Amy's big, bright eyes were alight, but she slowly turned her gaze down. She smiled and said, "I won't tell you."
Louis did not know how to respond to her mischievousness. He did not ask her any more questions. Instead, he kindly asked her where she wanted to go next. Upon hearing this, Amy's big blue eyes lit up even brighter, like sunshine over a calm sea.
"Can we go to the amusement park?" Amy looked up at Louis expectantly. Although she was asking politely, her big eyes madly expressed that she really wanted to go.
Louis fondly replied, "Of course. Your wish is my command."
Now that Amy had chosen a place to go, Louis felt much more relieved.
Fortunately, Taylor had not forced Amy to keep quiet and be obedient all the time.
As soon as they arrived at the amusement park, Amy exclaimed happily and behaved like a tiny bird that had just escaped from its cage.
She dragged Louis around, shouting and laughing. She was wearing a cartoon hat, which Louis had bought for her from the gift shop near the entrance. In her fluffy blue bubble skirt bathed in sunlight, Amy looked like a little princess on holiday.
Even the staff in the amusement park who wore costumes stopped and expressed their wish of taking a group photo with her. Cute and adorable as she was, Amy literally won everyone's hearts.
Amy loudly called to Louis, who was standing not far away. "Uncle Louis, would you join us for a group photo?"
She was fond of Louis, so naturally, she relied on him and loved to take photos with him.
Louis had no objection. He quickly walked up to Amy and lovingly held her in his arms. With a big grin on his face, he stood among them and happily took a group photo with the staff in puppet clothes.
After a few snaps of the camera, the staff came over with a printed Polaroid and handed it over to them. The staff smiled and said, "You and your daughter are so beautiful. I've taken so many photos here, and the most amazing one belongs to you two."
"Maybe it's because she has mixed blood. The little girl is truly beautiful, just like a little princess," the man who took the photo said. He squatted down, gently took out a piece of candy from his pocket, and gave it to Amy. "A small reward for the good girl," he said with a smile.
Louis thought that maybe they had not heard Amy call him 'uncle, ' but he did not intend to explain. He thought to himself that as long as people mistook them as father and daughter, he would somewhat have a close connection with Taylor.
Fortunately, Amy did not get upset. She took the candy and thanked the man with a sweet smile. Then, she dragged Louis to their next destination as if nothing had happened.
The two of them spent half a day in the amusement park.
Louis even waited in line to buy ice cream for Amy. Then, the two of them sat down on an empty bench. Thinking of what had happened just now, Louis asked casually, "Have you ever met your father?"
Deep down, he felt that Amy looked very similar to him, not only because they both had the same blue eyes but also because of other similarities in their facial features.
This was not the first time that they had gone out together and had been mistaken for father and daughter.
Before today, he had already had some unrealistic guesses as to the identity of Amy's father, but there was indeed no evidence to prove it. Also, Amy was now five or six years old.
Five to six years ago, he had not even known Taylor, or even seen her, for that matter.
Amy reached for the ice cream. As soon as she heard Louis' question, the light in her eyes seemed to dim. She leaned back on the bench and looked up. Her blue eyes were so clear, as if the entire sky was reflected in them.
She grabbed her skirt uneasily, turned aside subconsciously, and stuck out her tongue. As she carefully licked her ice cream, she softly murmured, "No."
Her unusual indifference made Louis realize that his question had been a little abrupt.
"I'm sorry if I offended you. I just haven't seen him with you before, so I'm just curious. I won't mention him again. I'm sorry," Louis quickly apologized.
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