Take Control of Yourself, Please novel (Anna and Liam)
Chapter 302 Is It a Dress?

Anna followed Bruce for a long while, but couldn't replace out anything about him.

First, he went to the ATMs for some cash, weighed the thick wad of cash in his hands, sucked on his cigarette, then slipped into a club for some fun.

Anna wanted to go in, but all of the men that went in didn't look like kind, model citizens, and her footsteps faltered.

She dialed Jamie's number, "Yes, it's a club called the Rolling Stones!"

"My dear, that's not somewhere you should be. Don't go in there! It's filled with gamblers and drug addicts, the moment you step in, you can't leave until you've left an arm or a leg behind." At his words, Anna felt a layer of cold sweat forming on her back.

Who knew the smiley, kind and friendly middle-aged man would be a drug addict!

"I'm not going in there, I just wanted to know, it's nothing... I'll drop by for a drink when I have the time, bye."

Annie hurriedly ended the call, avoiding his questions.

Anna clutched the steering wheel tightly, throwing a few glances towards the Rolling Stones Club.

Her fingers drummed on the steering wheel.

"This man, what was his relationship with Nicole and Chloe? Why did they give him money?"

Anna was in the car when they were arguing in the house so she couldn't hear what they said clearly.

Based on their vicious expressions, Nicole looked troubled by his presence, and he seemed to have a secret he was using to blackmail her.

Anna waited in the car a little while longer. Seeing as the man didn't come out, she started the engine and drove away.

When she returned home, Nicole still looked terrified.

When Nicole noticed the person walking through the door was Anna, she heaved a sigh of relief.

"Anna, you're home! There's bread in the kitchen, have some!" Nicole offered enthusiastically.

"No, it's alright, Chloe needs it more than I do." Anna glanced at Nicole and headed straight for her room upstairs. "Anna, didn't you go on a business trip with Mr. Ackman? Why are you back so early?" Nicole asked her smilingly. "Oh... we've finished what we needed to do, so we came back!" Anna continued up the stairs, not turning back even once. Nicole stared at Anna's back, quietly slipping the item in her hands into her bag.

Anna entered her room, stood in front of the windows, and looked outside.

Sure enough, minutes later, Nicole rushed out of the house carrying her handbag.

Anna frowned.

It seems like an unwelcome guest visited their home earlier, and what was his relationship with Nicole?

Following this train of thought, she was sure she would replace out where the Dawson family bracelet was.

Anna hadn't slept for a whole day, then she spent the next day stalking Bruce Walker. The exhaustion made her head spin.

She lowered her head and looked at her wristwatch, it was only three o'clock in the afternoon.

She yawned and fell on her bed, preparing to take a nap.

All of a sudden, Liam's face appeared in her mind.

She flipped over, wrapping the blankets tightly around her body. Then she flipped to the other side again and kicked the blankets away.

She wondered whether he would get mad, noticing in the morning that she had slipped away quietly?

That evil, black-hearted man. She wondered what methods of torture he would employ against her again if she pissed him off. When she drifted off to sleep, a loud ringing sounded.

She slowly regained consciousness, then realized it was the sound of her phone ringing.

She reached out for her phone and answered, "Hello..."

"How do you still have the mood to sleep!" A cold, male voice, deep and dominating, like a king.

Anna shivered, her exhaustion disappearing in a blink of an eye.

Liam Ackman!

She sat up on the bed with a flip of her waist.

"Why? What happened?" She glanced at her surroundings in panic, as if afraid she had been transported to a dangerous land.

She realized she was still in her room. The sharp blare of the alarm from last night was no longer ringing in her ears, nor was there the sound of conversation outside her door, and her hanging heart finally fell back into place.

Anna clutched her phone, waited for a moment, but Liam didn't speak.

She thought it was just a dream, maybe he didn't call her at all?

She removed her phone from her ear to confirm it was indeed engaged in a call and the caller was Liam.

"Ohm?" She asked quietly.

Liam hummed quietly as if asking her what was the matter.

"You were the one who called me, what's up?" Anna blinked her big eyes rolling in confusion.

"I called you? You were the one who called me."

Liam seemed to be busy reading documents; the sound of paper being flipped around drifted through from the other end of the phone.

Anna stared at her phone screen again, "No, you called me!"

"Oh, maybe I made a mistake then."

"I think I did call you," Liam continued.

Anna held a hand to her forehead, "Didn't we agree to give me a day off? I have to report for work in a day. Can't you show me some mercy and give me a break?" "You were the one who seduced me," Liam said righteously.

Anna clenched her fists in anger, hating herself for the phone conversation last night. It was her fault for provoking the devil.

"Come out!" Liam suddenly said.

"What?" Anna rubbed her eyes, looking at the pitch-dark sky outside.

"It's late now, where do you want me to go? I'm tired, I want to sleep." She protested.

"I'm in your living room."

"What?!" Anna threw her phone away, her head spinning.

She didn't have time to be shocked. She jumped off her bed, then rushed back, straightening herself up in the mirror, and picked out an outfit in the shortest time possible.

She hurriedly changed and put on a light layer of makeup, looked at herself in the mirror, tidied up her long hair, sucked in a deep breath, faking calm and displeasure, then walked downstairs. Liam was sitting in her living room.

Her father, Daniel, Nicole, and Chloe were all there, wearing welcoming smiles on their faces, treating Liam like a precious guest.

Liam sat on the living room sofa, holding a document that he had just finished reading in his hands.

She couldn't read the title of the document. He threw it on the coffee table carelessly, and said to her father," I've read it, it's not too bad!"

Daniel grinned with satisfaction, "If Mr. Ackman thinks it's good, this case will be a successful one."

Liam nodded, "Give me some time to consider."

Even though Liam didn't agree to Daniel's suggestion for a collaboration, the hope that he was considering it

was enough to make the smile bloom on Daniel's face.

Seeing Anna walk down the stairs, her father hurriedly approached her and said with a smile on his face, "Mr. Ackman is here, why are you still sleeping! You only woke up after Mr. Ackman called you." Anna flushed, the apples of her cheeks darkening till she looked like an overripe apple.

When he said 'you were the one who seduced me', was everyone here?

Anna wanted to dig a hole in the ground and bury herself in it.

She glared at him through the corners of her eyes, if looks could kill, he would already be dead.

Liam's lips curled up into a slight smile, raising his finger gracefully.

Anna looked towards the direction his finger was pointing in and noticed an exquisitely wrapped box on the table.

What was that?

A gown?