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

Chapter 36 I’m The One Who Truly Knows Bryan

Bryan arrived at the Hamilton family home bright and early in the morning. Just as before, he would come bearing 99 red roses as a gift each day.

Anna lay on her bed, not wanting to bother heading out to meet him. She did not want to see Bryan. Every time she saw him, she felt as if there was a thorn in her heart.

The song in her bracelet began to play. It was the sound of children singing 'Jingle Bells’, reminding her to use her eye drops.

She could not help but laugh as she rushed to put on the eye drops. Anna closed her eyes and lay on her bed. Her mood instantly improved as she listened to the cheerful music play.

Right at that moment, the doorbell rang.

Chloe's voice rang out from outside her door.

"Anna, Bryan is here. Mom and dad have asked you to come down."

Anna did not respond. Instead, she waited for the music to finish playing before she slowly got up and went to wash up.

Anna opened the door and stepped out, only to see Chloe's adorable smiling face.

If this were in the past, Anna would always feel her heart melt as soon as she saw her sister’s smile.

However, she now felt her heart go cold.

"Anna, Bryan has come with roses for you once again. I t seems like he really, really loves you."

Chloe seemed to particularly emphasize the last few words. She had hoped to see Anna's tearful expression. However, why did Anna appear so calm and emotionless?

A flash of hatred flashed across Chloe’s eyes.

In the living room, Bryan stood dressed in a white casual suit. He had just got his hair neatly trimmed and appeared to ooze an aura of dignified elegance.

Nicole and Daniel greeted Bryan warmly and were more welcoming now than they were before. Daniel felt that Anna had wronged Bryan and was afraid that the marriage joining the two families would be affected. Hence, he was doing his best to welcome Bryan.

"How are your parents? Now that something this big has happened in the family, you shouldn't have to run around all the time. Why don’t I get Anna to go with you to the hospital later? So that she can look after your grandmother," said Daniel.

"My grandmother is doing well. She just needs a few more days of rest, and she'll be discharged. There’s no need for you to worry."

Daniel said apologetically, "It's all Anna's fault that such a big problem has occurred."

"It's not Anna's fault. It's all a huge misunderstanding. I was the one who was too impulsive and angered my grandmother so much that she fell ill. It has nothing t o do with Anna. It's all my fault." 1

Daniel felt extremely pleased when he saw that Bryan was taking all the responsibility upon himself. Bryan's standing rose in Daniel's eyes.

"Ahem. That’s good. I can see that you treat Anna really well. I'm very happy about that. Once your grandmother has been discharged, we should discuss a wedding date for you and Anna."

A light flashed across Bryan’s eyes. However, at that moment, Chloe's voice rang out.

"Daddy, how can you be in such a rush to marry Anna off? I can't bear to see my sister leave. I still want to live with her for a little longer," whined Chloe as she hugged Anna's arm. 1

Anna coldly withdrew her arm and walked downstairs.

"Danny, Anna hasn't even graduated yet. It's too early t o be talking about getting married.”

Nicole's eyes became red-rimmed as her eyes started t o well up with tears.

"Nicole, why are you crying?" asked Daniel in a low voice as he pulled Nicole to sit beside him.

"I feel so sad when I think about Anna getting married. I... I can't bear to let her leave us."

Nicole buried herself in Daniel's arms and started to sob.

Oh, she looked like a paradigm of a loving mother!

As soon as Bryan saw Anna coming down the stairs, h e rushed over to greet her.

"Anna..."

Chloe could see that Anna was the only person in Bryan's eyes and her eyes burned with a jealous rage.

"Anna, I've got these flowers for you," said Bryan as he brought out a huge bunch of red roses.

Anna walked past him without even sparing him a look.

Bryan was embarrassed. He struggled to keep the warm smile on his face.

Daniel shot Anna a warning look and rushed to say with a smile, "Bryan, please don't take it to heart.

Anna has not been feeling too well recently. Hence, her temper is a little short nowadays." This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

Bryan quickly put on an understanding smile and draped his arm across Anna’s shoulders. He kept a tight hold over it even though she tried to struggle away.

"I love Anna. I will love her no matter how she treats m e." 'How disgusting!’ thought Anna.

Right then, Chloe came bearing some coffee that she had brewed. "Bryan, have some coffee.."

Chloe slipped and a cup of coffee splashed over Bryan's snow-white suit.

"Oh no! I'm so sorry, Bryan! I'm so sorry..." Chloe rushed to help Bryan clean up the mess on his suit. She pushed Anna to one side, seemingly unintentionally.

Anna frowned slightly. She smirked internally when she saw how Chloe was busy all over Bryan's body right now, as though there was no one else in the room. She stormed off into the living room without another look.

"Bryan, I didn’t mean to do that. Hurry up and take it off. I’ll help you wash it right now," said Chloe as she helped Bryan take off his coat. Her fingers gently brushed across his chest.

Bryan’s heart lurched and his body seemed to heat up. He was worried that they might be seen by Anna.

Hence, Bryan quickly took a step back to maintain a distance between himself and Chloe.

"It's alright, Chloe."

Chloe was a little surprised. Bryan used to like to play flirtatious, exciting games that involved some sneaky touching under such circumstances.

Chloe took a step closer but then she saw Bryan’s cold gaze. Bryan was now extremely wary of Chloe. He did not want his engagement with Anna to be ruined by this woman.

Chloe smiled brightly and called out, "Bryan...”

Bryan's heart softened. He felt a tingling in his bones. This minx could not pass up any opportunity to tease him.

Anna sat quietly on the sofa. There was no trace of emotion stirring behind her eyes. She thought about the past year that she had spent dating Bryan.

She recalled how Chloe had stuck to Bryan like a little sister. She had assumed that Chloe was just a little eccentric and liked to stick to people.

However, Anna now knew that she was an idiot for thinking such naive thoughts. She had been completely fooled by the outward appearance of the both of them.

Anna’s fingers had curled into fists unknowingly. Her heart was full of bitter hatred.

Bryan walked towards Anna. "Anna, let's go to the hospital together. My grandmother said that she misses you."

Anna had planned to visit Grandmother Dawson today anyway so she got up.

Bryan quickly put on a tender smile and said "Anna, how’s the recovery of your eyes going? You should focus on getting some rest over the next few days. I'll bring you to get it checked once we get to the hospital.”

Anna forced out a weak smile under Daniel's fierce glare.

"My recovery is going well. You don't have to trouble yourself to bring me to the hospital.”

Bryan couldn’t ignore the cold and distant tone in her voice. However, he suppressed his displeasure and said cheerfully, "Haha, let's head off."

Bryan and Anna left the Hamilton family home.

Chloe watched their retreating backs as Daniel's voice floated past her ears.

"Bryan and Anna are truly a match made in heaven. Bryan is so thoughtful and considerate towards Anna. I'm comforted by the fact that when Anna marries him, her mother would approve of their union. I've not let her down."

A bitter look flashed past Nicole’s eyes. "Her mother has been dead for so many years. Danny, you've looked after Anna so well all these years and even managed the Lincoln Group extremely well. You've done so much for the Lincoln family. They're the ones who have let you down, instead of the other way round."

Daniel did not say anything. He got his driver to get the car ready. He also planned to head to the hospital t o pay a visit to Grandmother Dawson.

Chloe turned to look at the fiery red roses in the living room. The fiery jealousy in her eyes grew and she

smashed the roses to the ground.

This was not enough to quell the rage in her heart so she continued by stomping down harshly over the roses.

"The person who is the best match for Bryan is me!"

"Anna! I will never let you marry into the Dawson family!"

"I'm the person who truly knows Bryan!"