Take Control of Yourself, Please novel (Anna and Liam)
Chapter 496 Three Years Later

In England

In Hwalton County

This area was a wealthy suburb. All the houses are classical European-style villas with elegant surroundings, each covering thousands of square meters.

The afternoon sun was bright, the sky was blue and the clouds were white, so it was definitely a pleasure to sit basking in the sun.

Anna sat under the ivy arbor, tasting the fragrant coffee, listening to the young woman who was sitting across her, chattering to her all about the gossip of the past few years in their home country.

The young woman's name was Michelle, a neighbor who moved in next door to Anna's house not long ago.

Michelle had two sons. The elder was three years old and the younger just turned 100 days old.

Two days ago, when Michelle's younger son had his 100 days' birthday banquet, Anna gave the little boy a gold and emerald locket as his birthday gift in courtesy. The locket was designed and made by Anna herself.

Michelle was incredibly delighted. She had grown closer to Anna since then.

Then Anna was a famous jewelry designer in England.

Each piece of her personal work would be worth millions of dollars, although they were not priceless.

Michelle was not a high-born woman. Although she had "married" into a wealthy family, she still had an immense obsession with money. She thought that the gift of money was the best to found a friendship. Although Michelle was a little frivolous and vain in her talking, Anna did not care too much.

It was nice to have someone from her home country to spend the afternoon and have some chat together.

"Although my husband's business is doing so big, we are not one of those top fortunes. Actually, there is nothing to envy."

"If we're talking about someone worth envying, I envy you, Eileen."

"You have your own business, and your family, the three of you, live happily together. Although life is a bit busy, it is satisfying."

"Well, look at me! Every day is just about looking after the two kids and nothing else to do. I'm so bored of my life!"

"Before there were two other women, they would come to me and take me to a spa to have skincare. It was so boring, just lying there and letting others press around on your body."

Michelle stroked her delicate, fresh skin. "I think at my age, my skin is still full of collagen. There's no need to let the beauticians rub around on my face. I might as well buy some top-notch skincare products and use them back home myself. It also saves time."

Michelle just turned 22 years old. She was indeed quite young.

Anna took a sip of coffee and then lay down the cup on the table gently.

Staring at Anna's delicate face, suddenly, Michelle exclaimed, "Eileen, how old are you?"

"25," Anna answered briskly.

"Ah! You're actually 25!" Michelle cupped her cheek and exclaimed.

Anna was taken aback by her. "What's wrong?"

"I couldn't believe it at all that you're actually 25 years old. I thought that you were younger than me." Michelle's beautiful eyes slightly narrowed.

The first half of her sentence was delightful. However, the second half would not make people very happy about it in any way.

"Although you have taken good care of your skin and your figure, once a woman turns over 25, time flies by and you are running to your thirties. You really need to take good care of it and keep up your beauty." "I have planned that, when I'm 25, I'll start spending all day in the beauty salon. As a woman, you still have to keep a pretty face to catch your husband's heart."

Michelle started her talks again, and Anna listened in fascination.

"Eileen, although your husband loves you very much, time flies without mercy. After a man gets success, with so many coquettish young girls out there, you must focus on yourself. Dress yourself up gorgeously to seize your man's heart."

"Look at me! I'm the best example! If I wasn't young and pretty, would my husband look at me?" Michelle pointed at herself, a smug smile appearing at the corner of her lips. Although Anna didn't quite agree with Michelle's words, she also knew that it was true.

Michelle was just a mistress that her husband kept out of his family. From Michelle's words, it seemed that Michelle's husband's wife was unable to bear children. While, Michelle had two boys. Although the wife despised Michelle, she had to acquiesce in her existence. She did not allow Michelle to enter the family, so Michelle had to live outside with her two kids.

Michelle sighed slightly, "In fact, sometimes I also despise myself. I was worried that the people around me would look down on me."

"So I came to England with my children. But Eileen, fortunately, I got you over here. I could have someone t

o chat with over here."

Anna smiled gently. She refilled Michelle's coffee. "There are some things, if you feel good about them, then they are good."

"Eileen, I really envy you and your husband. Your family live together every day, unlike me... My kids want to see their daddy. It might take a month, two months..." Michelle's eyes were brimmed with tears.

Anna's heart stroke, looking at the two children playing on the turquoise lawn not far away, she also felt saddened in her heart.

The two children were playing on the lawn, one was Michelle's son and the other was Anna's daughter.

Anna felt that maybe she didn't really like Michelle, such a woman with a flamboyant personality. But she just felt they were somewhat alike.

At that time, Anna, somehow, was like someone's mistress, wasn't she?

But that man...

The man she never wanted to think about in her life should have married Winnie and they should have lived happily together, didn't they? And they... should also have their own children, don't they?

Anna felt upset inside. She tried to make up a smile to hide the sorrow deep in her heart.

"Michelle, in the past few years back home, was there any big news?" Anna picked up her coffee and pretended to ask carelessly.

"Big news?" Michelle thought for a moment and then she smiled.

"In the upper-class society, it never lacks news. It just depends on whether the news can be exposed, and whether people have enough money to buy that news." Michelle began to talk again, talking about all the various scandals in the upper class.

Anna grew up in the upper class. Of course, she knew how much ugliness and darkness was hidden beneath the glamour of the surface.

But what Michelle said didn't interest Anna.

During these years abroad, Anna could not resist paying attention to the news back home.

However, Liam seemed to have disappeared from the world. Except for some economic news of the Ackman Group, there was no piece of private news about Liam. That man protected his private life so well. It should be to protect that woman, Winnie.

When she and Liam were together, he didn't even bother to do so, so it was clear that Winnie was really important to him.

Liam must have loved that woman wholeheartedly and he protected her so well. Otherwise, he would not rather hurt Anna so ruthlessly than hurt that woman.

Recalling the painful past, Anna couldn't help but grip the coffee cup in her hand, and she didn't even realize it was burning hot.

"Eileen, what are you thinking?" Michelle reached out and waved her hand in front of Anna's eyes.

Anna retrieved her thoughts. Only then did she realize that her palm was scalded and she hurriedly put down the coffee cup.

"I'm just curious, that... that..." Anna organized her thoughts for a few seconds, and only then did she replace the speech to vent out her curiosity..

"In our country, among the top fortunes, which one is the most powerful?"

Michelle laughed out, "Of course it's the Ackman family! They are the top-notch in the country, renowned worldwide! Especially Mr. Ackman..."