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

As soon as Bryan's fingers made contact with Anna, her eyes narrowed and she quickly drew her hand back.

Bryan chased after her hand and caught hold of it, clasping it tightly within his large palm.

"Anna, my uncle is family after all," said Bryan affectionately. He completely missed the icy cold look in Liam's eyes.

Anna could already sense the surrounding air getting colder. She continued to struggle and was finally able to snatch back her hand.

Bryan maintained his warm, tender smile. Anna was the sole focus of his attention right now, there was no one else in his eyes.

Naturally, he did not notice Liam's stormy expression.

"Anna, do you like it here?" asked Bryan softly.

Anna nodded her head in response. "The environment here is lovely." Inwardly, she added another sentence,' Or it would be if Liam wasn't here making the atmosphere so tense.'

Bryan's face was lit up by a smile as bright as the daylight. "I'm glad that you like it. We should come here more often in the future."

Anna looked at his bright smile and suddenly felt a little upset. If this were before, each time he smiled at her this way, she felt like she was extremely lucky to have met a man who was so considerate towards her.

However, who knew that the handsome and suave young master of the Dawson family would be a scum who would cheat on his fiancee with her sister.

Fate loved playing such tricks on people.

At that moment, Anna faced Bryan, looking as gentle a s a spring breeze. She was gentle and considerate, yet inside, her heart was breaking.

If everything in the past had not happened, they would both be hosting Liam respectfully as their uncle at today's meal.

The waiter served their meal, interrupting Anna's thoughts. She had not eaten the whole day and was feeling quite ravenous now. She threw everything out of her mind and focused on the beef filet in front of her.

Bryan smiled warmly at her. "Allow me to help you."

He took over Anna's plate and helped her to slice her beef filet into smaller pieces.

Liam who was sitting across him was displeased. He asked, "Is she a child who doesn't know how to use a knife and fork?"

Bryan lifted his head and his eyes revealed a hint of annoyance as he looked at Liam. He was stunned.

"This is how a gentleman treats a lady. It has nothing to do with whether I know how to use a knife and fork!" retorted Anna coldly.

Liam scoffed quietly. He glanced at Anna out of the corner of his eye. His gaze was so sharp, it swept across her like a knife. "I didn't know that you liked to eat food that has been touched by others. Don't you think that it's dirty?" u n

Bryan looked embarrassed. What did Liam mean by 'dirty'? What kind of nonsense was his uncle saying? It sounded like he thought that Bryan was dirty. Hence, everything that he had touched with his knife and fork would now be 'polluted'.

Anna also felt embarrassed. 'Liam Ackman, how can you be so blunt!? He's still your aunt's grandson,' thought Anna to herself.

Bryan no longer dared to continue helping Anna cut her beef filet and returned her plate, placing it before her.

Liam seemed pleased by this. He picked up his knife and fork and began cutting his own beef filet into little pieces.

He was currently acting as if he were a highly exalted king, sitting in this sumptuously decorated restaurant as if it were his palace. His entire body radiated with a powerful, dominating aura. Anna lowered her eyes which were filled with disdain and coldness towards Liam.

"Why is he putting on such airs?" she muttered under her breath.

Liam raised his head and stretched out his leg under the table towards Anna. He used his shoe tip to gently prod her smooth and tender calf.

Anna's entire body tensed up. She nearly dropped the cutlery in her hand.

The corner of Liam's lips curled up slightly. He leaned his upper body closer and asked Anna right in front of Bryan indifferently.

"What did you say?"

Anna's heart lurched. His voice, his aura, even every single word that he said was full of a masculine aura. It felt cool and ticklish as it blew past her soft ears. "I... I didn't say anything."

"I clearly heard you say something." Liam did not let her off.

"I... I really didn't say anything." Anna quickly withdrew her legs as far as she could from Liam's reach under the table.

However, it was as if he had eyes under his shoes. He was still able to accurately locate her position and continue to make mischief around her calves.

Bryan watched them and felt like something was wrong. However, he could not pinpoint why.

Bryan quickly said in a low voice, "Anna, he's my uncle. We can't be disrespectful." At the same time, Bryan was warning Liam to keep a distance from Anna. Anna finally found a way to save herself. She rushed to say, "You're right! He's your uncle. Here, uncle.

Please enjoy your meal. Let me pour you some wine."

Anna quickly stood up and poured some wine for Liam respectfully, just as one would treat someone older.

Liam felt frustrated. He spoke coolly, "I don't have a niece as old as you."

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Bryan smiled in embarrassment and hurried to remedy the situation. "Uncle, you know that Anna is my fiancee. It makes sense for her to address you as ' uncle'." Bryan continued to say, "Even though we are close in age, you're still my uncle..."

Liam's voice cut in and coldly interrupted Bryan's words.

"I'm much older and bigger than you!"

"..." Bryan quickly shut his mouth in embarrassment.

Anna nearly dropped the wine glass in her hand. Why did it seem like his word choice of 'bigger' did not refer to his physical build but... 1

Anna subconsciously glanced at Liam and noticed a meaningful look in his eyes. Anna's gaze slid across Liam's broad chest and slowly moved downwards. Her cheeks instantly turned pink and her entire body seemed to be burning up.

She must have gone crazy!

She quickly picked up her wine glass and was about to down it to hide her current feelings of embarrassment and confusion.

The wine glass had just touched her lips when she heard Liam snap. "Hey! That's the wine that you poured for me!" Liam stood up. With one swoop, he snatched the wine glass in Anna's hand and downed it. Gulp...

Liam glared viciously at Anna, looking as though he wanted to eat her up.

Gulp gulp.

Just as Anna was in a daze, the bracelet on her wrist began to ring, reminding her that it was time to apply her medicated eye drops.

She suddenly remembered that she could not drink wine right now. In fact, Liam had warned her before that she was not allowed to drink any wine.

This man was so overbearing! Yet, he was very thoughtful and considerate. He was unlike Bryan who only flattered her but completely forgot all the restrictions that she had to follow after her surgery.

Due to this, Anna was extremely angry. She took advantage of the opportunity as she sat down to step down hard on Liam's foot with her high-heels.

Liam did not make a reaction. The expression on his face did not change. He looked just like an unfeeling and expressionless piece of wood.

Anna did not feel her rage lessen so she trod down with even more force and even twisted her heel to grind down. Finally, the corners of Liam's eyes flickered slightly. 1

He felt the pain coming from his foot. A bright, fiery light flashed across his eyes. A hint of an amused smile appeared on his lips.

"Uncle, you can really hold your liquor. I respect that." Bryan stood up to toast his uncle.

Anna joined them but used water as a substitute. However, she heard Liam say, "I won't drink when the toast is given by a woman."

The atmosphere became awkward once again. 1

Liam suddenly smiled and stared at Anna with blazing eyes. "However, I'll toast to your health."