A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1452 Family Conflict

"I have no idea what I did wrong or why she won't even give me a chance," Louis finally said. The way he spoke echoed the pain he was feeling in his heart.

"There must be a reason why she doesn't want to. But Louis, you're a man! Don't lose your dignity over this. You should either choose to give up on her or keep chasing after her. If she still doesn't want to be with you, at least you'll have tried your best, right? However, if I have to be honest with you, it seems that you may not be able to win that woman's heart no matter what you do. Why don't you just let her go?" Hunk stated with utmost conviction.

Emily could see that her father was trying to be careful with the way he spoke. However, when a man's heart was deeply wounded, even the kindest and most sensitive words could easily trigger his repressed rage.

"It's my own business and I can take care of it myself! Could you please stop interfering and meddling with this?" In a blink of an eye, Louis was already fuming with rage.

Emily got irritated by his childish reaction and said, "We're meddling? Is it wrong for us to care about you? Isn't that what a family is supposed to do?"

But no matter how sensible they sounded, it didn't have any effect on Louis. His broken heart was making him deaf and blind to any kind of reasoning. Without answering Emily, Louis turned around and walked away. He even slammed the door as he entered his room. Once again, he chose to be by himself on that lonely night.

Emily turned towards Hunk and saw her father's dejected face. She realized that even though Louis was just an adopted child, her father loved him deeply as if he was his own.

Two days had passed and Louis was still locked inside in his room. He refused to go out and ignored everyone's pleas to see him. He didn't allow anyone to enter or even bring him food to eat. Nobody

knew what or how he was doing inside.

On the morning of the third day, Hunk was idly standing by himself in the living room. The first ray of sunshine illuminated MK Manor. He simply stared at Louis' door on the second floor with his cane in hand. His face had a look of disdain and discomfort on it.

Emily woke up early and went downstairs. She saw her dad's unpleasant state and said to him, "Dad, sit down and have breakfast first. Louis needs time to figure out his relationship all by himself. There's nothing more that we can do." She had to take care of her three children and their daily needs. That's why she was up so early. Upon seeing her old father's worried face, she couldn't help but feel concerned about him. Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.

"It's already the third day. He has gone through so many difficulties in life. How can he let a simple love affair break him like this?"

Emily could tell that her father was getting irritated, judging from the tone of his voice. She was afraid that he would go upstairs right then and there to try and teach Louis a lesson. She walked towards Hunk in a rush and tried her best to comfort him. "Dad, no matter what happens, we need to give him some time to heal. Maybe this process is taking way longer than you expected, but it will eventually pass. Dad, you'd better have breakfast first and we'll talk about it later."

"You're right, some problems in life are indeed difficult to overcome, but he still needs someone to help him get on his feet. Once he gets the strength to stand up again, it'll be easier to recover. I want you to go to his room after breakfast. Check on him and pull him out at all costs,"

Hunk uttered in a steadfast manner. He had no intention of sitting down to eat. All of his worries about Louis were written all over his face. Their father's love was so intense that Emily did not dare to go against him at all.

After a while, Emily was still busy making breakfast for the whole family. But her father's orders made her stop midway and do what he asked in a hurry.

She went upstairs and lightly knocked at the door. As she had expected, there was no answer. She then tried to open the door but failed to so as well.

'Is Louis going to lock himself in his room forever?' she wondered. But before she could figure out how to tell her father, he appeared in front of him.

"Go downstairs and call the driver. Tell him to come here and tear down that goddamn door right this instant!" Hunk's words were resolute and determined. He was standing still in the corridor with an imposing stance.

However, Emily refused to force her brother to come out. She responded, "Dad, I don't think that's a good idea! Just give him some more time. I'm sure he'll be fine soon enough."

She didn't expect that Hunk would be so ferocious even with his old age. He slammed his cane against the door, creating a loud bang.

"Dad! Don't push him!" Emily worriedly exclaimed.

"Shut up! You know nothing! Do you have any idea what he has done for that woman?" Hunk's roar echoed throughout the quiet mansion.

"Dad, we all know that sometimes people have to chase after their loved ones. It's tiring but we all want Louis to be happy, right? His feelings might get hurt and he could even lose his head because of a relationship, but we should let him be. We've all sacrificed something for our loved ones, haven't we?" The way Emily talked showed her experience as a woman, as she had to use all of it to appease her old father.

"I don't mind if he sells himself for love, or even God! If only he hadn't given up his kidney and the company whom hundreds of people's livelihood depend on!"

The more Hunk yelled, the more furious he became. He pounded on the door with his cane once again. "Louis, you are my son. You donated a part of your body to another person but you never even asked the opinion of your family before doing so! Did it even cross your mind that we would get worried?"

What her father said completely shocked Emily. "Donate a kidney? To whom?"

Hunk didn't respond and instead continued to scold Louis. "I have entrusted you with the entire company and the hope of hundreds of employees. But what have you done? You just quit! I don't care about all the stupid things you've done in the past. But right now, are you really going to completely destroy yourself over a woman? Do you think I will idly stand by and do nothing?"

"Dad, what are you trying to do?" Emily asked in a loud voice to deliberately alert Louis because she could tell that her father was up to something at that very moment.

"I'd like to see what kind of person that Dr. Tang is. I want to see with my own eyes what kind of charm she has to make my son so willing to do anything for her. He even willingly went against the world just for her sake! I'll ask her if she really wants to be with you so you can finally settle down. If she doesn't tell me, I'll—"

However, before Hunk could finish speaking, Louis finally opened his door. But the man who appeared in front of them was not the Louis they knew. It looked like he hadn't shaved for days. The light in his eyes was dim and he seemed completely weak and hopeless. He was not like the handsome Louis they were so used to seeing.

"Is this enough? Are you happy now?" Louis stated in a low voice. He showed no resentment for his father. At that moment, it seemed like he was just indifferent to everyone in the entire world.

"Brother, don't let Dad's words get to you. He was just so worried that his emotions made him say those things!"

"Taylor has never asked me to do anything for her so don't you dare bother her. Right from the start, I have done everything of my own free will. Just as you said, it's disgraceful and irrational to fuss over a no-name woman." Every word that came out of Louis' mouth came straight from his heart. He had completely given up on love and it made everyone feel somewhat sorrowful.

"Okay! Since you've said that you weren't forced to give her anything, I won't disturb her for your sake. But you have to marry Janet as soon as possible." Hunk changed the topic so quickly that Emily's thoughts couldn't catch up. In just a few seconds, the two of them had already reached an agreement concerning the matter of Taylor and were now speaking of marriage.

"Dad, even though I can't be with Taylor, it doesn't mean that I will marry Janet!" Louis' resistance was futile. Hunk's overbearing gaze froze him in place. He was completely intimidated even right up to his core.

"He's right!" Emily wanted to help her brother since she didn't agree with the hasty talk of marriage. However, before she could say anything else, Hunk intensely glared at her, making her forget what she wanted to say. Then Hunk firmly uttered, "That's it. Sort yourself out and go to work today. I'll make an appointment with Janet tomorrow for you two to have tea in the afternoon. If you dare to not show up, I promise that tomorrow afternoon, I'll ask Taylor to come to my office. I'll drag her there if I have to. If you disappoint me, I'm going to ruin her. I don't care even if she's a mother of a child or severely sick. Mark my words, my son."