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

Chapter 192 Too Deceitful

Anna, too, was shocked.

He was buying a bridal boutique for her?

Did he not buy all those wedding dresses for her to admire already? How did her gift turn into an entire boutique?

It was too...

Anna placed her hand to her head. What was going on this time? Did she have a choice to not accept it?

When she felt Liam's assertive and domineering gaze, Anna had no choice but to lower her head compliantly and dispel any thoughts of resistance. She bore it like a complaisant little sheep.

The female employees had long been entranced by Liam’s air of superiority. In their eyes, Liam was the only god glowing before them.

"I want to be Mr. Ackman's student too. What a blessing!''

"No! I want to yell 'we are together'! Mr. Ackman pampers Ms. Anna too much!"

"I envy and admire her so much! My heart is melting too..."

The female employees gazed at Liam and Anna with widened eyes.

Just then, an employee approached with two dresses and asked Chloe in a monotonous voice, "Ms. Chloe, shall I pack up your wedding dresses?"

The employee's attitude was completely different when Chloe first entered the store. This made Chloe’s heart ache.

How could she be in any mood to buy wedding dresses!

Just as Chloe was about to decline, Anna slowly opened her mouth.

“Since I'll be the owner of this store soon, I'd like to propose a new rule," Anna smiled and said. Her eyes were as clear as water.

The owner of the boutique stood beside Anna in an unctuous manner. "Go ahead, Ms. Anna."

Anna glanced at Chloe, who stood frozen in her spot. She smiled and said, "Any customer who comes to this store and tries on a dress must purchase the dress they tried on."

Everyone was confused and taken aback.

Chloe knew Anna's words were deliberately targeted against her. Enraged, she chided in a high voice," What kind of dictatorial rule is that? What kind of store makes their customers buy whatever they try o n? What kind of logic is that!"

Anna maintained a calm and pleasing smile on her face. "Wedding dresses are not the same as normal clothes. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience! If you are not cautious when making a choice, you would go through one dress after another. This reflects on one's attitude toward life. It shows that they are people who are not firm with their decisions. They want to lay their hands on whatever they think can bring benefit t o them, not caring about whether it suits them or not!" 1

Everyone knew Anna was subtly mocking Chloe and Bryan. Suddenly, thunderous applause sounded.

The employees all started voicing their opinions.

"What Ms. Anna said is correct! When choosing wedding dresses, you should stay with your choice from the beginning till the end instead of changing dresses left and right!"

"Exactly! The customers are always going through a million dresses, thinking this is nice, but the others are nice too. However, in the end, they only buy one, making us run around all day for nothing."

"With this new rule of buying everything you try, the customers will be more cautious when making their pick and properly consider which dress suits them best!"

"Exactly! There won't be any customers who only come in to take selfies either."

Chloe's face reddened again. That was because she, too, had taken pictures when trying on the dresses and posted them onto social media, showing off the joyous moment of shopping for a wedding dress with

Bryan.

The employee who was holding the two dresses handed them over to Chloe. With a vibrant grin on her face, she said, "All the customers who shop in our boutique are quite well off. I'm sure you can afford one or two wedding dresses."

Chloe's entire body trembled. She glared at Anna resentfully, yet Anna continued to smile sweetly as if she could not see Chloe's hateful and sinister stare.

Meanwhile, Bryan yearned to find a hole in the ground and bury himself in it. He hurriedly took out his card. However, just as he was about to swipe it, Chloe stopped him.

"Anna, you still haven’t become the boss of this bridal boutique, so your rule shouldn't be implemented yet,” Chloe grumbled as her lungs heaved heavily. She was not fine with being trampled over by Anna like that. She had to find a way for her to take a breather.

Unexpectedly, she was only humiliating herself again.

"Since Mr. Ackman has already expressed his intention to buy the store, Ms. Anna will be the owner of the boutique right this instant!" The owner of the store knew how to read the air well and sided with

Anna.

"Chloe, just buy the dresses. It’s not like Bryan can’t afford them." Anna put on a faint smile as her eyes twinkled.

Enraged, Chloe yearned to howl her heart out, yet all she could do was clench her teeth and endure it.

Bryan glared at Chloe furiously. He hurriedly handed his card to the employee then courteously excused himself from Liam.

"Uncle, it's getting late. I'll have to head home to have dinner with Grandma."

Liam glanced at Byran, then nodded.

"Uncle, I shall take my leave first!" Having said that, Bryan strode toward the exit without even glancing back.

Chloe noticed that she was being abandoned again. She hurriedly said goodbye to Liam. Then, she shot a hateful glance at Anna again before scurrying toward the exit to catch up to Bryan.

Anna was exhausted-not because of her fight against Chloe but because she had tried on 127 hefty wedding gowns. She applauded her own strength for still being able to remain standing for so long.

"I'm so hungry." She turned to Liam and rubbed her empty little belly.

Liam raised his brows. "Your treat."

"Why?”

Liam glanced around at the huge and luxurious bridal boutique. "Compensation."

"You did it at your own will!" Anna was annoyed.

"Think of it as a rebate," Liam replied.

"No rebates! You're the one who wanted to give this to me. Who would ask for a rebate after that! It’s illogical! You're too deceitful!”

Liam was walking in front of her. As he gazed back at Anna, his lips curled up into a charming smirk. "I am a businessman. There's no way I'll make a loss out of a transaction!”

"A transaction? Do you mean you want to get some benefits from me?" Anna mumbled.

Liam placed his hand to his heart. "I’ve given so much of my blood, sweat, and tears. You have to compensate me. You need to know that when it comes to human relations, you must reciprocate the gifts and kindness of others."

"What relations do you and I have? You're the one that took the initiative to buy me a birthday present, yet I have to compensate you for that? Who the hell does that!" Exasperated, Anna pouted her dainty lips.

"The 127 wedding gowns are birthday presents, but the bridal boutique is not! So..." Liam paused. His lips curled up into a mischievous smile. "If you don’t want t o treat me to a meal, you can compensate me in other ways too."

Anna could feel the ambiguity in his gaze. She hurriedly hugged herself and glared at him with vigilant eyes.

"Fine! Dinner it is!”

Just as Anna was about to follow Liam out of the boutique, an employee chased up to her with her handbag in hand.

"Ms. Anna, you forgot your handbag."

Anna hurriedly thanked the employee. To her surprise, the employee whispered to her with flushed cheeks.

"Mr. Ackman is so good to you. If you can, go out with him."

Anna's cheeks instantly flushed red. "You’ve misunderstood! All of you have misunderstood us."

"We can all tell that the warmth and pampering which Mr. Ackman shows you is enough to melt everything away!"

Two more employees came up to them and smiled brightly as they told Anna, "All our hearts have melted! Ms. Anna, a blessing has come knocking on the door. You must not let it slip away!"

"Don't worry about it being unconventional! Mr. Dawson has wronged you! You should rub it in his face!"

"Become Bryan Dawson and Chloe Hamilton’s aunt and trample them to death! You have our support!"

"That's right! We all support you!"

Anna blushed. She left the bridal boutique. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Liam was waiting for her in front of the car. Behind him was a field of bright light which made his tall and attractive figure glow brilliantly.

Anna tilted her head and flashed him with a smile as splendid as a blooming flower. "Let's go for dinner. Let me make it up to you well."