A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1492 The Barrier In Her Heart

"Mommy!" Amy's eyes lit up. She immediately dropped her toy and rushed over to hug her mother.

But when she saw the serious expression on Taylor's face, she hesitated and stared at her, her little head tilting in inquiry.

"Uncle Louis asked me to call him 'Dad.'"

Amy's small but sure voice finally made Taylor calm down. She took a deep breath, squatted down, and took Amy's hand in hers. She patted the back of her hand to comfort her. "Don't call anyone 'Dad' at will anymore, okay?"

Amy felt a little disappointed at losing the chance to call someone her father so suddenly, but she did not want to see her mother get angry, so she simply nodded and promised, "Okay, I won't."

Taylor breathed a sigh of relief. She forced a smile and said, "So, what did you do today?"

Louis, who was completely ignored, had been looking at Taylor. When he could not bear it anymore, he gently diverted Amy's attention. "Amy, I bought you a toy today. I put it in your bedroom. Would you like to go see it?" he said.

As soon as Amy heard that there was a new toy, her interest was aroused. She flashed such a brilliant smile that her big eyes shone like full blue moons. "Yes," she replied.

Louis chuckled. "You go see it now, dear. I will be there soon."

Hearing this, Amy could not sit still. She cheered, squealed, and trotted to the bedroom.

Soon, Louis and Taylor were alone in the big living room. Taylor carefully avoided Louis's intense gaze and whispered, "I should go..."

Before she could finish her words, Louis interrupted her. "I know the truth. You don't have to hide it from me anymore."

Taylor felt her heart skip a beat.

What did Louis know?

Louis looked straight into her eyes, his cold, heavy stare pinning her on the spot. "Amy is my daughter, isn't she?"

Taylor's pretty face turned pale for a moment, and then, she retorted, "How is that even possible? Amy is not your daughter."

Louis looked shrewd. "I already know everything. Are you sure you want to continue hiding the truth from me?"

Taylor forced a smile, trying to ease the tension slowly building up in the room. "I'm not hiding anything from you, Louis. Amy couldn't possibly be your daughter."

After saying that, Taylor fell silent, and so did Louis.

He sighed, but said nothing.

Taylor thought she had convinced Louis and that he would not further question her. She was about to breathe a sigh of relief when Louis suddenly turned around, picked up a document from the tea table, and handed it to her. "Have a look."

Taylor was stunned and asked carefully, "What's this?"

Louis stared at her without blinking. After a long time, he said, "The paternity test results for me and Amy."

Paternity test? When did he take Amy to get a paternity test?

Taylor froze and did not reach out to take the document.

It seemed that Louis had been spending his time preparing to get her to admit his relationship with Amy.

Louis put the document back on the tea table and said in a low voice, "Don't you want to confirm it?"

Taylor opened her mouth to say something, but decided against it. She nervously clenched her fists until they were white.

Louis did not want to give Taylor any chance to escape the situation. He stepped forward, put a finger under her pale chin, and slowly tilted her head up. "Taylor, I want to perform my duties as Amy's father."

Taylor's face turned pale. She suddenly took a step back, shying away from Louis's touch.

"No, no."

She refused adamantly without hesitation.

Louis's eyes darkened. "Why not?"

Taylor smiled bitterly, but kept silent. Of course, she knew what she was afraid of. She could not get past the barrier in her heart at all.

Taylor's firm refusal of his offer made Louis's expression turn cold. His eyes looked like a pool of chilly water. "Why can't you trust me? Why is it so hard for you to trust me?" he asked.

"Taylor, what kind of person do you think I am?" he added desperately. His sullen voice gripped Taylor's heart with icy fingers.

Taylor trembled in a mixture of fear and guilt. "Please calm down, Louis."

Louis held Taylor's shoulders and said, "I owe you and Amy. Please give me this chance."

Owe?

Taylor pursed her lips, but said nothing.

Louis was wrong. She was the one who owed him. She had always made troubles in the past under Darren's control.

"Taylor, please give me this chance to make things up to you and Amy." Louis softened his tone, but he did not want to give Taylor any chance to refuse. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Taylor's red lips trembled a bit, but she still did not say anything.

Louis seemed to be irritated by her silence, but he laughed instead. He leaned in and kissed her hard like a hungry wolf pouncing on food. He instantly drove her completely out of her mind.

"You... Let go of me!" Taylor uttered against Louis's soft lips. Her eyes were wide open. She had not expected that Louis would make a move like this.

She resisted shyly and angrily at the same time, but it only made Louis kiss her more passionately.

After a long time, he finally let go of her. He panted slightly with his arms still around Taylor's slender waist. He looked into her eyes and asked, "How long do you need to think about it?"

Taylor had long known that Louis was stubborn and never gave up easily. Her messy mind seemed to gradually clear up. She took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to be with me because you think that you owe me? You don't have to do that. I don't need it at all."

How could this woman think so much?

Louis was amused. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Will I be with a woman just because I owe her?"

Taylor was speechless all of a sudden.

Louis paused for a moment, slowly caressing her pale and tender cheek with his slender fingers. His low and magnetic voice was even more intoxicating than the finest wine.

"I owe you and Amy a lot. I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a father for so many years. You've worked so hard to take care of Amy all by yourself. But that's not why I want to be with you. I want to be with you because..."

He smiled and continued, "I love you."

It seemed natural for him to express it so bluntly. His affectionate gaze was still fixed on her.

Taylor's heartbeat started galloping, and her vision slowly blurred.

Did he truly love her?

Did he want to be with her not because he wanted to compensate her, but because he really loved her?

"I've been in love with you all this time, Taylor. There's no one else," Louis whispered.

His fingers gently touched the corners of her eyes. His touch was incredibly gentle.

Taylor looked up at Louis's handsome face. He looked extremely sincere, without any hypocrisy. His eyes were full of her now.

Taylor lowered her eyes and felt the barrier in her heart slowly crumble down.

She had known about his true feelings for her for a long time. However, every time she saw him, she could not help thinking about the miserable life she had had in the past. Louis's existence had always made her unable to face herself.

A teardrop escaped from the corner of her eye, but she did not even notice it.