Take Control of Yourself, Please novel (Anna and Liam)
Chapter 248 I Want to be Your Pillar

Anna walked out of the SN office building, stood at the entrance for a long moment, but her feet refused to take a single step.

Liam was standing beneath the street lamps, his long frame further lengthened by the dim lights.

In the middle of the night, the streets were empty, not a single soul was seen. Only the shadows of the trees shook in the wind, rustling non-stop, making the night seem even quieter.

"Come out! Otherwise, your marks will be reduced to zero." Liam looked at Anna and ordered coldly.

Anna pursed her lips, and muttered under her breath," All you're good at is threatening me with deducting my marks."

She shuffled towards Liam slowly, before she could take her place, Liam was shouting again.

"What's your relationship with him?"

"Relationship? He's just my boss!" Anna blinked, feeling confused.

"Just your boss?" Liam scoffed, "If he's just your boss, why would you be chatting and laughing with him so happily this late at night?"

"We're just talking! Don't tell me you don't talk to your staff, Mr. Ackman?"

"We don't laugh!"

"That's because you're a cold-blooded animal!"

"Anna Hamilton, in just two days, you've learned how to seduce a man!" Liam stared at her with cold eyes, like a lion that was going to pounce on her at any second.

"Mr. Ackman, please don't talk nonsense! Mr. Collins is my boss, he's just worried about Nina's and my safety, isn't that just normal? Why do you have to make him sound so sad?" Anna was furious. "Besides, if you didn't request time and time again for the proposal to be rewritten, we wouldn't have to work overtime! Can you be more reasonable? Why am I always the guilty party, while you act like you're right all the time!" Anna said indignantly, tears rimming her eyes red.

Liam looked at her deeply, and lowered his voice," That's because you're too stupid, you can't do anything well."

"If I can't do anything well, I don't have to stand here and take all this from you!" Anna bit her lips, forcing her tears back.

"If you think you can't take it anymore, just give up! No one forced you to stay." Liam retorted.

"You're right, no one forced me to stay, I just want to show you my capabilities! I don't want you to look down on me anymore, I don't want to be a tool for you to fulfill your needs, I want to be more than that!" Anna pushed Liam away, wiped off the tears at the corners of her eyes, and strode forward.

Liam froze, even though he was infuriated, a warm bubble spread through his chest.

His lips curved up in a tiny arc, he looked at Anna, who was walking ahead of him furiously and slowly traced her steps.

"Where are you going?"

Anna quickened her steps angrily, pursed her lips, and remained quiet.

Suddenly, she stopped and glared at Liam walking behind her. "I don't have anything to do with him! You have to be clear, I'm just here to work and get my salary! Don't think anything is going on between me and every single man out there!

"In your mind, I'm just a cheap woman who goes around flirting with men?"

Liam smiled, his handsome face could rival the gods above, "Anna, are you explaining yourself?"

Anna was dazed by his question, she hurriedly turned her back to him and trudged ahead.

"Not at all!"

Liam followed her calmly, and after a few seconds, he stopped.

Anna walked ahead for some time, but when she didn't hear any noises coming from behind her, she couldn't take it anymore and turned her head to look behind her...

However, Liam was nowhere to be seen.

On the dimly lit streets, she had no one but the wind a s company, a gush of terror welled up in her.

She wound her arms around her body tightly, "Mr. Ackman?"

"Mr. Ackman..."

She called out twice, but there was no reply.

She felt even more afraid, the night was deep, there wasn't a single car left on the streets. She stood there all alone, an unknown fear crept through her.

She hurriedly traced her original footsteps in search of him.

"Mr. Ackman? Where are you?"

"Liam Ackman! Come out! Don't scare me like this!"

"Liam-"

After a few tries, there was no reply at all, only the sound of the leaves rustling in the wind.

Anna walked backward hurriedly, suppressed the fear welling up in her, and sped up.

"Liam Ackman, you idiot! Asshole!"

Out of nowhere, a car slipped to a stop in front of her, the windows rolled down and Liam sat there smiling a

t her.

"Hop on."

Anna hated him to the guts now, she would never do a s he asked. She circled around the car and continued on. "I'll take a taxi myself!"

"There are no taxis around here so late at night." Liam drove the car at a snail's pace and followed her.

"It's none of your business!"

"I said, get on!" Liam was growing angry now, his tone turning cold.

Anna's footsteps stopped, but she didn't turn back.

"Get on!" Liam was using the last of his patience and said for the final time.

"Liam Ackman, what do you want?" Anna shouted lowly.

He stared at her coldly, "Are you going to get in yourself, or do you need my help?"

A barely-veiled threat.

Anna ground her teeth, pulled open the car door, and entered the car.

Liam started the engine, and with a twist of his steering wheel, they were on their way. His movements flowed like water, cool and stylish.

Anna sat in the passenger seat, glanced at him, and pursed her lips.

She was threatened by a mental patient, there was nothing she could do to get out of it.

"Uhm... Mr. Ackman, I have to attend the assembly at the hotel lobby tomorrow morning and report the results of the assessment. Our design..."

"I thought you were very confident?" Liam focused his attention on the road.

"I don't want to lose, and I can't afford to lose either!" Anna bowed her head, curling the fingers of both hands into fists.

Unfortunately, her future was held in the hands of Liam. No matter how confident she was, his harsh criticisms made her lose it all.

"I told you before, you can't escape me," Liam said, cruelly playful.

Anna was going crazy inside, but she tried her best to keep calm and said, "You're right! How could I ever dream of escaping your clutches?"

"I'm glad you've finally accepted reality."

Liam cocked his head at her and smiled. He looked gentle enough to comfort a crying baby, deep eyes sparkling like they contained all the stars in the universe. She felt lightheaded like her breath was stolen from her, and her heart started racing again.

Anna felt her throat turn dry, and she coughed violently.

"What's wrong? Are you cold?"

Liam was worried, so he parked the car and handed her a bottle of water. "There's a pharmacy right ahead, I'll buy you some medicine."

Anna clutched the bottle of water tightly in her hands and shook her head hurriedly, "It's ok, it's ok, I'm fine. Maybe I'm just tired."

Liam placed his palm on her forehead to take her temperature, when realized she wasn't having a fever, he finally huffed out a breath of relief. But the sight of her bloodshot eyes made his heart ache and anger rise once again.

"Why do you insist on taking the hard way, when you can take the easy way out? I've told you countless times, you don't have to suffer through all this!"

Anna knew he cared about her, her chest warmed, and she lowered her head slowly.

"But I... need to learn how to walk by myself."

He couldn't protect her forever. What if one day he lost interest in her and left her, how could she get used to life without him?

"I can't depend on you all the time," Anna said steadily.

Liam slammed his foot into the brakes, and reached for her, trapping her in his arms, and said, voice raspy but strong, "I want to be your pillar."