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

Chapter 292 Isolated and Helpless

Bruce raised his voice and shouted, scaring Nicole so much that she hurriedly slapped a palm over his mouth to shut him up.

"Can you quiet down! I really don’t have much money now. Even if you don't believe me, there’s nothing I can do!"

Bruce pulled her hand off of his mouth.

Even if you have no money, Chloe's in-laws are filthy rich! They're the Dawsons. The Dawsons of Johannes City! A family of high status!”

"Chloe and Bryan are not married yet, that's why we don't have much money now! They have to get married first before Chloe can start gathering some money!

She's getting married soon, we will need a lot of money for all the preparations. We are the ones marrying upwards, we can't be too shabby and make Chloe the laughing stock of the family?”

Bruce didn’t believe a word of her lies, expression cold, "I was jailed because I believed you and your stupid tricks. You want me to trust you again? In your dreams! Enough with all the nonsense, just give me m y money!”

"I'm not asking for much, mental compensation for all the years I've suffered in jail, compensation for my loss of freedom, and my bygone youth. I've done the math; five million dollars will be sufficient."

Nicole exploded, "5 million dollars? Bruce Walker, are you out of your mind? You might as well try and rob the bank!"

She knew he would bite her head off and ask for an enormous sum, but she never expected him to demand five million dollars off the bat.

Even though it wasn't a big amount to the Hamilton family, she didn't have the right to ask Daniel for such a big sum of money.

And even if she sold all of her jewelry, they were definitely not worth five million dollars.

Bruce looked at her and said calmly, "With rich ladies like you and Chloe, why should 1 commit a crime when I can take the expressway to luxury?"

Bruce continued, "I know Chloe is pregnant with the Dawson boy’s child. The Dawsons are a rich family. All they have is money, isn't it only right of her to give some spending money to her biological father?”

Nicole pointed accusingly at him and started scolding, "You really have no sense of pride at all! All these years, have you even raised Chloe for a day? And now you want to make a profit off of her, and you call yourself her biological father!"

"That's all because of you! If you didn't have me jailed,

I would have been able to watch my baby girl grow up!"

He waved his hands impatiently, "Whatever! Stop this useless discussion. Get me the money quick, or I’ll stay here until Hamilton comes home and I'll ask him for it myself.”

"You... you shameless asshole!" Nicole shouted, gritting her teeth. All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

"I've been an asshole my whole life, Nicole. The rest is up to you."

"That amount is too big. One million, I need 10 days.” Nicole spit out, her voice full of hatred.

"Five million and not one cent less. I'll give you seven days, I’ll be back for my money in seven days."

With that, he patted her cheeks and left, not giving her a chance to object.

Anna watched as Nicole returned home, her face pale a s a ghost.

She was confused.

Nicole faked nonchalance. She wished Anna a good morning and asked about her plans for the day before returning to her bedroom upstairs.

Noticing her mother's return, Chloe's thoughts started going wild.

"Mom, my waist hurts. Massage me for a bit." With that, Chloe followed her mother into her room.

Anna cocked her head at the suspicious motherdaughter pair, and asked Lisa, "What have the two of them been up to lately? They’re acting so suspicious.”

Lisa shook her head, "I don't know! They keep ordering me to cook Chloe some food as if they're afraid I would leave the kitchen.

Anna flipped at her magazine, suspicion sprouting in her chest. "Keep a close eye on them for me.”

"Yes, Ms. Anna."

"What? Five million!!!"

Nicole pressed her palm on Chloe's mouth to muffle her voice, "Oh heavens above, can you lower your voice!”

Chloe fell on the sofa, her face pale as a ghost, "Where can we find so much money?”

Nicole's gaze was murderous, "This useless bum, why didn't he just die in prison!"

"It would be perfect if he died in prison!" Chloe buried her face in her palms and sighed.

"He asked for five million off the bat, we only have seven days."

"Five million in seven days! Is he out of his mind?" If she could, Chloe would stick a knife into his chest.

"Lower your voice, my dear Chloe, do you think we're

not in deep enough trouble as it is?"

Chloe hurriedly lowered her voice, “Mom, what do you think we should do?"

Nicole's helplessness was written all across her face," Now, we have neither money nor influence, and we can't risk him exposing our past. There’s nothing we can do to him now."

"Then we'll just let him slaughter us like this? If we gave him this five million, he'll come back for another five million! Mom, we have to think of a way to get this mess settled once and for all." Chloe said anxiously.

"You think I never thought of all of these before? But it's just you and me now, and we don't have a strong backup. For heaven's sake, we can't even give him the money he wants. How can we end this problem once and for all!

Nicole pulled Chloe and sat with her at the side of the bed, caressed her belly, and said, "Chloe, your father Daniel is an unpredictable variable to us now. After all, you're not his biological daughter, he won't pass his property and position to you.

Our strongest leverage is this baby in your belly, but..."

Chloe cut her off, "But what? Mom, I'm marrying Bryan soon. Even if Grandma Dawson doesn't like me, by then with my son protecting me, my position in the Dawson family is secured." "Chloe, you’re right, but have you ever considered this?

Bryan is an illegitimate child too, this is a well-known fact so you can't just rely on your unborn child.

When you marry into the Dawson family, you'll be isolated and helpless. The rightful child of the Dawson family is Amelia Dawson. You have to get her on your side to secure your position in the family. Once your position is secured, money won’t be a problem."

Listening to her mother's analysis, Chloe felt helpless," But Mom, she has never liked me from the start. Every time I see her, she would be bitter and sarcastic towards me. If I suddenly went to her for help, she would never agree.”

"Sigh, that's why they say pregnant women are stupid. Silly child, you need to have a plan. Come, let me tell you..."

Nicole whispered in her ear for a few long minutes, then said, "Do you understand?"

"Yes, mother, I'll invite her for a chat immediately," said Chloe confidently.

Amelia was busy shopping when she received the call from Chloe.

Seeing an unfamiliar number, she hung up but not long after her phone kept ringing and ringing nonstop.

She grew impatient, "Who is it? Is anyone dying?

Could you be more annoying?"

The person on the other side of the phone froze, and said immediately, "Amelia, it’s me, Chloe.”

Chloe Hamilton?!

Amelia frowned, "Oh, it's you, why did you call me?"

"Ha-ha, I've known you for some time but we haven't had the chance to do some shopping together. Do you have any free time today?”

Amelia looked at her freshly done manicure and said calmly, "You should be resting at home, why are you out shopping? And why don't you ask Bryan? I won't take responsibility if anything happens.”