Chapter 341 Experiment
As Nicole spoke, the expression on her face slowly took a turn, and there was a slight tint of sadness painted across her face. Indulging in her sadness, she clenched her hand tightly and clasped it on the back of her other hand.
“I can’t be heartless. I can’t just watch Old Mr. Benedict die without trying my best to save him. He treated my mom and me so kindly before. It’s like I’m killing him with my own hands if I still choose not to save him even after I know I’m capable of saving him. Tell me: what makes me different from a monster by then?”
Nicole’s lips began to tremble as she uttered those words to Julia. The feeling of sadness in her escalated when she reached the end of her sentence, and her entire body began to shiver.
“I-I can’t do that.”
Looking at Nicole drowning herself in a state of sadness, Julia felt she couldn’t hold it anymore. Therefore, she reached out her hand and patted Nicole’s shoulder.
“I know, Nicole. I know you have always been the kind-hearted person you are,” Julia said while hugging Nicole in her arms, comforting her.
After Nicole stayed in Julia’s arms for a while, she regained her spirits. Putting a smile on her face, she looked at Julia and said, “Julia, there isn’t much time left for me to practice now, so I need to get started as soon as possible. Only through this way can I ensure Old Mr. Benedict’s surgery will go well.”
Upon hearing that, Julia nodded. “Sure. I’ll help you.”
Before she started practicing her medical skills, Nicole made a call to Whitney and told her about her current situation. She told Whitney that she had something that she needed to attend to outside the city within these few days and would like to entrust Hayden under her care.
When Whitney received the call, she could clearly sense the severity of the situation through Nicole’s tone and words. Feeling rather confused at what the actual seriousness of the condition might be, she asked, “Did something happen, Miss Nicole?”
Upon hearing that, Nicole paused for a while. She was thinking of how to explain this situation to Whitney. After much thought, she realized that she couldn’t explain to her in detail, considering the degree of complications of the situation. Therefore, she decided that she would only describe it in a general sense.
Once Whitney finished listening to Nicole’s brief explanation, she was astonished. Never once did it cross her mind that Nicole would possess medical expertise.
And just like that, she stayed shocked for a long while before she finally came back to her senses. “Don’t worry, Miss Nicole. I’ll look after Hayden for you. I promise you that nothing’s ever going to happen to him while he’s with me, so go ahead and do what you need to do.”
After thanking Whitney, Nicole hung up the phone. Thanks to Whitney’s help in taking care of Hayden, she instantly felt relieved. Now that there was someone she trusted to help her take care of her son, she must concentrate all her energy on her medical practices. I need to give it my all because only through this way am I able to regain my confidence in operating on Old Mr. Benedict.
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Later, Julia brought Nicole to her family’s research center. Since Nicole’s skills were rusty, it was impossible for Julia to let her experiment on a live person. Therefore, she had to let Nicole practice her skills by dissecting on a rabbit.
“Nicole, the required precision for this surgery is very high. Although you’re White’s protégé, it still can’t change the fact that it’s been years since you last landed your hand on a scalpel. For that reason, I think you still need to slowly regain your confidence with your medical skills by starting from the basics,” Julia said.
Understanding Julia’s concern, Nicole had no second opinion at all. She nodded and said with a wry smile, “I understand. It’s good to get myself familiarized with the procedure first. Besides, I don’t have much confidence in myself right now, and I’m afraid I might have to break my promise if I’m still unable to recover my medical skills by this Tuesday.”
Julia smiled when she stared at Nicole’s somewhat decadent state. Then, she comforted her by saying, “Don’t worry, Nicole. Back then, White chose you to be his protégé at one glance. So that means you’re a natural. We know White won’t lie about this matter.”
After hearing Julia’s comfort, Nicole suddenly felt much better. Looking up at Julia, she glanced at the rabbit which had been given anesthesia. Instantly, her eyes darkened, and she nodded. “Let’s get started. We must not waste even a second.”
Focusing all her attention on the surgery, Nicole stayed in Julia’s research center for a whole day and night. Although she hadn’t used a scalpel for several years, she did get her hands on clothes making in recent years. Since most custom-made clothes required fine stitching skills, she didn’t feel any sense of unfamiliarity at all when stitching the rabbit’s surgical wound.
Nicole was engrossed in her tasks for nearly 24 hours before she finished her medical training.
After that, she let out a deep sigh. Due to concentrating for a long time, she didn’t know when her forehead started sweating.
Meanwhile, Julia looked at the surgical wound that had been successfully stitched up. Wiping the sweat on Nicole’s forehead, she exclaimed with a smile, “You still had it in you, Nicole!”
While looking at the rabbit that was still in a coma, Nicole felt rather uneasy deep down. She pursed her lips and whispered under her breath, “Let’s make a conclusion on my medical skills only after the rabbit wakes up.”
