Take Control of Yourself, Please novel (Anna and Liam)
Chapter 179 I Am Here for Ms. Anna

Lisa hugged Anna. Her heart was aching. "I don't need you to protect me, Ms. Anna. You only have to protect yourself..."

Anna leaned against Lisa's shoulder. She thought about her past self when she was just a child. "At that time, I've always leaned on your shoulders this way and let you coax me to sleep. "You even told me stories as you carried me."

Thinking back on those times also made Lisa feel as if they happened a lifetime ago.

"Time sure passes by quickly. In the blink of an eye, you're grown from this tiny person into a young lady! On the other hand, I am getting older and older by the day. I can't carry you as I tell you stories anymore."

A warm yet bitter feeling welled up in Anna's heart as she gazed at the old woman who had been by her side since she was a child.

"Lisa, you're worked hard all these years. Only with you around can I feel the warmth of home in this house."

Lisa gazed at her and spoke in a voice brimming with sympathy. "Ms. Anna, this is your home. Everything is supposed to be yours!"

Anna smiled wryly. 'Is this still my home?'

"If it weren't for my wish to protect... I would have left this house long ago."

Anna held Lisa's hand as she searched for first aid. She gently helped Lisa apply medication to her wound.

Seeing her red and swollen arm made Anna feel a sharp pain in her chest again.

"Lisa... I'm sorry to have involved you in this."

"Ms. Anna, don't say that!"

"Lisa..." Anna endured the pain in her heart. She hesitated for a while, then murmured, "Although I am reluctant to part with you, I can help you replace a better place than here." "What? Ms. Anna, are you laying me off?"

"I don't want you to stay here and be tormented by Nicole and Chloe! They were never this bold in the past, but now that I have nothing, they've become unscrupulous! "Lisa, I don't want you to suffer through this because o f me! You're already so old!"

"Ms. Anna, I refuse to leave! I won't leave you... If I do, you'll have no one left by your side... Madam has always treated me with kindness. In this lifetime, I will never leave you..." As Lisa spoke, she started to wail.

"In the past... I was diagnosed with a serious disease but had no money for treatment. Just as I was about to give up treatment, Madam paid for it and saved my life ... The life I live now is all bestowed upon me by her..."

Anna frowned. "Lisa, I've always wanted to ask, my mother... She has always been in good health... How did she suddenly get a heart attack and crashed her car?"

Lisa's whole body trembled abruptly. Her hands grew slightly cold.

Anna could feel the change in temperature of Lisa's palms. It puzzled and staggered her even more. "Lisa, what's with you? Do you know something about this?" "No! No, I don't! I don't know anything about it!"

Lisa panicked a little. As she stared at Anna, who resembled Elena Lincoln a great deal, she could not help but fall into a daze. She was abruptly reminded of the incident on a stormy night twenty years ago. Her expression turned even more terror-stricken.

Lisa quickly retracted her hands. Her palms were covered in a cold sweat. She tried her best to hide her panic. "I left the stove on for Ms. Chloe's soup!

"Oh, what a bad memory I have! If I over boil it, Ms. Chloe will get mad again!"

Lisa quickly stood up. "Ms. Anna, I'll be heading out."

Lisa's panicked behavior confused Anna even more.

'What is Lisa so afraid of?

'What is she hiding this time?'

An unpleasant thought flashed through her mind. Her hairs could not help but stand on end.

In Liam's office.

He put down the document in his hands and massaged his aching temples.

Seeing Liam's weary manner made James worry. "Mr. Ackman, you haven't rested for days because of this project. Please go home and take some rest! Let me take care of the rest."

Liam drank a sip of his coffee. His weathered expression did not affect his handsomeness at all. In fact, it added a sense of worn maturity to his appearance.

"It's okay. This project is the first difficult task I have taken on ever since I got back. Although we have secured the project, we can't let there be any mistakes at this time!

"You should head out first. Take two hours to rest and compose yourself. Tell them that we'll be having a meeting in the meeting room to discuss the final stages of the project."

Jamie excused himself.

Liam clicked into Anna's university group chat. There was not a single message from her. An odd feeling of emptiness welled up in his heart.

He turned on his laptop and listened to the recordings stored in his files.

He yearned to know what that little lady was up to at home those few days.

He played a random recording. After listening to it for a while, his face abruptly turned icy cold.

He heard Chloe's accusation toward Anna, claiming that she hit her. Then, he heard Daniel scolding her.

Why did that little lady endure being bullied again?

He slammed his laptop shut with a loud bam. "Why can't she learn how to protect herself!"

He was disgruntled. His initial intentions to rest had instantly dissipated.

He lit a cigarette and stood beside the window, gazing out at the towering buildings. A dark mist lingered within his deep and profound eyes. She was his woman! He was the only one allowed to bully her!

No one else!

He took out his phone and called Anna. After ringing for a long time, she finally picked up his call lazily.

"Have dinner with me tonight." Liam went straight to the point.

"I'm busy," Anna rejected.

"Make time!"

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His overbearing tone of command made Anna fear opposing him for a second.

"Address," she requested.

"I'll let James pick you up."

"No! I can go there myself!" If James were to pick her up from her house, she surely would not be able to come up with a clear explanation for her relationship with Liam.

Especially when Chloe's eyes were staring at her twenty-four-seven. She would not give in until she could dig up something about Anna.

"Or I can pick you up again!" Liam's eyes darkened.

"That's worse!"

"I've said it before-you have no right to say no to me!"

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Anna put her palm to her forehead. "Alright, let James pick me up."

When James arrived at the Hamiltons' home, Daniel hurriedly welcomed him at the door, along with Nicole and Chloe.

Chloe was overjoyed. There was a family dinner at the Dawson family mansion that night. Bryan had invited her over the phone and even said that Liam would be attending as well. He asked her to dress well and mentioned that he would send a car for her later that night.

Did James show up at their house to pick her up?

It was a huge honor to have Liam's personal assistant come and pick her up personally. She could sit upright with pride at the Dawson family's dining table night!

"Daddy, Mommy, if the dinner ends late, I might be staying at the Dawson family mansion tonight." Chloe smiled coyly. Just as she was entering James's car, he stopped her.

"Ms. Chloe, what are you doing?" There was not a hint of warmth in his expression. It made her feel as if he was an emotionless robot.

Chloe played with a lock of her slightly curled hair and put on a bright and gorgeous smile. Her beautiful eyes were filled with a look of poise and superiority.

"Going to the Dawson family mansion, of course.

Aren't you here to pick me up?"

"My apologies, Ms. Chloe. I am here for Ms. Anna." The joy on Chloe's face instantly crumbled.