Chapter 451: Deep Flow of Still Water

  Beverly Hills, Mid-levels Villa.

Taylor sat on the balcony, looking at the bustling and lively downtown Los Angeles under the mountain in the distance in a daze, his fair and delicate cheeks revealing some hidden tiredness.

Since March, she has been busy touring and promoting her third album. She has held more than 30 concerts around the world. She didn't have time to rest until early June. In addition to watching the children, she has been recording songs in the studio all the time.

Since breaking up with Link, she has ushered in a peak of creativity, and she can get new creative inspiration almost every day.

Last year, 173 songs were created, of which 35 were rated as A-level songs by the company's production department. A-level songs refer to songs of high quality that have the opportunity to enter the top 100 of the "Billboard" singles chart after their release.

After giving birth to a child this year, his creative inspiration has been richer. In addition to themes such as love, life, lovelorn, work, and family, he has also written many nursery rhymes with the themes of ‘Children’ and ‘Maternal love’.

43 songs were rated A by the production department of Big Machine Company.

Taylor was very happy that the work was recognized by the musicians in the production department, and he felt that it was right to break up with Link.

When she was with Link, she couldn't write a song for ten and a half months, which often made her very distressed. On the contrary, it was the bastard Link who took out a great song every three or four times and showed it off in front of her. I was very angry when I thought about it.

Sometimes she suspected that her inspiration had been secretly sucked away by Link.

Although she has been a little uncomfortable in the past year of breaking up, occasionally sad, or lonely, she has been transformed into creative inspiration by her.

The whole is not bad, especially after Alexander and Cynthia were born, they felt even better. Looking at the two fleshy little guys every day, their hearts melted.

But in recent days, she has encountered an annoyance. According to Michelle, the bodyguard of the Nashville Manor, since last week, some strangers have often appeared around the manor, and some people are holding cameras to photograph the manor from a distance.

The maid Rachel also said that when she went shopping during this time, she was often peeped and followed by strangers.

Those people moved more frequently in the past two days, and some even tried to get into the manor disguised as cleaners.

Based on the above information, it is basically certain that the child's affairs may have been exposed, which attracted the tracking and investigation of the paparazzi.

She had expected this kind of thing before, but she didn't expect it to come so quickly.

“Taylor, what are you going to do?I'm afraid it's hard to hide the child's affairs anymore.”

Mrs. Andrea got out of the car and asked, looking up at Taylor on the balcony.

She was busy working in the company, but when she received a call from Taylor, she hurried back.

“I do not know.”

Taylor shrugged distressedly.

“You don't know?At the beginning, we all advised you not to do this. You are a star. It is absolutely impossible to hide it for a long time. In fact, in February, many media doubted the authenticity of the matter, but you insisted on using that method to hide the child.

I thought you had thought of countermeasures a long time ago, but now something happened, do you tell me you don't know?You don't know what to do, why do you still do that?！”

Mrs. Andrea looked at her with a stern face and a look of hatred.

I used to think Taylor was very smart, and he was very assertive when he was young. I don't know how he could make such a big mistake in this matter, and he didn't listen to advice at all.

“Mom, stop yelling, now is not the time to discuss right or wrong, we should think about how to solve this matter.”

Taylor looked at Mrs. Andrea, and then at Ms. Emily, the executive agent who followed.

“What else can I do, of course, is to find Link. He is the father of the child, and he can't leave it alone when he encounters this kind of thing.”

Mrs. Andrea said with a cold face.

Emily also nodded, agreeing with Andrea's point of view.

Link is now a big man, and his ability to resist risks and solve problems is stronger. It would be appropriate to ask Link to help. In addition, Link never forgets Taylor and the children, and he will not refuse to help after knowing this.

“No, you can't find Link!”

“Why?”

Hearing Taylor's veto, Mrs. Andrea asked puzzledly.

Taylor frowned, spread his hands and said, “I chose to hide the child in the first place to prevent Link from harassing me under the pretext of seeing the child. If I ask him for help, he will have a legitimate reason to come to see the child and intervene in my life in the future, then I will lose.”

Mrs. Andrea looked at her with a dark face, “Did you choose to hide the child just to avoid being harassed by Link?"”

“Yes, mom, you don't know how annoying Link is. If you give him the opportunity to come and see the kids, I will be controlled by him again, and even dragged to the bed by him. Mom, don't think it's impossible. Link is more hateful and cheeky than you know. , His desire for control is so strong that he is perverted.”

Taylor said, holding a snow-white fist.

Mrs. Andrea was even more annoyed. She thought Taylor was hiding the child to keep her pure idol. After discussing with the company's president Scott Pochetta, she agreed with Taylor's proposal.

But in the end, Taylor's purpose in doing this turned out to be to get angry with Link.

“Then do you know that Link has already exchanged rings with Ivanka, and he will get married next. He will not harass you again or control you again. You two are strangers from now on, and it is impossible to have any more entanglements, do you understand?”

Mrs. Andrea shouted.

Taylor's eyes suddenly flushed, "Impossible!He just sent me a message, congratulations to me for winning the Country music Tape of the Year award, he can't let me go, I know him, don't look at him and Ivanka are very sweet, in fact, his favorite person is me, it must be.”

In order to prove this, Taylor took out his mobile phone and pulled out the message for Mrs. Andrea to see.

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Andrea was both heartbroken and helpless. How could a good and smart girl like Taylor treat a poisonous love as a baby that can't be given up, and take a playboy's love seriously?

I knew Taylor would be like this. In 2008, she said she would not let Taylor go diving by the sea.

“Taylor, I know Link still loves you, and you still love him, right?Then why did you break with him in the first place, and you didn't listen to any persuasion. Link repeatedly came to you to get back together and you didn't agree?Later, Link and Ivanka came together and you ignored them. What do you want to do?”

Mrs. Andrea asked in a slower tone.

“It feels good to be with Link, but it's great. I'm always worried that I'll get lost in that kind of life. I'm willing to be an ordinary singer and a housewife trapped at home. I gradually lose my creative inspiration and motivation to pursue my dreams. In the end, even the passion for life will slowly be lost.

The kind of future that can see the end of my life at a glance makes me panic and even suffocate, so I have to leave him, leave my comfort zone, and pursue my dreams and pursue my own life. It's good now.I will not regret it.”

Taylor looked up at the blue sky, a drop of clear tears quietly slipped from the corner of his eyes, and disappeared into the bright Los Angeles sun within a few minutes.

Mrs. Andrea sighed softly. Although she couldn't fully understand Taylor's thoughts, she could also understand some of her feelings.

Mrs. Andrea took her by the shoulder and said, “I understand you. I had this feeling before I got married to your father, but life after marriage is not as boring and dull as I imagined, and I didn't work as a housewife in the suburbs of Nashville as I imagined. .

The birth of you and Austin was the biggest surprise in my life. I followed you from Nashville to New York and Los Angeles. I have a satisfactory job and a complicated social circle. Seeing you and Austin grow up and become famous, I often gain a lot of honor and satisfaction.

These things were not something I could imagine when I got married. It is also impossible for you to predict what will happen in the future when you are twenty years old, and you will not see the end at a glance, because each of us is the sea, and the still water flows deeply!”

Mrs. Andrea looked at the calm Pacific Bay in the distance and sighed.

Looking at the sea from a distance is a mirror, a solidified blue gemstone, but when you are on the bottom of the sea, you will know how many waves are hidden under the calm sea.

Even a trivial whirlpool can make people tremble, and even a cluster of inconspicuous corals can lead life in an unpredictable direction, and life is the same.

“Mom, what should I do now?In fact, the moment I saw Alexander and Cynthia, I regretted it.

They are so beautiful, like little angels, and they shouldn't live quietly in this world. This is a problem for Link and I. They shouldn't be allowed to bear their mistakes. It's unfair and cruel to them.

I also thought about exposing them and taking the initiative to admit my mistakes to the public, but I didn't have the courage to do so.

I heard Michelle say that the children's affairs may be known to the media. I was very nervous at first, but now I feel very relaxed. The children are exposed, and I don't have to continue to cover them up. I worry about what they will do if they are known by the media. They can also live in the world fairly and let everyone know about them.

I decided to hold a press conference and take the initiative to apologize to the public.”

Taylor suddenly stood up and said.

“Don't be impulsive. Take your time for this kind of thing. First have a meeting to discuss a safe countermeasure, and then implement it slowly. You are a public figure. If you don't handle this kind of thing well, it will have a great negative impact on you and the company.

Don't tell me you don't care, you don't care about making money, you don't care about music?Don't you care about the fans who have always liked you and supported you?

Don't worry, this is just an ordinary crisis public relations. As long as it is handled properly, the negative impact can be minimized.”

Mrs. Andrea persuaded.

Taylor thought for a while and nodded his chin.

She is not alone now, she is still the backbone of Big Machine Records. There are a large group of people around her who are busy with their own affairs. Not handling this matter well will not only affect her career, but also his work, income and even family. .

In terms of music, I have written so many nice songs in the past two years and haven't had time to share with my fans. It would be a pity if I couldn't release a new album because of this.

Ding Dong!

The phone rang, Taylor ignored it, and told Mrs. Andrea to figure out a way as soon as possible. Michelle's side could take up to a week. After a long time, it would be exposed by the media and then admitted. The impact would be even worse.

Mrs. Andrea nodded and reluctantly accepted, really helpless.

Because she is not only Taylor's mother, but also Taylor's chief agent, and a shareholder of Big Machine Records.

Two years ago, she followed Link's suggestion and spent one million U.S. dollars to buy an 8% stake in Big Machine Records. Counting the 5% of the half-sold and half-given shares of Big Machine Records in 2006, she had 13% of Big Machine shares in her hands.

Now Taylor is the pillar of Big Machine Records. Her rise, fall, honor and disgrace are closely related to the company, and it is also related to whether her investment will be lost.

She also had to take more responsibility in this matter.

“If you have time to reply when you receive the message, try to reply as much as possible. Don't make people think you are arrogant and difficult to deal with.”

Before leaving, Mrs. Andrea exhorted.

“Got it.”

Taylor kissed Mrs. Andrea's face, picked up the phone and sat back in the chair to take a look, and found that it turned out to be a message from Link.

Now she would be very angry when she saw the name of this bastard. If he hadn't taken advantage of his excitement and hadn't woken up to do that kind of hateful thing, she wouldn't be as troubled as she is now.

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Without Link, there would be no Alexander and Cynthia.

Thinking of this, Taylor curled the corners of his lips helplessly, turned on the fruit phone and took a look.

Link sent a message and asked, where is it?How are Alexander and Cynthia?

“What does it have to do with you?Alexander and Cynthia are my children.”

After finishing writing, Taylor read it again and deleted it, and re-wrote: They are very good, you don't need to worry about it.

Finish writing and send.

Ding Dong!

I received a message from Link soon.

Taylor curled the corners of his lips in satisfaction and clicked on the message.

Link said: It doesn't feel good to hide a child like this. You are a public figure and there are often paparazzi staring at you. After a long time, the child's affairs will definitely be exposed, and the impact on you will be greater at that time.

In addition, children will grow up, and when they grow up, they will find that they are non-existent people, which will affect their mental health and may hate us.

This is not good. We should recognize the mistake and correct it as soon as possible while the matter can be recovered. What is your opinion?

Seeing the sentence ‘Children will hate us’, Taylor couldn't help but blush again, pressing the alphabet and saying: It's all your fault, it's all your fault, you bastard, you are the most hateful man in the world.

“Yes, it's my fault. I want to correct it now. Can you give me a chance?”

Link asked.

Taylor wiped away tears angrily.

I don't know why, after giving birth, I always cry easily.

She snorted coldly and sent a message asking, "Do you know anything?"Did you arrange those people outside the manor?Asshole, if I don't let you see the child, will you come and grab it?”

“Someone robbed the child?When did it happen, is there anything wrong with the child?”

Link asked.

“Didn't you arrange those people?”

“No, I heard that you had an accident in February and the child was gone. I didn't believe it. Afterwards, I arranged for a detective to investigate the situation and got some news that the child was indeed fine.

After knowing that the child is okay, I will no longer arrange for someone to investigate so as not to disturb the child.

Later, I sent a message to ask Annie. Annie was forced to tell me that the child was okay and told me not to worry. Later, I sent a message to ask Annie if I could meet the child, and you were tricked into going to Switzerland.

What do you mean by robbing a child?Is anyone here to grab Alexander and Cynthia?”

Link asked.

Seeing what he said she was tricked into going to Switzerland, Taylor couldn't help wrinkling the bridge of his nose. He didn't see the obvious flaws in Villa 13. It was because he was too stupid, not because he lied to him.

“No one robbed the children, but Michelle, the bodyguard in the manor, said that recently there have been some strangers in the manor, always staring at the manor to observe, and the children's nannies are also being followed when they go out. I think the children's affairs should be exposed.”

Taylor said.

“What are you going to do, or shall we talk in person?”

“No way!”

Taylor deleted ‘No way’ and replaced it with ‘inconvenient’, and continued to write a message and said: "Just talk like this. I am going to disclose the existence of Alexander and Cynthia. Annie has already arranged to go.”

“I'm afraid this will affect your career?”

Link said.

“I don't care!”

Taylor snapped the typed sentence over.

“Is there anything I can do, don't worry, although I also want to take Alexander and Cynthia in person, I know they are more important to you, and I won't fight you. I just hope to do something.”

Link said.

"Huh!You are not afraid of big asses doing this, you know?”

Taylor deleted the big ass, changed it to ‘Your fiancee’, and changed it to ’Ivanka' and sent it over.

“In fact, Ivanka already knows about this, and she also thinks I should do something. She also said that you are relatively young and it is difficult for one person to handle such a thing well. It would be better for one more person to take responsibility.”

Link said.

“Yeah, Ivanka is so kind and empathetic. Congratulations on finding a good woman.”

After I finished writing and read it again, I was going to delete it and change it to ‘I don't need your help’, but my ring finger accidentally touched the transmission, and then it showed that the transmission was successful.

Taylor patted the bangs on his forehead, then clicked to black out Link's account, not wanting to listen to him anymore.

But after a few minutes, the phone rang and the bell rang.

Taylor took the phone and glanced at it. It was Ivanka Card's phone number. She blinked her blue eyes.，

“What's the matter with you?”

“Taylor, I think we need to talk.”

Ivanka's flirtatious and cold voice came from the phone.

Although it's not the first time I've heard it, Taylor is surprised every time he hears this voice. How can a woman practice it and be able to blend a flirtatious voice with a serious tone of voice.

This kind of voice is not only a scumbag like Link, but even a woman like her would find it very tempting to hear it.

“What are you talking about?Robbed Link, want to rob my child again?I tell you, it's impossible!”

Taylor said in a voice not weaker than Ivanka.

There was a chuckle on the phone, “Child, I will give birth to three, four and five, so I don't need to rob you."Taylor, we are not enemies, never have been, because we all love Link, we should be friends.”

“I don't love him!”

Taylor said.

“Anyway, there is one thing you must admit.

If you are ready to publicly admit the existence of two children, you will be under a lot of pressure and encounter a lot of difficulties in the coming period of time.

If you want your career to be unaffected and the growth of your two children to be undisturbed by the outside world, it is best to have more allies at this time.

Link and I are both natural allies for you and your children. Let's talk together and find ways to deal with this matter, make things simpler, and minimize the impact on your children. What do you think?”

Ivanka said slowly.

“What is your purpose in doing this?As far as I know, you are not an indiscriminate and kind-hearted woman. Everything you do is very utilitarian. What do you want from this matter.”

Taylor asked coldly.

Ivanka sighed leisurely on the phone，

“Taylor, how about we talk about these things in person? The phone is actually the biggest obstacle to our effective communication. If we say some things in person, I can understand them, and you will understand them. We don't need to be dozens of kilometers apart. Mutual suspicion.”

“Good!”

Taylor agreed, and immediately received the address from Ivanka Card. It was a cafe near Rodeo Avenue in Beverly. She had also been there a few times and it was more high-end.

Taylor thought for a while and sent a message saying don't bring Link. I was annoyed when I saw him.

Ivanka replied‘ 'OK, I'm bothering him too’.

(End of this chapter)