Taylor Brown was a self-made millionaire. He believed in hard work, discipline, and most of all—never trusting doctors.
His wife Polly, however, was struggling. One evening, she pleaded, “Can we hire a nanny? I can’t do this alone.”
“Nonsense. We don’t need to waste money,” Taylor said.
Days later, Polly fainted. Their son, Mark, called Taylor.
“Should I call 911?”
“No! Call the neighbor,” Taylor replied.
Mara, a nurse, urged a hospital visit, but Taylor refused. His mother had died due to a misdiagnosis, and he never forgave doctors.
After some tests, Polly recovered, but Taylor still refused to hire help.
One morning, he got stuck in a severe traffic jam. As sirens blared, an ambulance tried to pass.
“No way. They’re just using their sirens to cheat traffic,” he muttered, refusing to move.
Even when the driver pleaded, Taylor ignored him.
Finally, the ambulance took another route.
Minutes later, at work, he received a text: “Mark is in the hospital.”
His blood ran cold.
He rushed to the hospital, where Polly sobbed, “He hit his head, Taylor. It was bad.”
The doctor assured them Mark was stable but added, “If he had arrived later, the outcome could’ve been different.”
Taylor felt his stomach drop. Had he… had he been the one who blocked his own son’s ambulance?
Guilt consumed him.
Later, he found the ambulance driver, James. “I was the one who blocked you,” Taylor admitted, voice trembling. “I’m so sorry.”
James forgave him. Learning that James was working to fund his wife’s surgery, Taylor offered him a better job as his driver.
Soon after, he hired James’ wife as a nanny.
From that day forward, Taylor vowed never to take life—or the people he loved—for granted.
