Chapter 602 - 451: Still Waters Run Deep

Beverly Hills, a hillside villa.

Taylor sat on the balcony, staring blankly at the bustling Los Angeles city below, her delicate, pale cheeks revealing unmistakable fatigue.

Since March, she had been busy with tours, promoting her third album, performing in over thirty concerts around the world until she finally got a break in early June. These past few days, apart from looking after her children, she had spent all her time in the recording studio.

Since her breakup with Link, she had hit a creative peak, capturing new inspiration almost daily.

Last year, she composed 173 songs, with 35 of them being rated as A-level songs by the production department of Big Machine Company. A-level songs are of high quality and have the potential to enter the Billboard Top 100 upon release.

After giving birth this year, her creative inspiration became even richer. Besides themes of love, life, breakups, work, and family, she also wrote many children's songs themed around 'children' and 'motherly love'.

Big Machine Company's production department rated 43 of her songs as A-level.

Receiving acknowledgment from the production department's musicians thrilled Taylor, and she felt that breaking up with Link was the right decision.

When she was with Link, she struggled to write even a single song in ten or fifteen days, which often distressed her. By contrast, that bastard Link effortlessly produced an amazing song every now and then, often flaunting it in her face, which was infuriating to think about.

Sometimes she suspected that Link had secretly stolen her inspiration.

The year since their breakup, though occasionally uncomfortable with bouts of sadness or loneliness, all turned into creative inspiration for her.

Overall, things were not too bad, especially after the births of Alexander and Cynthia. Seeing her chubby little ones each day felt amazing, her heart nearly melted.

But in recent days, an annoying issue arose. According to Michelle, the bodyguard at her Nashville estate, there had been several unfamiliar faces lingering around the estate since last week, some even taking photos from a distance.

The maid, Rachel, also mentioned that she had been spied on and followed while shopping recently.

These individuals had become more active in the past two days, with some even attempting to disguise themselves as cleaning staff to infiltrate the estate.

Based on this information, it was almost certain that the children had been exposed, drawing the paparazzi to investigate.

Taylor had anticipated such incidents but hadn't expected them to occur so quickly.

"Taylor, what are you planning to do? It might be difficult to keep the children a secret much longer,"

Mrs. Andrea asked from the car as she looked up at Taylor on the balcony.

She had been busy at work but rushed over immediately after receiving Taylor's call.

"I don't know."

Taylor shrugged her shoulders in distress.

"You don't know? We all advised you against it, saying you're a star and this could never be kept secret for long. In fact, the media started speculating in February already, but you insisted on hiding the children this way. I thought you had prepared for this situation, now you tell me you don't know how to handle it? Why did you even do it if you didn't know what to do?"

Mrs. Andrea said sternly, her face full of frustration.

She had always found Taylor to be smart and assertive, unsure of how she could be so foolish about this matter and completely ignore advice.

"Mom, stop yelling, now's not the time to argue right or wrong, we need to think about how to deal with this,"

Taylor looked towards Mrs. Andrea and then to the Executive Agent, Ms. Emily, who had come along.

"What else can we do, of course, go to Link. He is the father of the children, he can't ignore this,"

Mrs. Andrea spoke coldly.

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Emily nodded her head in agreement with Andrea's perspective.

Link being significantly influential, had a better capacity for risk management and problem solving. Involving Link was appropriate, moreover, he still harbored lingering feelings for Taylor and the children, and wouldn't refuse to help knowing the situation.

"No, we can't go to Link!"

"Why not?"

Upon hearing Taylor's rejection, Mrs. Andrea asked bewildered.

With brows furrowed, Taylor spread her hands and said, "I chose to hide the children initially to avoid Link using them as an excuse to harass me. If I ask for his help, he will have a legitimate reason to see the children, interfere in my life, and I would lose."

Mrs. Andrea stared at her grimly, "Your initial decision to hide the children was just to avoid harassment from Link?"

"Yes, Mom, you don't understand how annoying Link is. If I give him the chance to see the children, he'll control me again, even drag me to his bed. Don't think it's impossible, Link is more despicable and shameless than you know, his desire for control is pathological,"

Taylor spoke, her fists clenched white.

Mrs. Andrea felt even more annoyed, thinking that Taylor's intention to hide the children was to protect her innocent celebrity image. After discussing with Scott Borchetta, the CEO, she had agreed to Taylor's request.

Yet, Taylor was actually just acting stubbornly against Link.

"Do you know that Link has already exchanged rings with Ivanka and is planning to marry her next? He won't bother you anymore, nor control you. Both of you are strangers now, there won't be any more complications, do you understand?"

Mrs. Andrea shouted.

Taylor's eyes suddenly reddened, "Impossible! He just texted me, congratulating me on winning the Country Music Album of the Year Award. He would never let me go; I know him. Don't think he and Ivanka are sweet, in reality, I am the one he loves most, definitely."

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