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

Chapter 126 A Forceful Slap

Chloe trembled in fear. The conceited expression she had instantly vanished from her ashen face. NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

"D-d-daddy..." Her lips trembled as she struggled to speak.

Daniel hurriedly helped Anna up from the stairs." Anna, are you hurt? Let me take a look."

Anna massaged her reddened wrist and shook her head. "I'm fine, Dad."

"How can you say you're fine when it's all swollen like that!" Daniel glared at Chloe. "Speak! What the hell happened here! What were you two doing on the stairs!”

By the time Daniel noticed the commotion on the stairs, he only saw Chloe and Anna fighting on top of the stairs. It looked as if Chloe was trying to push Anna down the stairs.

Daniel had never expected his obedient and adorable younger daughter to be so wicked!

"D-d-daddy... I..." Even her voice quavered with fear.

"Dad, it's not Chloe's fault. She wanted to help me up, but the floor was too slippery and I lost my balance on my own.” Anna quickly tried to get Chloe pardoned.

Chloe clenched her teeth in rage. However, with Daniel around, she did not dare to utter a word.

"The floor is slippery...” Daniel glanced at the top of the stairs and noticed that there were oil splotches on the floor.

"What is the meaning of this!" Daniel roared.

Chloe's shoulders shuddered. "I-I-I... I don't know."

Daniel glanced sternly at Chloe’s pale face. His expression was as dark as ink. "You don't know? Do you honestly not know?"

Terrified, Chloe shook her head non-stop. Her crystal clear eyes turned misty. "Daddy... I honestly don't know..."

"Is that so? Why were you two pushing and shoving each other on top of the stairs?"

"Daddy, it’s Anna who..." Chloe stopped abruptly. Her face turned even paler.

The corner of Anna’s lips curled up slightly. "Dad, Chloe really did only try to help me. Don't blame it on her."

"Stop talking in her stead!" Daniel fumed angrily.

"Daddy, you’re wrongly accusing me. I didn't do anything..." Chloe waved her hands frantically.

"Do you think I’m blind just because I’m old! You think I didn't see you two fighting on the stairs?"

"No, Daddy, let me explain..." Chloe's voice started to quiver. Tears welled up in her eyes as she gazed at Anna with even more resentment.

Anna locked eyes with Chloe. Her expression was as cold as ice. "Dad, I trust Chloe. I'm sure she isn't responsible for the oil on the floor."

"Lisa meticulously sweeps the floor every day. I have personally instructed all the maids in the house to not wax the floor in fear that Anna might fall. So how can there be oil stains on the floor!" Daniel panted heavily from rage. His gaze toward Chloe was filled with even more hatred.

"Chloe, Anna is your sister. How could you do something like that to her! I'm utterly disappointed in you!"

"Daddy, I didn't! I really didn't do anything! Anna is framing me!"

Smack!

After hearing the loud and crisp sound, Chloe felt a burning pain on her cheek.

She stared at Daniel with disbelief. Her lips trembled." Daddy, you... you hit me?"

"All my life... you've never hit me once..." She could not accept the fact that her father just hit her.

Daniel's gaze toward Chloe was filled with disappointment. "You sister kept trying to get you spared! When exactly did she frame you? Look at the things you've done all this while! Is this family simply too peaceful for you?!” "Daddy..." Chloe's tears rolled down.

Nicole heard the commotion and ran over too. "What happened here?"

When Nicole saw Chloe's red and swollen cheek, tears instantly rained out of her eyes. "Danny, what did Chloe do? How... How could you hit her so hard?"

"I can’t believe you hit Chloe..." Nicole held Chloe in her arms and wailed loudly.

"What exactly did Chloe do that made you hit her so hard!"

Daniel was also starting to regret his forceful slap.

After all, Chloe was not his biological daughter. He could only pamper her and never hit her; otherwise, their father-daughter relationship, which was established over so many years, could crumble at any second.

Nonetheless, he had already dealt the blow. There was no way of taking it back.

"This is the good daughter you’ve raised! Why don’t you ask her what she has done to her sister!"

Nicole stopped breathing when she saw the oil stains o n the floor and Anna's red and swollen wrist.

She wanted to yell at Chloe for not being able to control her anger, but that was not the time to do so. She quickly asked Chloe, "Chloe, what happened? You can tell me. I won't let anyone bully you for no reason.”

Chloe dove into her mother’s arms and wailed loudly." Mommy... Anna fell just now, and when I went over to help her up, she wouldn't stand up! Daddy saw us and claimed I pushed Anna...

"Mommy, I did no such thing... Why would I push Anna?"

"Danny, why would Chloe push Anna! This must be a misunderstanding!"

"What about the oil on the floor?" Daniel interrogated i n a deep voice.

From the corner of her eyes, Nicole glanced at the oil stains on the floor. She hurriedly said, "Danny, you've wrongly accused Chloe! I was the one that accidentally spilled oil on the floor. This is all my fault.

"I'm really losing my memory. When I came upstairs with Anna's meal, I suddenly remembered that she did not like oily food, so I turned around to leave. At that time, I accidentally spilled some oil from the floor and forgot to wipe it up."

Then, she turned to Anna and apologized. "Anna, I’m s o sorry. It's all my fault. Are you badly hurt? Do you want me to take you to the hospital for a check-up?"

Anna scoffed internally as she watched the motherdaughter duo play out their act.

"It's okay. I'm fine. Dad, we're all family. Let’s not look into this incident anymore."

Just as Nicole opened her mouth to explain more, Anna interrupted her.

"Dad, I'm tired. I’ll go rest in my room."

Daniel quickly called for Lisa to help Anna back to her room, then turned to look at Chloe's beautiful tear-stained face.

"Alright, don't cry. You must always remember that Anna is your sister. Just because she won't take all this to heart, it doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want!"

Nicole quickly nudged Chloe.

Only then did Chloe whimper, "I understand, Daddy. I won't do it again."

Nicole held the sobbing girl in her arms. "You've already hit her and relieved your anger. Let's not scold her anymore. She's still a kid who doesn't know any better. I'll be sure to have a proper talk with her."

Daniel shot a glance at Nicole. "You better keep her in line. I don’t want this house to be full of squabbles!"

"Of course. I'll keep everything in the house under control," Nicole assured.

"What are you waiting for? Go get ointment for Anna!"

"I'll go right now!” Nicole quickly let go of Chloe and grabbed ointment from the first aid kit. She rushed to Anna's room.

Chloe wiped away the tears in the corner of her eyes and glanced at Daniel timidly. "Daddy..." "If you're not gonna stay in line, don't call me Dad anymore! Don't forget to apologize to your sister!” Daniel put his hands behind his back and scoffed coldly as he turned around and left.

Chloe bit her lip. Tears continued to well up in her eyes as she glared at Anna's room resentfully. She clenched and ground her teeth.