Chapter 36: Chapter 36: Between Mother and Daughter
"Hit him! Hit him! KO!!"
"Fourth KO! It's the fourth KO!"
"Awesome! Link is amazing!"
"Link is the champion! Link is the champion!!"
In Los Angeles, in the Swift family's villa, Taylor watched the HBO TV broadcast of the match. Seeing Link knock down his opponent Andre Berto with one punch, she excitedly jumped up from the carpet, clenched her fists, and waved them a few times.
Mrs. Andrea saw her 1.8-meter-tall daughter jumping around the room like a child and covered her face helplessly. She was already nineteen years old, yet still so lively, it was really worrying.
"Taylor, be careful, you're an adult now."
Mrs. Andrea admonished.
Taylor withdrew her fist, looked back at her mother, snorted softly, and then looked at her father, Mr. Tom Swift, who was also watching the boxing match in the living room.
"Dad, what do you think of Link's boxing?"
Taylor asked, pulling Mr. Swift's arm.
Mr. Swift adjusted his glasses and smiled, "Link is a very promising boxer. His technique, speed, strength, and his ring tactics are all top-notch. As long as he can continue to maintain this, he should have the opportunity to win a boxing championship title in the future."
Taylor curled her lips and looked at Mrs. Andrea beside her, saying somewhat proudly, "Mom, Dad said that Link has the opportunity to become a boxing champion in the future. Boxers are athletes, and their income is also very high, no worse than me as a singer. Now you won't object to me dating Link, right?"
Mrs. Andrea frowned in dissatisfaction when she heard her daughter's words, "Taylor, what do you mean by that? Are you saying that I'm a snob, that I don't allow you to date him because I look down on Link?"
"Isn't that right?"
Taylor crossed her arms and snorted. Suddenly, her ears were pinched by Mrs. Andrea, "Ah, Mom, what are you doing? Let go of my ears."
Mrs. Andrea pinched her ears and said angrily, "When did I look down on Link? I just think that you two are not the same kind of people, not in the same circle, and don't live in the same place, so it's not suitable to be boyfriend and girlfriend. That's why I advised you not to get too close to him, not because he's poor.
I'm completely thinking for you, but you treat me like a snob, like a witch who destroys your relationship?
Taylor, you're really my good daughter."
"Mom, let go first."
Taylor rescued her ears from her mother's hands, covered them, and frowned, "I'm just dating Link, not getting married, why not?
And even if we get married, it's not impossible. Link is so handsome, strong, and cool, he must be a very good partner. Mom, you were also a young girl once. If you met a boy like Link when you were young, you would definitely fall in love with him without hesitation, provided you didn't have a mother who liked to 'think for you'."
Taylor curled her lips and emphasized the words "think for you."
Mrs. Andrea was furious and reached out to grab her ears again.
Taylor nimbly dodged her mother's hand and hid behind Mr. Swift, using him as a shield, and smiled triumphantly at Mrs. Andrea.
Mrs. Andrea was so angry that her chest heaved continuously, and she angrily snatched the remote control from Mr. Swift's hand, pointing at Taylor and accusing, "Don't watch TV, look at your daughter, look at how she talks to me."
Mr. Swift was caught between his wife and daughter, and couldn't help but touch the sweat on his forehead. He coughed lightly and said, "Taylor, apologize to your mother quickly."
"I didn't do anything wrong, why should I apologize? It's Mom who should apologize. I made an agreement with Link a long time ago that if he could make it to the finals, I would go to the scene to cheer for him.
Yesterday, Link texted me and said that he was playing in the finals today and asked me when I would arrive.
I had already bought a ticket to Miami, but before boarding the plane, Mom insisted on taking me to the Disney TV station to participate in some music broadcast program. I couldn't say no, so I couldn't make it to the scene to cheer for Link.
Link will definitely think that I am a girl who doesn't keep her word, a friend who is not worth dating.
Because of Mom's obstruction, I will not only lose a friend, but also a precious relationship.
Dad, Mom is so excessive, you also want me to apologize?"
Taylor rubbed her eyes and pretended to cry.
Mr. Swift looked at his wife seriously, "Annie, is that so? Did you deliberately arrange work for her to prevent Taylor from going to Miami?"
"Of course not, it was Disney who temporarily adjusted the program recording time. It's a promotional program produced by the Big Machine company specifically for Taylor's new album, and she can't not participate.
I negotiated with the TV station, hoping they could postpone it for two days, but they couldn't. The new album has already been released, and it's a critical time, not a day can be delayed. It's not that I deliberately stopped her and added work for her temporarily.
Taylor herself also knows that this program cannot be delayed, and she obediently followed me. It's just that she doesn't want to bear the mistake of breaking the promise, so she pushes the mistake onto me."
Mrs. Andrea glanced at Taylor and gave her a "ungrateful" look.
"I didn't!"
Taylor angrily patted the pillow, "If Mom didn't call me, I would have been on the plane already."
"You can ignore me if I call you. Anyway, you're grown up now and often don't listen to me. It's not the first time, so there's no need to set up a good girl persona for yourself, you're not!" Mrs. Andrea snorted coldly.
Taylor glared at her mother angrily and punched the pillow with her fist.
On one hand, she wanted to go to Miami to watch Link box, on the other hand, she had work that couldn't be postponed. She struggled at the airport for a long time.
Out of a sense of responsibility and career, she still carried her suitcase back to work.
Now that the work was done, seeing the boxing match on TV and thinking about breaking her promise to Link and not being able to cheer for him on the scene, she felt very, very guilty.
This kind of guilt was difficult to disappear, so she had to shift it. She naturally put the blame on her mother, who was also partly responsible, hoping that her mother could take the blame.
As a result, Mrs. Andrea not only did not intend to take the blame for her daughter, but also tore off her disguise, making her face her mistakes and guilt nakedly.
Taylor felt very uncomfortable and kept sniffing.
Mrs. Andrea was experienced and saw her daughter's problem at a glance. She offered her advice, "A long pain is better than a short one. Since it's not suitable, it's better to just say goodbye. Isn't it good to be ordinary friends?
There are many handsome guys in Hollywood, from the music industry, the film industry, and the art industry. There must be boys who are more suitable for you than Link."
"How can they compare to Link? Link is so handsome and strong, and his temperament is very clean, which is very in line with my aesthetics. The boys in the entertainment industry are like coming out of a garbage dump, vain and degenerate, and look very annoying. How could I possibly date them?"
Taylor raised her chin, her voice firm, as if no man in the world was as good as Link.
Mrs. Andrea covered her forehead and gave Mr. Swift a sharp look, 'It's your turn, you're a man, you can't just let me, a woman, handle everything.'
Mr. Swift adjusted his glasses, thought for a moment, and said, "Honey, is Link really as good as you say?"
"Yes, very good."
Taylor nodded affirmatively.
"Since Link is a good boy, you can call him and tell him about your difficulties. He is a good boy and should understand and forgive you."
Mr. Swift advised.
Taylor thought about it and felt that her dad's words were more reliable than her mom's.
She nodded, straightened her skirt, kissed her dad on his almost bald head, and ran upstairs in her slippers.
"Sigh, Taylor is getting older, it's reallygetting harder and harder to manage her."
Mrs. Andrea slumped on the sofa and said.
"Then don't worry about it, Taylor is a smart girl, she will make the right choice."
Mr. Swift put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said.
Mrs. Andrea nodded and leaned her head on her husband's shoulder.
On TV, Link was still boxing in the ring...
Thanks to the book friend with the tail number 3472516 for the reward, thank you!
(End of chapter)