Chapter 117

"I came to find you right away because of what Mr. Castillo said."

"When I met you, I realized my past negativity was nothing. I only lost hearing in one ear, but you were in such a dangerous situation and still managed to escape."

She raised a glass of wine to me and said, "I must toast to you."

I chuckled softly and clinked my glass with hers.

After finishing her drink, Savannah collapsed onto the table, falling asleep in a drunken stupor.

Listening to her story made me suddenly miss Royce. I don't know why, but I just wanted to hear his voice, so I called him.

On the other end, Royce's voice was as gentle as ever. He asked, "Did you finish drinking?"

I responded quietly, "Savannah just told me her story and how you found her at the bar."

Royce didn't say anything, his breathing steady.

I took a deep breath. "Thank you."

He laughed softly. "I told you, you don't need to thank me."

"But I still want to say thank you!"

We both fell silent. I knew calling him tonight was a spur-of-the-moment decision fueled by alcohol.

A gust of night wind cleared my head a bit.

"I should go."

I broke the silence, and without waiting for Royce's response, I hung up.

My heart was pounding. I sighed softly, realizing I had been too impulsive tonight. Drinking really does cause trouble.

I woke Savannah and sent her to her room to sleep, then I went to my room and had a solid night's sleep. The next morning, I felt refreshed.

I hadn't slept so soundly in a long time. It felt great.

After getting up, I asked Savannah to take me to the hospital she had found to check on Shirley.

I didn't know how badly Brandon had hurt her, but Shirley was now in the ICU, covered in tubes.

The doctor told me Shirley's condition was very serious last night, so they had to transfer her to the ICU urgently.

I nodded, feeling helpless. All I could do was ask the doctor to do everything possible to save Shirley. After all, she was still useful to me.

I went downstairs to pay for Shirley's treatment. From now on, her fate was in the hands of the doctors.

Of course, I didn't tell Paula about Shirley. Paula hated Shirley, and if she acted impulsively and did something uncontrollable, I couldn't bear the consequences. So, I chose not to tell her.

Paula asked me where Shirley had gone. I just told her Shirley was away for a while and would be back soon.

Even if Paula had doubts, she didn't dare to question me.

Savannah and I left the hospital and decided to stroll around the nearby pedestrian street. Unexpectedly, we saw Isadora standing in front of a man, yelling at him.

When I got closer, I realized she was yelling at Celestia's ex-husband, Alfonso.

"You bastard! You were with this woman while you were still married to Celestia. Why didn't you divorce her sooner?"

I looked closely and saw the woman next to Alfonso was Aurelia, whom I had seen at the celebration party.

Aurelia crossed her arms and looked at Isadora coldly. "Do you have any proof? Celestia was just unlucky to have such a husband and ended up dying in a car accident."

Isadora, furious, stepped forward and slapped Aurelia hard. "Say that again!"

Aurelia, shocked and angry, looked at Alfonso with teary eyes. "She hit me."

Alfonso glared at Isadora coldly. "Celestia has been dead for years. Aren't you going too far? Do I need your permission to date someone?"

I motioned for Savannah to follow me and walked up to Isadora. "Isadora, long time no see. What are you doing here?"

Seeing me, Isadora calmed down and glared at Aurelia and Alfonso before saying to me, "Nothing, just ran into some dogs while shopping."

Aurelia snapped, "You..."

Alfonso's face darkened, but seeing me, he didn't dare to get angry. Instead, he extended his hand to me. "Mrs. Jordan, it's been a while since the celebration party. I heard you had some trouble?"

I nonchalantly flipped my hair. "Yeah, I was kidnapped."

Seeing me speak so casually about it, Alfonso and Aurelia's expressions changed.

"Are you okay? Mr. Jordan must have been worried sick," Alfonso said hypocritically.

"Of course, I'm fine. Not only am I in great health, but I also managed to beat up a mistress."

As I mentioned the mistress, I looked directly at Aurelia.

"Brandon's mistress got caught by me. Mistresses are so shameless, always ruining families. Don't they have any morals?"

My words were pointed, and Aurelia's face turned dark. She glared at me but didn't dare to retaliate.

Alfonso, knowing I was referring to Aurelia, forced a smile. "Mrs. Jordan, enjoy your shopping. We have to go."

With that, he took Aurelia and left. Isadora watched them leave, gritting her teeth. "Just wait. I'll find out what you did back then!"

I patted her shoulder. "Calm down. Are you pregnant?"

Isadora looked at me in surprise. "How did you know? I just found out less than a month ago."

I smiled. "I have experience. I could tell by looking at your face."

Talking about the baby softened Isadora's expression. She gently touched her belly. "Yes, I haven't told the baby's father yet. I want to surprise him on his birthday in a few days."

I nodded, unable to help but laugh. "Mr. Banks will have a very memorable birthday."

Isadora, imagining the scene, covered her mouth and laughed too.

We strolled around for a while before I urged her to go home and rest. Early pregnancy can be tough, and I didn't want her to overexert herself.

Isadora agreed and called Marshall to pick her up.

As Savannah and I were about to head home, I suddenly received a call from Leo.

He asked when I would return to Suncrest City so he could arrange for Briar to accompany me.

I had completely forgotten about this and quickly promised to return soon.

I then remembered to call Kelly.

I hadn't called her in a few days, and she sounded a bit annoyed. "What have you been up to? Why haven't you called me?"

I couldn't tell Kelly the truth, so I made an excuse.

"I've been swamped with work. Now that things have settled down, I plan to come back in a few days. How does that sound?"

Kelly snorted. "I think you don't care about your mom. Don't bother coming back."