In her entire life, she had never been this in love with a man, and she could not help but wish that Hayden was not the almighty founder of Dream Maker. He was so far out of her league that she dared not to dream of becoming his wife. Her head spun around and around till Audrey's cry shook her from her reverie at three in the morning. Shelly immediately got out of bed to make milk for Audrey and drifted off to sleep after Audrey fell asleep. At eight the next morning, Hayden arrived at the house with Aiden. When Aiden entered the house, his face was instantly filled with curiosity. "Aiden, this is your grandmother," Hayden said as soon as he entered the living room. Mrs. Taylor immediately picked up Audrey from the crib and walked over to the father and son. "Audrey, guess who's here? It's your big brother!" Mrs. Taylor was ecstatic to see how much Aiden had grown. "Can I hold Aiden, please?" Hayden immediately handed Aiden over to Mrs. Taylor. "Aiden, do you not
Hayden was completely dumbfounded. He realized that Aiden had far too easy a life with everyone around him constantly indulging him. This caused him to be susceptible to difficulties, even something as mundane as having his snack taken by his sister. Mrs. Taylor immediately took another rice cracker from the bag and placed it in Aiden's hands. With teary eyes, Aiden glanced at the rice cracker in his hands and sniffled softly. He stopped crying. "Audrey, you mustn't snatch things from your brother." Shelly squatted beside her daughter to educate her. "Look, you made your brother cry just now." Audrey stuffed the rice cracker, packet and all, into her mouth while looking at her brother. She did not know him. "You haven't taken it out of the plastic yet!" Shelly immediately took the rice cracker out of her daughter's mouth. The rice cracker that Audrey had tried to consume whole was made for babies. It did not contain any flavorings. There was only the faint smell of rice. S
"I'll hire another servant, then..." Hayden said. "It's fine, Hayden. Shelly and I are relaxed enough. We actually feel uncomfortable if we don't have anything to do." Mrs. Taylor was currently quite content, and her only concern was her daughter's marriage. With her daughter's current state, she did not know what kind of man Shelly could find in the future. Certainly, someone too inferior would not do, but she feared that men that were extremely capable might not be interested in Shelly. "By the way, Hayden, did Shelly tell you that we want my husband and son to come and visit for a few days during the holidays in May? We haven't seen them since New Year's. My son can only visit during that time since he has been busy with his studies," Mrs. Taylor said. "My husband smokes, but if he comes, I will definitely make him smoke outside. I won't allow him to smoke indoors." "Of course, no problem. As long as he doesn't smoke in front of the children," Hayden replied. "He definit
Hayden thought that it was a great plan and handed his phone to Shelly. Shelly hurried to the backyard and answered the video call. When Avery saw Shelly's face, she smiled in surprise. "Shelly, are you with Hayden?" Shelly blushed and said sheepishly, "Yeah. Hayden and Aiden are resting right now." "Oh... He did get up quite early this morning. Why do you have his phone, though?" Avery asked. Hayden had always been a man who valued his privacy and Avery could not help but suspect the two were dating. Shelly quickly came up with a clever response. "He left his phone on the coffee table. I guess he was too tired and forgot to take it to the room. When I saw you calling, I was afraid you would worry, so I answered it without permission." "Oh, I see! Are you guys at the place you're renting now? The scenery looks nice over there!" Avery looked at the lush trees on Shelly's side and exclaimed, "I haven't been to where you're living yet! I should visit you and your mom sometim
Firstly, Hayden had high standards. In the past twenty years, he had not shown any interest in women, which indicated that he was not the type to play around. Once he was committed to someone, he was unlikely to change his mind. Secondly, Hayden had taken the initiative to visit Shelly's home, suggesting that they were not far from going public with their relationship. ... After finishing the video call with his mother, Hayden went to the front yard to find the children. Mrs. Taylor had laid out a children's crawling mat in the yard for the two kids to play on. It was warm outside, and the weather during this season was temperate, and it was fine to bask in the sun like this. Upon seeing Hayden come out, Mrs. Taylor immediately said, "I'm letting the kids soak up some sun to absorb Vitamin D. The pediatrician mentioned it during Audrey's check-up. They said it's good for the children's health to spend more time outdoors." Hayden nodded and said, "Why don't you take a brea
"Let's get your mother into a different room!" Hayden said, before turning to communicate with the staff. Shelly grabbed his arm and said, "I've asked the nurse, and she said that there are a lot of patients at the moment, so there isn't another room available." "Just stay with your mom. I will negotiate with them." With that, he walked away. Shelly watched as he left and felt relieved. Though she was the one who had called Hayden, she did not expect him to hurry over to the hospital to see her mother, as all she wanted was for him to stay with their daughter. After all, without anyone there, there was no telling if the servants would take good care of Audrey. Shelly approached her mother's hospital bed and told her about Hayden's visit. "I just saw him. I thought he would come in and say a few words to me! Why did he leave without coming in?" Mrs. Taylor's pain had eased a bit by now, but she still looked sickly. "He said this place is too crowded, so he went to ask
"You're overthinking it. Appendicitis is common," Hayden said. Just then, Avery called. Seeing his mother's incoming call, Hayden already knew what she was going to say. He answered the call, spoke a few words with his mother, and hung up. "Do you have something to attend to? If you have something to do, go ahead." Shelly assumed he had some urgent matter to attend to. "It's my mom. She said she wants to come and see your mom. It's a bit late tonight, so she won't disturb you. She'll come when your mom has the surgery," Hayden explained. Shelly's eyes welled up with tears. "Hayden, thank you to you both." "There's no need to thank us." The two walked through a long corridor and arrived at the special care ward. This ward could not be accessed by money alone; one had to have certain privileges to stay there. Mrs. Taylor was already lying on a clean and spacious bed, looking pleasantly surprised by how comfortable the ward was. It was clean, without any unpleasant o
He did not mention that he was also giving himself a chance. Before meeting Shelly, he could never picture what kind of a woman he would marry, because he had never felt anything for women.The only thing he had considered was finding a wife of equal status and capability as he, for that way, they would at least share some common interests. Never had he imagined that Shelly would change his mindset completely. Shelly was instantly overwhelmed by emotions at his words. "Why aren't you saying anything?" Hayden glanced at Shelly when he pulled to a stop in front of a red traffic light. Shelly looked at him sincerely and said, "Hayden, you don't know this, but I've always felt that I'm not worthy of you. That's why I didn't dare to say anything even when I found out that I have feelings for you. I didn't want to make myself miserable or burden you. However, if you're willing to give me a chance, I'm willing to give it a try. No matter the outcome, I won't have any regrets."