Right Person, Wrong Time

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.

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 glare 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 placed the blame on him. “No, Mom. I didn’t—” he started explaining himself exasperatedly.

him. She simply hurried forward to grab Nicole’s hand. “Nicole, if Colton did something bad

“It’s all a misunderstanding, Mrs. Gardner. I was chatting with Grandpa earlier, and he happened to talk about my mother. I felt rather

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

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

younger woman. “It’s getting late, 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

was the doctor in charge when you gave birth to Hayden. She’s here as

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

talking, but she immediately snapped her mouth shut, and her expression turned grim when she saw Nicole

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