Take Control of Yourself, Please novel (Anna and Liam)
Chapter 301 Deadline...

Nicole kept trying to chase Bruce away.

But he was a bum, standing in front of the entrance and refused to leave.

"I told you, leave now!" Nicole was starting to panic.

"Come on, don't say that. I was just worried my five million dollars ran away somewhere and came to check on it." He laughed cheekily.

"There are two more days till the deadline, why are you in a rush? I promised I will pay you and I mean it!

Leave now! If anyone sees you here and I get in trouble, you won't get a single cent!"

Nicole looked around nervously, afraid someone would see him.

He not only refused to leave, he even peeked into the house, sighed, and shook his head, "Nicole, Nicole, Nicole, you sure are living the good life there, aren't you? Five million is too little, I should've asked you for more. Tsk tsk, look at your garden. How grand is that!"

"Bruce Walker, you're just too much!" Nicole gritted her teeth in anger.

Bruce swept his eyes across all the items in the garden, eyes shining with greed.

"You don't belong here, leave now!" Nicole was just about to close the door, but he pushed the doors open and rushed in.

"Leave, now!" Nicole was so furious she wanted to stab him to death.

He ignored her and explored the house excitedly.

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at all the shiny furniture, it looks good! A rich family indeed!"

He plopped himself down on the sofa, plucked an apple from the bowl of fruits, and took a bite then propped his legs up gleefully. "Bruce Walker!" Nicole was going to cry, bloodshot eyes staring at him in hatred.

"I can leave if you want, I just need more money."

"Do you think I'm an ATM? Five million dollars is already a huge sum for me!" Nicole suppressed her anger, keeping her voice low.

Bruce flung the apple onto the floor, "You live in a beautiful home, your husband is filthy rich, and Chloe will marry into such a rich family too, yet you can't even give me five million? What a miser!" "Where is Chloe? Tell her to come meet her biological father! I want to take a look at my unborn grandchild too..."

Nicole was furious, the finger that was pointing at him trembling non-stop. She gritted her teeth and spat out, "Chloe doesn't have a father like you..." "Mom, is Daddy home?"

Chloe walked downstairs, yawning, but panicked the moment she saw Bruce.

"Mom, why did you let him in? Why is he here?" Chloe screamed in fear.

Before Nicole could speak, Bruce beat her to it, "Chloe, I am your father, why can't I come to visit you? I want to see my little grandchild."

"Shut up! You are not my father, and neither are you my child's grandfather! Get out, now! You're not welcome here!" Chloe pointed towards the door furiously.

Bruce's expression turned cold. He crushed the fallen apple into chunks with the heel of his shoe.

Seeing the murderous expression on his face, terror rose in Chloe's chest.

She hurriedly hid behind her mother. Her face pale as a ghost, fear streaked across her face.

"You... what do you want? Don't do anything silly!" Nicole said, her voice trembling.

"He-he. I'm sorry, a slip of the hand, the apple was delicious, what a waste." Bruce continued, chattering happily, "Five million in seven days, so 700,000 a day, it's already been five days, shouldn't you give me some of that money now?"

Nicole's mouth turned sour.

After Anna caught onto her secret, she tried to be as careful as possible, even selling her jewelry to several different buyers.

But even added up together, they were barely worth a million, how could she give him the five million he wanted?

She was hesitating whether to sell the Dawson family bracelet, she didn't expect Bruce would turn up ahead of time.

"Seven days is too short, I only have 30,000, take it, I'll give you the money when I have it," Nicole said and hurriedly slipped a card out of her purse, handing it to him.

Bruce looked at the card in his hand, "Is there money in here?"

He had been tricked by Chloe before, with an empty card.

"Yes, 30,000! I just deposited the money! I guarantee you it's there!" Nicole said in a rush of panic.

She needed him to leave as soon as possible. If someone saw him, she was dead.

Bruce was unhappy, "30,000? What do you think I am, a dog?"

Bruce continued angrily, "You live in a mansion like this but you can't even get your hands on five million? I think that your husband doesn't love you that much. Why not wait for him to come home and talk

some

sense into him, hmm?"

His threatening words scared them so much they felt like their souls escaping their bodies. They had no choice but to lower their voices.

"Bruce, even if you threaten me, I really don't have the money. Seeing as we were husband and wife, I won't just leave you to die."

Bruce laughed coldly. "Husband and wife? Nicole Baine, I don't think you ever cared about me, did you? If not for the evil woman that you are, I wouldn't have been jailed for so long!"

Nicole swallowed her temper, "The past is the past, you are out now, isn't it best for you to start your life anew?"

"Of course, that's why I'm here to ask you for some capital to start my new life, but it seems like you don't want to give it to me! Hmm, do you think I should approach the Dawsons and ask my son-in-law for it?" Bruce swept his eyes across his daughter, and she shivered.

Chloe cut in immediately, "No! Don't! He-he, Dad, Daddy... can you give us a few more days? Five million is a huge amount, Mom and I need more time."

"Since we promised you, we will pay you, I guarantee it!" Chloe raised her fingers in a swear.

Nicole rushed to add, "Take this money and go, we will think of a way. You musn't come here again, this is m

y number. Call me if you have anything to discuss."

Bruce tore up the piece of paper and threw it on the ground without a single look, "Hah, I think it's better if I directly come here. Look at how good and obedient you two are behaving now."

Nicole squinted her eyes at him, infuriated, if murder was legal, she wouldn't hesitate. She gritted her teeth and said, "Don't you push me too far, worst comes to worst we both lose everything but don't forget, I still have Chloe and her unborn child, you won't even get a single cent. You might even be jailed for blackmailing me. You decide!"

There was a pause in Bruce's breathing as fear crept into his chest. He softened his attitude and scoffed.

"Hmph! You are one evil woman indeed, we'll see! I'll give you seven more days, after that, no more chances!"

With that, Bruce stuffed the money into his pocket and left with a swagger in his steps.

Chloe fell into her mother's arms, her face pale, "Mom, what should we do? What can we do?

If he really goes to the Dawsons, I'm done for... Even if I'm carrying Bryan's child, will grandma still acknowledge me as her daughter-in-law?"

Chloe started sobbing.

Nicole hugged her daughter tightly and started crying too.

Anna sat in the car, watching as Bruce walked out of her home as if he owned it.

She started the engine, and followed him quietly...