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

Bryan drove Anna to the hospital. It was supposed to only take 30 minutes to get there but they had still not arrived even though Bryan had been driving for more than an hour.

Anna started to feel a little annoyed. She put on her sunglasses to shield her eyes from the intense sunlight streaming in from the windows.

"What's up with you today, Anna?" asked Bryan. He maintained his patient demeanor and warm, sweet smile.

"I didn't sleep well last night." Anna did not want to speak to Bryan so she leaned against her seat and closed her eyes.

Bryan quickly took off his coat and carefully draped it over Anna. "Be careful to not catch a cold," he said.

"I don't need this. It isn't chilly," replied Anna coldly.

"Anna, please don't be like this. I'm only doing this because I care for you."

"Yeah, I know." Anna responded to his words indifferently then said, "You should focus on driving."

Bryan suddenly braked, bringing the car to a halt." Anna, I'm going to buy you some fried chicken. It's from your favorite fried chicken place!"

After he said that, Bryan rushed out of the car.

Anna looked out through the car windows and saw Bryan standing in a long queue outside a fried chicken shop. However, he said something to the people in front and managed to move ahead in the queue. He returned to the car after successfully buying the fried chicken.

"Anna, I got you the extra spicy one because I know that's how you like it." Bryan quickly placed the piping hot box of fried chicken on Anna's lap.

Anna was extremely curious to know how Bryan managed to successfully cut the queue and get the fried chicken so quickly. The shop was notorious for having long queues and the wait would usually last at least an hour.

"What did you say to them?" asked Anna.

"I told them that my pregnant wife has been craving the fried chicken from this place and begged them to let me move ahead in the queue."

Anna was speechless.

"Anna, when we get married, I'll buy this fried chicken shop so that you can have it to your heart's content every day." Bryan looked like he was indulging a greedy child as his eyes sparkled brightly. Anna pushed the fried chicken back into Bryan's hands and said, "I've not fully recovered from my LASIK surgery so I still can't eat anything spicy." "I can't believe I forgot! I'm so sorry, I'll go back to buy you a non-spicy set, Anna."

Bryan was about to jump out of the car when Anna quickly called out to stop him. "Let's head to the hospital to see your grandmother first."

"Oh okay. You should take a short nap. I'll drive more carefully." Bryan started the engine and moved the car slowly.

Anna leaned against the car seat and turned her head to look outside the car window. As she watched the retreating scenery, she felt empty inside. There were times when one's awareness would change and cause their inner world to be altered as a result.

In the past, had Bryan had treated her this sweetly and so considerately, Anna would have been extremely appreciative and touched. However, now...

Now that her reality had been crushed, this was all merely a sweet illusion. The ugly truth behind this facade made Anna feel disappointed and hopeless.

She slowly closed her eyes and endured the bitter sting that she felt in her heart.

At that moment, the wristband around her wrist suddenly rang out. It was the sound of boisterous children singing which instantly caused the quiet environment inside the car to become noisy. Every time she heard this song play, Anna had to try to stop herself from bursting into laughter. Her mood would instantly improve.

She swiftly took out her medicated eye drops from her bag and dropped them into her eyes. After that, she shut her eyes and hummed along to the song happily.

Bryan felt a little annoyed. He honestly did not like the song 'Jingle Bells' which he considered an earpiercing racket.

"Anna, could you switch that off please?"

"I like listening to it." Anna continued to hum along to it.

There was nothing that Bryan could do about it. "Fine, we'll do what you want."

They finally arrived at the hospital.

Anna stood outside in the corridor as she gathered her thoughts. She plastered a beautiful smile onto her face and smiled at Bryan. She even gently caught hold of Bryan's arm and walked into the patient room with him.

Anna's actions caught Bryan by surprise but it was a pleasant one. Bryan smiled brightly in response and held Anna's arm tightly as they walked into the patient room.

They did not expect to find Daniel chatting away with Grandmother Dawson inside her hospital room.

"Haha! You're absolutely right, Anna is truly a good child. There's no way that she could have done such a thing. It must have been a misunderstanding."

"I've watched Anna grow up since she was young. I know what she's like. Anna is not like that."

Grandmother Dawson looked full of pride as soon as she spoke of Anna. It was clear to see that she really liked Anna.

"I can rest easy now that I've heard you say that! I was really very worried that Bryan and yourself might have had a misunderstanding with Anna."

Daniel smiled then continued to say, "I have been thinking that once you've been discharged, our two families should get together over the next few days to discuss and decide on a date for Anna and Bryan's wedding."

Grandmother Dawson was just about to agree to that when Anna rushed to interrupt loudly, "Grandma! I'm here to see you." Grandmother Dawson and Daniel raised their heads and saw Anna walking into the hospital room arm in arm with Bryan.

Grandmother Dawson and Daniel could not hold back their smiles when they saw how intimate Anna and Bryan were.

Daniel planned to strike while the iron was hot and wanted to fix a date for Anna and Bryan's wedding. However, Anna did not give him even the slightest chance to speak.

"Grandma, how do you feel? Do you feel any better?" Anna sat beside Grandmother Dawson's bed and gently took hold of her hand.

Grandmother Dawson smiled kindly and replied saying, "As long as you're by my side, I feel like I've fully recovered!"

Bryan also walked over wearing a smile. "Grandma, Anna has been so worried about you. She even came to see you without stopping to have breakfast."

Bryan sat on a chair beside the bed and started to peel open a tangerine. He then fed Grandmother Dawson piece after piece of tangerine.

Grandmother Dawson smiled so happily it spread from ear to ear. "You're both good, filial children," she said.

After that, Grandmother Dawson reprimanded Bryan." How could you let Anna skip breakfast? She won't be able to handle it since she's so skinny already. You're not doing a good job at looking after her!" "I'm sorry, grandma. I'm at fault here." Bryan quickly apologized.

"As young adults who are dating, you should both spend more time together. Anna, you can't just focus on your studies. You need to relax in moderation. It's very easy to snap if you're always wound up so tightly."

"As for you Bryan, you also need to spend more time with Anna."

"Grandma, I was too busy before this," answered Bryan with a smile.

Anna lowered her long eyelashes to conceal the scorn in her eyes.

Bryan had always been extremely considerate and caring towards Anna while they were together, he would also send her roses every day. However, they rarely went out on dates publicly.

The old Bryan must have been too disgusted with Anna to bring her out in public. In fact, Bryan was quite busy in the past. Busy sleeping with Chloe!

"I have a gold card to a French restaurant. It's the restaurant that you young people like to go to, the Maison Restaurant. I've heard that it's a very beautiful place and very romantic." "Grandma, are you helping me court Anna?" said Bryan with a laugh.

"If I don't help you, you wouldn't know how to spend time with Anna. After dinner, you should watch a movie together. I've even bought the tickets for the both of you already." Anna was speechless.

It seemed like Grandmother Dawson had everything planned out. If Anna did not agree, she was worried that Grandmother Dawson would have another trick up her sleeve.

Daniel smiled and said, "Your grandmother is right, young people should go out on more dates. After all, since the two of you are about to be married, you should spend time together to deepen your relationship."

Right at that moment, Liam pushed the door open and walked in just in time to hear Daniel's words. The expression on his handsome face instantly turned as dark as ink. The lively atmosphere in the hospital room immediately seemed to become as cold as ice. Anna could not help but shudder.