Take Control of Yourself, Please novel (Anna and Liam)
Chapter 194IOU

The restaurant that Liam chose was a high-end restaurant.

Its extravagant interior made the restaurant seem like a palace.

Anna sat across from Liam, glaring at him disgruntledly.

That man was constantly cooking up schemes to trick her into bed! How utterly despicable!

When the waiter handed them the menu, Liam did not even glance at it before spitting out three words.

"The Royal Banquet."

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Anna almost spat blood.

She hurriedly flipped through the menu to check the price of a Royal Banquet in such a high-class restaurant.

However, she could not replace it at all.

"Miss, the Royal Banquet is a set dinner. Each set is four hundred and sixty thousand dollars. I shall take your order to the kitchen now." Having said that, the waiter politely excused himself from the table. Anna choked. She fell limp onto the table and pointed her finger weakly at Liam.

"Can you even finish such a huge set? How can you waste food so recklessly! Don't you know that wasting is the greatest crime on earth!"

"It's your treat," Liam pointed out calmly.

"Even if I'm paying, you still shouldn't waste it!"

"It's not my money."

"Even if it's not your money, you still shouldn't be thriftless!"

"I just spent twenty million." Liam still maintained his composed manner.

"Twenty million? On what? How could you waste so much money so recklessly!" Anna saw him tapping on his phone for a while. She thought with those few taps, Liam managed to spend twenty million in a flash.

"You ought to cut your fingers off!" Anna chided as she lamented over it.

Liam calmly spat out two words, "The bridal boutique."

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Anna placed her hands to her chest. "I knew it was a path with no return."

If she had known this would happen, she never would have gone to the bridal boutique with Liam. Sure, trampling over Anna and Bryan felt amazing, but at that moment, Liam was about to spend her whole year's worth of allowance on one meal...

The moment Anna thought about that, every organ in her body cried out in pain.

Liam gazed at her with a smile. "Ms. Anna, the order has already been made. Just enjoy it."

Anna's heart was bleeding. How could she enjoy a meal that would send her into poverty?

Just as the aching in her heart was turning unbearable, a sound of laughter came from behind her.

"So you're finally fulfilling your promise of treating me to a feast. To what do I owe this pleasure to?" Micheal chuckled as he entered the restaurant. He adjusted his glasses and turned to Anna. Anna straightened her clothes and sat upright like a proper lady. She smiled at Micheal courteously.

"Dr. Hart."

Micheal glanced at the rectangular table. Liam and Anna were sitting across from each other. No matter where he sat, he would end up being the third wheel between them. In the end, he had no choice but to sit at one edge of the table, which could also be considered the center seat.

"Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to treat me to a feast on such a good day?" Micheal smiled awkwardly. He yearned for a chance to escape.

"It's Ms. Hamilton's treat tonight, so there's no need to be courteous." Liam turned to Anna and smiled.

Anna placed her hand to her head. No matter how much her heart ached, she could not let it show. In front of Micheal, she had no choice but to force a bright smile onto her face. "Dr. Hart, order whatever you like."

Anna pushed the menu toward Micheal, who was seated quite far away from them.

"The Royal Banquet has 108 different dishes. There's nothing I'd like to eat that's not in there." Having said that, Micheal turned to Liam and grumbled, "You're a lying little bastard. You told me that it's your treat.

How did it end up being Ms. Hamilton who's paying?"

Anna glared at Liam, who was sitting right in front of her. When was he ever an honest man?

Anna would have kicked him under the table if it was not so inconveniently wide.

It seemed as if Liam had seen through Anna's evil intentions. He glanced at her with eyes filled with joy that stemmed from her misery.

"It's her matter, so she should be the one paying!"

"My matter?" Anna blinked her eyes confusedly.

Micheal explained, "You see, he promised me that if I help him keep your ability to see a secret, he would treat me to a Royal Banquet. That meal has been long overdue."

A look of gratitude toward Liam emerged in Anna's eyes.

"Alright! Let's have this banquet! We'll eat and drink to our heart's content today!" Anna abruptly turned generous. "What would you two like to drink? Red wine or white wine?" Liam was unaccustomed to Anna's sudden munificent attitude. "What do you want to drink?"

"White wine, please! The best bottle you have!" said Anna to a waiter.

Liam's gaze turned cold. "You're drinking white wine?"

Anna could see from Liam's eyes that he was telling her to sit down. In an instant, she obediently sat down and returned to the manner of a dignified lady.

"No need for wine. Bring us some juice," Liam ordered.

Micheal pressed his lips together and chuckled secretly. "You're worried about Ms. Anna getting drunk, aren't you!"

"I'm worried about her taking up a bed in your hospital again," Liam corrected.

Anna stuck her tongue out at him. She grumbled silently in her mind, 'My alcohol tolerance is not bad, okay?'

The Royal Banquet filled the table. How could three people finish 108 dishes!

Anna had no choice but to acknowledge Liam's expert skills in scheming. He was the one that promised Micheal a meal, yet it ended up being her whose

wallet had to bleed.

However, in hindsight, he did spend twenty million to purchase the best bridal boutique in Johanness City. On top of that, he also spent a good amount on the 127 wedding dresses he gifted her with. Anna felt more at ease after thinking about all those.

After dinner, Anna followed Liam toward the exit. She whispered to him.

"Your birthday gift for me is so unique. I love it. 127 is a nice number too. I just want to know... How much did those 127 wedding dresses cost?"

Anna also wanted to know if the dinner was worth it. She had to make a quantitative comparison to put her heart at ease.

After all, even after some discounts from the restaurant, the meal still cost a few hundred thousand! While Anna was swiping her card, she was exceedingly worried that the amount would exceed her card limit. However, what irritated her the most was the fact that Liam stood quietly beside her the whole time while she was making the payment. She had mistaken him for a gentleman.

Liam stopped in his steps and glanced back at Anna. H e uttered casually, "The dresses don't cost a penny."

"What?!" Anna's voice turned high and loud.

"The bridal boutique is already yours. You can take however many you want. Why would there be a need for payment?" Liam's confusion was evident on his face. "But..." Anna had to take a few deep breaths before she could dissipate the frustration in her heart. "Fine! At least the bridal boutique with a value of twenty million is mine now!" Anna grinned from ear to ear. "At first, I thought I should be a little more courteous and not accept the store. But since Mr. Ackman pampers his students so much, I'll gladly accept it!"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you." Liam reached into his suit pocket and took out a piece of paper. He handed it to Anna. "This is an IOU for twenty million dollars."

"What?!" Anna's voice became even more high-pitched.

"I understand your character well, Hamilton. I know you won't accept a reward unless you think you deserve it. Having said that, I'm sure you won't accept this store for nothing. Thus, I've turned the cost of this bridal boutique into a loan for you."

"What? A loan?!" Anna's voice grew louder by another decibel.

She had a feeling that this would be a loan with ridiculously high interest!

Liam smiled and drew closer to Anna. His lips curled up into a sinister grin. "If you'd like, you can repay it with your body too."

"Liam Ackman, you deceitful bastard!" Anna roared furiously. She shoved Liam away and marched toward the exit.