyes and stuffy nose.
Anna gazed at Nicole for a long while before turning to re at Colton. “What did you do, Colton? Did
you make Nicole cry?”
Colton felt utterly misunderstood at this point. He hadn’t done anything, yet Anna had directly ced
the me on him. “No, Mom. I didn’t—” he started exining himself exasperatedly.
However, Anna wasn’t in the mood to listen to him. She simply hurried forward to grab Nicole’s hand.
“Nicole, if Colton did something bad to you, I’ll apologize on his behalf. Please don’t take his actions to
heart.”
Nicole hastily shook her head when she saw how worried Anna was. “It’s all a misunderstanding, Mrs.
Gardner. I was chatting with Grandpa earlier, and he happened to talk about my mother. I felt rather
sentimental after that. It has got nothing to do with President Gardner at all,” she exined.
Anna heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing Nicole’s words. “It’s fine. If you miss your mother, you can
always treat me as your mother.” Anna pulled Nicole in for a warm hug and gently patted her on the
back as she spoke.
Nicole’s body stiffened for a moment as it had long been since anyone had hugged her that way. It was
an unfamiliar feeling for her to receive such care from a motherly figure.
After a while, Anna let go of the younger woman. “It’s gettingte, and Edith has already prepared
dinner. Why don’t you stay for a meal, Nicole?” Nicole thought of rejecting the offer when she learned
that Olivia was home. Nevertheless, Anna seemed to have realized this before Nicole could say
anything.
“Julia previously told me that you and she were best friends and that she was the doctor in charge
when you gave birth to Hayden. She’s here as well. Why don’t we all have a meal together?”
Nicole could no longer bring herself to reject Anna’s sincere invitation, so she simply nodded in
agreement. Olivia wasn’t the only one at the dining table—Julia and Richard were there as well.
Olivia had been talking, but she immediately snapped her mouth shut, and her expression turned grim
when she saw Nicole entering the dining room.
Nicole didn’t want to start anything with Olivia, so she merely walked over and sat beside Julia. Julia
was surprised to find Nicole having dinner with them, so she leaned close to Nicole as she teased her.
“You came over with President Gardner. Is anything going on between both of you?”
Nicole immediately red at Julia. What is this girl thinking about? “Don’t even start!” Nicole hissed.
Julia pouted when she saw the annoyed look on Nicole’s face.
Since other senior members of the Gardner Family were at the dining table, Julia decided to keep mum
about the matter. Most of the family members discussed Benedict’s condition while they had dinner.
Benjamin had his brows knitted since the start of dinner, and he seemed rather unhappy. “We can’t
afford to dy Dad’s surgery anymore.
The doctor said that the tumor was pressing even harder on his nerves after he lost his temper. So, he
might not evenst until the end of this month if we don’t proceed with the surgery.”
Olivia no longer wore a long face at the mention of Benedict. “I got someone to contact White’s
apprentices previously, but I didn’t seem to get any responses. Apparently, all of White’s apprentices
disappeared after White passed away.”