Take Control of Yourself, Please novel (Anna and Liam)
Chapter 142 The Cunning Person

Anna was a little confused.

What was Charles talking about?

What gift? What did he mean by my "little lady"? What was I supposed to be satisfied with?

His tone and the way he used the word "little lady", why did it sound like Liam?

However, would Liam be so bored as to create a WhatsApp account and contact her occasionally? He even spent a lot of money for her in the group chat.

She felt that Liam would not have the free time to do such things, nor the energy to put in such effort to make her happy.

Although Anna disliked Charles for appearing and disappearing out of nowhere, the lucky draws he hosted in the group chat managed to stop her schoolmates from gossiping about her. As the saying goes, there was no such thing as a free lunch.

There was also that time when people were gossipping about her in the group chat and Charles wanted to report them as accomplices to a scam. That completely shocked all the students in the school. Daniel gave Chloe a call after he brought Anna back home, he ordered her to return home immediately.

Chloe was still with Bryan and had just escaped the restaurant, they drove to a secluded area to temporarily catch their breath. Her father's call made her heart felt like leaping out and sent shivers down her spine.

"Bryan, Daddy wouldn't have known about this right? I'm really scared, I don't want to go home, I wouldn't dare either. You have to help me," said Chloe as she held onto Bryan's hand tightly.

Bryan held onto the steering wheel tightly with his hands while he constantly surveyed his surroundings for any movements as he was afraid of being followed.

"Bryan..."

Bryan strived to calm his mind and said, "Probably not, go home and don't say a word. Remember not to say anything, I'll handle this myself!"

"Bryan, I'm really scared, how about we... elope? Leave this place and run away!"

Bryan pushed aside Chloe's hand in one swift motion and growled, "Can you shut up for a moment! Stop making so much noise!"

"I've told you before to stop clinging onto me all the time, now look what happened!"

Chloe had never seen Bryan so furious before and her face went pale with fear, i "Bryan, I..."

"Get out of my car, do you still want people to take pictures of us together?"

"Bryan, don't... don't be mad, I'll... I'll leave right away." Chloe held back her tears as she spoke in a choked voice. She quickly opened the door and got down the car.

"Remember, if you dare speak out of turn and cause trouble, I'll make sure to drag you down with me!" threatened Bryan coldly as he stared at Chloe.

Chloe nodded without hesitation and said, "I... I definitely won't say a thing."

Bryan furiously slammed the steering wheel and exclaimed, "Who the hell is the one messing with me!"

"When I replace out who that person is, I'll definitely kill them!"

Chloe quickly took a taxi and went home.

Bryan loitered on the streets for a while before quickly heading home as well.

The most important thing to him at that moment was to keep his grandmother calm. No matter how messy things were, as long as his grandmother stood by his side he would still be the young master of the Hamilton family!

Smack!

Grandmother Dawson brutally slapped Bryan across the face.

"Look at what you've done! You've dragged the reputation of the Dawsons through the mud!"

Grandmother Dawson used her cane and poked at the newspaper on the table. "Look, the newspapers and magazines have already published it and were hurriedly delivered to our home!"

Bryan's face went pale as he dared not look at the unsightly pictures of him and Chloe in the newspaper. He could not help but tremble all over.

"Granny... This isn't true..."

Grandmother Dawson was so enraged that her chest rose violently up and down, the raging fire in her eyes wanted to leap out and burn Bryan to a crisp.

"You still dare to deny this?!"

"Granny... Someone wants to harm me, it has to be! Else how could the reporters act so quickly!"

It was barely over an hour but the newspapers and magazines had already been published and delivered to their home.

There was no clear explanation as to how it happened so suddenly, except for the possibility that it was planned and they were simply waiting for the pictures to arrive.

"Granny, you have to believe me, how could I have done such a thing! Chloe and I... It's just that she keeps clinging onto me, she knows how to cling onto a person. No matter how hard I try to dump her, I couldn't get rid of her... That's why it caused a misunderstanding with the reporters."

"Haven't I told you before to break it off completely with Chloe? You've let my words fall on deaf ears! Or is it that you're all grown up and so independent that you don't need the Dawsons anymore? Cough..." Grandmother Dawson was so furious that she could hardly breathe and started coughing violently.

Bryan hastily rushed forward to support Grandmother Dawson but he was pushed aside.

Grandmother Dawson clutched her chest with discomfort and said, "You're going to be the death of m e..."

"Granny, don't be angry, it's all my fault. Don't strain yourself..." Bryan was so frightened that his voice started cracking.

Grandmother Dawson looked at him disappointedly and said, "How can I not be angry?! Did you see what they wrote in the newspapers? The young master of the Dawson family was caught cheating with his fiance's stepsister, both of them were having fun in the restaurant's restroom! You've truly outdone yourself this time!"

"Granny, I've been accompanying Anna these few days and didn't pay any attention to Chloe! Who knew that she was going to suddenly turn up at the restaurant and started clinging onto me..." "I was worried that Anna would catch on, so I dragged Chloe to the restroom to explain everything properly. I don't know why the reporters showed up, someone must have set this up to harm me."

Bryan was so restless that he did not know what to do, his heart was filled to the brim with anxiety.

"Set up? Harm you? They wouldn't be able to set this up if you didn't do such a thing in the first place!"

Bryan hurriedly explained, "Granny, it must've been Amelia! She's always been jealous of me being the Dawsons' heir and always wanted to beat me and become the heir herself."

Grandmother Dawson was so angry that she stamped her cane on the ground. "You're getting even more out of line! You're actually framing your own sister for this!"

"Granny..."

"Do you have any proof? Or are you simply saying your sister did it? Instead of thinking about how you're going to handle this situation or how you're going to explain this to Anna, you're here framing your own family!"

"Granny, I... I saw Amelia at the restaurant, she even mocked and criticized me!"

"She wouldn't be mocking you if you hadn't done such embarrassing things! My dear Bryan, how are you going to build up your prestige in the company now that this has happened?"

Bryan stammered and said, "I... I... Granny, I'm really innocent!"

"Stop thinking about framing your sister, do you think she's that capable? To be able to arrange so many reporters and publish it so quickly! Do you even have a brain!"

"Is Granny saying that there's someone else behind this?"

Grandmother Dawson furrowed her eyebrows and thought for a moment and said, "Although Amelia is a little arrogant, she's still a member of the Dawson family, she wouldn't do things that would go against the principles of our family! Judging by her personality, the most she would do is complain about it to me instead of causing such a stir!"

"It would take a truly cunning person to be able to publish it so quickly, who would want to harm me?" Bryan was clueless.

Grandmother Dawson huffed and said, "The people with the greatest motivation are probably Chloe and her mother!"

Bryan's breathing paused for a moment as his eyes suddenly widened. "Are they planning to use such a scheme to make me marry Chloe?"

"I've told you this many times before, you have to be wary of that mother and her daughter. Nicole was able to make a mess out of Daniel, do you think she's truly a simple housewife?" "Granny, I..."

Grandmother Dawson sighed heavily and said," Instead of spending your time explaining yourself to me, why don't you quickly replace a way to salvage this!"

"Granny, I'm a real mess right now and I'm completely helpless." Bryan was in over his head and was unable to calm down and think of a solution.

"First things first, we have to suppress the effects of this situation. Don't go outside for two days for now."

Grandmother Dawson thought for a while and said, "The best solution would be to bring forward your wedding with Anna, the sooner the better."

Bryan's eyes lit up in an instant. "That would be perfect! When the time comes, I'll show up and explain that it's all a misunderstanding, and the rumors would crumble on itself!"

Grandmother Dawson glanced at Bryan. "You still have the gall to be happy? Think about whether Anna would forgive you if she found out about this matter! Quickly think of a way to make Anna believe that it's all a misunderstanding between you and Chloe."

"Granny, Anna's eyes can't see right now, she won't be able to see the pictures!" Bryan snuck a glance at

Grandmother Dawson and noticed that she was not as angry as before and quickly added in a few words.

"Granny, trust me, I'll make Anna believe me! We'll wait two days for the situation to quiet down and then we'll discuss the wedding date with the Hamiltons! That way I can also completely rid myself of Chloe." Grandmother Dawson stamped her cane again. "Do you have a brain! Do you think that it would be so easy to get rid of Chloe? If this situation was planned by her and her mother, I'm worried that they'll have a backup plan."

Bryan thought carefully about the ins and outs of the whole situation and said, "Granny, I don't think this was planned by Chloe, she doesn't have the brains for it. Although it's possible that Nicole was the one scheming behind the scenes, it could also be possible that they had someone plan this."

Grandmother Dawson also considered the situation carefully. "The whole plan was foolproof, it was swift and brutal and went directly toward us. It doesn't seem like it was done by a woman." "Then it could only be one of our family's competitors on the market!" exclaimed Bryan.

Grandmother Dawson shut her eyes and took a few deep breaths as she eliminated the possible suspects one by one in her mind. Ultimately she was unable to guess who did it.

"I'm already old and I feel quite tired recently. I'm afraid I don't have much energy left to help you run things."

Bryan hurriedly rushed to Grandmother Dawson's side and helped her rub her shoulders.

"Granny, you're still full of energy, you're not old at all."

Grandmother Dawson's eyes darted toward Bryan as she spoke in a stern and serious tone. "If you continue doing as you please, the Dawson family would really have to replace another heir." Bryan trembled in fear as his face turned as pale as a sheet.

He quickly promised loudly, "Granny! I swear that this time would be the last! I'll be sure to change my ways and not disappoint you anymore! Granny, I truly love Anna only, I only have her in my heart..."

"Enough!"

Grandmother Dawson's face was full of disappointment toward Bryan but at the same time, she felt helpless. He was the Dawson family's only hope and her only grandson, all she could do was put all her faith onto Bryan.

If Bryan could have a child soon and have an heir for the Dawson family, she would be able to rest in peace when the time comes.

"Be sure to discuss the wedding with the Hamiltons! You must have Anna agree to marry you!" "Granny, I'll be sure to arrange this matter well!"