A bodyguard walked over to her. "Ms. Taylor, allow me to escort you to the hospital."

It was the bodyguard Hayden hired specifically to protect Audrey.

Shelly normally would not order him around, and he was only required to guard the premises.

She realized that Hayden was the one who had ordered him to drive her to the hospital. "Thank you," she said.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Mrs. Taylor was already asleep, so Shelly turned off the lights and laid down on the guest bed.

Overwhelmed by excitement, she struggled to sleep.

Had her mother not fallen asleep, she would have shared her excitement with her mother.

Shelly reached for her phone and decided to message Courtney and tell her the good news.

[Courtney, are you asleep?] Shelly typed.

[No! Why are you contacting me this late in the night? Is there something you want to talk about?] Courtney replied.

[My mom got hospitalized for appendicitis.]

[Huh? Today, you mean? I'll visit Auntie tomorrow. Don't worry! Ap