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

Bryan grabbed Anna's arm. His stance clearly demonstrated his desire to confront her.

Anna lifted her head and gazed down the long corridor. Light penetrated the window at the end, shining through the fog in her heart and illuminating the agonizing darkness within. Nonetheless, there were still some things that Anna was not ready to face head-on.

She was afraid that once the truth was out in the open, she would not be able to pretend that she did not care.

"Anna, if you have something to say, just say it. Your cold shoulders are making me uncomfortable."

Anna felt her heart being squeezed. Bryan did not even bother pretending anymore.

She took a deep breath, turned her head, and smiled at him. "I just had LASIX surgery, so I'm not feeling well. Have I been neglecting you? I'm so sorry for that."

Of course, Bryan could hear the detachment in her tone. Even so, when faced with her tantalizing smile, he could not think of anything to say and simply smiled. "Alright, that's good to hear. I thought that there had been some misunderstanding between us."

Anna scoffed internally.

'Misunderstanding?

'So having my sister in your bed is just a misunderstanding?'

Anna took another deep breath. The corner of her eyes suddenly turned moist. She hastily put on an even brighter smile, but the pain in her heart was only growing worse. 1

A man he once loved and a woman she once thought of as family...

As grief spread through her chest, a song played loudly in the corridor, shattering the dull and depressing atmosphere.

"Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh. O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way..."

Taken by surprise, Anna quickly ruffled through her bag to find that it was not her phone ringing.

Bryan, too, was shocked. The song was ear-piercingly loud, making a huge racket in the otherwise silent corridor.

Just then, Anna realized that the sound was coming from the black wristband that contrasted the snow-white skin of her wrist.

That was when she remembered Liam forcibly cuffing the wristband onto her and claiming, "This is a symbol that you're my woman!"

Anna almost cursed. She could not believe that insufferably arrogant man had chosen such a cheerful song. It did not suit his character at all. Was he secretly a child at heart?

Anna suddenly felt the urge to laugh, but since Bryan was there, she chose to suppress her laughter. Suddenly, Anna realized that her complicated jumble of negative emotions had vanished into thin air. Was the great Liam Ackman intentionally cheering her up?

"Anna, what's that?" Bryan asked curiously.

Anna snapped out of her trance. "Oh, it's nothing. Just an alarm that reminds me to use my eye drops."

"Oh, interesting." Bryan got closer to take a look, but Anna shunned him.

It was her special ability-no one could get close to her, especially Bryan Dawson.

Bryan felt a little awkward. "I didn't even know about your surgery. Anna, I feel like the distance between us is growing by the day. Perhaps it's because I've been too busy with Grandma's birthday party to take care of you.

"Anna, when Grandma recovers and gets discharged, let's go on vacation together. Let me spend some proper time with you," Bryan suggested.

"Maybe next time. I'm busy with graduation stuff at

the moment."

Anna's rejection annoyed him.

Even so, he did not dare to release his anger onto Anna. Alas, the ringing wristband on her wrist became the victim of his fury.

"Turn it off already! This is a hospital!"

The high-pitched singing of a bunch of children irritated him to no end.

Anna's gaze turned aloof. "It's a nice song. I like it."

'How dare you complain about my wristband's alarm. If Liam hears of this, you'd be dead meat!'

Anna did not turn off the alarm. She let it played until the song ended and the alarm stopped by itself. Only then did she reach into her bag and grabbed her eyedrops. She dripped a few drops into her eyes. Bryan was a little displeased. Anna had always been gentle and obedient-she never did anything provocative like this.

He had even lamented about how Anna had zero personality and how his married life would be as plain as tap water. That day, he realized that it was not going to be so dull after all.

Anna finally got rid of her oversized white shirt, boring jeans, and nerdy black-rimmed glasses. At last, her thick, luscious hair that used to cover half her face was tied up. That night, she blossomed like a flower, captivating him with all her beauty.

As she sauntered in with her half-inch heels, her long and fair legs calves were exposed below the hem of her dress. Her round and perky bottom, her elegantly thin waist, and her ample breasts were all outlined by her tight dress.

It made him yearn for her. He wanted nothing but to get close to her.

Anna headed to the elevator. Bryan followed closely behind.

"Anna, I'll take you home."

"It's okay, I'll call a cab."

"Anna..." Bryan called out again. Both his gaze and his tone were filled with warmth. "Can you please stop rejecting my offers?"

He caught up to her and grabbed her again.

"Anna, are you mad at me? I was too rash back then! I thought... I thought that you didn't love me anymore. I care too much about you-that's why I hit Ryan. I'm sorry that my recklessness made everyone question your innocence."

Anna calmly gazed at the sincere expression on Bryan's face. She wondered just how great was the man's acting skills.

"Anna, we must not let this incident come between us. If Grandma sees us like this, she'll overthink things and assume that we don't love each other anymore. It'll affect our marriage."

Anna scoffed silently. At the end of the day, the only thing Bryan cared about was his position in the Dawson family. To him, she was merely a stepping stone that could help him maintain his position. She was incredibly naive to believe that Bryan's love toward her was ever genuine.

Luckily, she had snapped out of her delusions! 1

"Anna, Grandma had always been so kind to you. She knows that as a woman, it must be tough for you to take over a company as large as Lincoln Group. She even said that after you graduated, she would personally accompany you to the Lincoln Group and sign a long-term contract between the Dawson and Lincoln Group. It will become your first big accomplishment for the company."

Of course, Anna knew that Bryan said all that to make sure she kept her head down.

She hid away her true emotions and flashed him with a joyful smile. Her eyes were bright and clear.

"Bryan, I know that you're worried about me, but I'm exhausted. I'd really like to go home and rest."

"Anna, I can't wait to get married to you. That way, I can be with you every day. I won't have to suffer through the agony of being apart from you..." As Bryan spoke, he tried to hug her, but Anna quickly took a step back.

"Anna!"

"My eyes have been quite irritable lately. They need a whole month to recover, so I can't use my phone for the time being."

She told him that to get him to stop messaging her. The honeyed words he sent brought her nothing but disgust.

"Anna..."

Although she had a beautiful smile on her face, her tone remained indifferent. "You should stay here and take care of Grandma. I'll be back to accompany Grandma once I feel better."

Anna turned away and stepped into the elevator.

After the elevator doors closed, the warmth in Bryan's eyes slowly faded away.

'Anna didn't find out anything, right?' he thought.

Bryan clenched his fists tightly. "Anna Hamilton, you have to be mine!"