"No, and I'm probably not going to be. I didn't cross him in any way."
"Why is he looking for you, then? He spent a fortune at the hotel, trying to get a clue about who you are. My former colleagues wouldn't have betrayed me had he not done so."
Shelly did not want to tell others about her children and said, "I don't really know what this is about. I will see what happens when he contacts me!"
"Alright, then! Where are you working right now? The same place?" the friend asked.
"No. I am working in a cafe run by a friend right now."
"Oh... A waitress? I thought you had a decent job, so why did you quit to work at a cafe?" the friend asked. "You are educated so it's a waste for you to be a waitress."
"Yeah. It's getting late, so you should go to bed. I'm going to bed soon." Shelly did not want to continue the discussion as she did not know what she was going to do.
Even if Hayden was to reach out to her, he would not do so that same night, and she started wondering if she should send her daughter away.
"If Hayden comes knocking on my door and sees my daughter, is he going to take her away from me?" she thought.
Shelly loved both her children and only sent her son to the Fosters because she was struggling financially and wanted her son to grow up in a better environment.
Her children were illegitimate, and if she sent her daughter over, the Fosters might not care for her as well as they would her son.
Most wealthy families valued boys over girls, so Shelly was not worried about her son.
After ending the call, she considered her options for a while before calling Courtney.
"Courtney, are you asleep?" Shelly asked. "Can you take care of Audrey for a while until the storm passes?"
Confused, Courtney asked, "Sure, but what do you mean? Are you in trouble?"
Shelly was quiet.
"Shelly Taylor, are you serious right now? How did you get involved with Elliot Foster's son?! I remember that his son is the owner of that famous automobile company located in Bridgedale!"
"I don't know him, and he doesn't even know my name. We just... slept together by accident."
"What?! You got pregnant with twins after just sleeping with him once?! I don't know if I should be impressed by how strong his genes are."
"I looked into it, and Hayden has a twin sister, so maybe it's in their genes," Shelly said.
"Shelly, why didn't you go to the Fosters? They are super rich! Giving birth to a child for a family like that can guarantee you millions, and since you gave birth to two, you are bound to get at least forty million. Why didn't you contact them?"
"I want to get rich as well but not like that. I don't even know Hayden Tate, and he might not want a child. I only gave birth to the twins in secret because they're what I wanted. I don't want to trade my kids for money."
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