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

Chapter 176 Know to Stay in Line

Chloe held her stomach painfully.

"Mom... What now? Will the baby be okay? My stomach hurts so much..."

Nicole hugged Chloe tightly. Her voice was quivering with fear. "Danny, do you see how much Chloe's stomach is hurting... What should we do? Let's... Let's call the doctor."

Daniel was also frightened. He hurriedly called their family doctor, yet Chloe stopped him.

"Daddy, don’t call the family doctor... If the doctor knows about my condition, it'll shock the Dawson family and worry Grandma Dawson. I would be committing a terrible sin if she falls ill again."

Chloe gazed at Daniel with a pained expression, yet at the same time, she put on a thoughtful and compassionate look. "If Grandma thinks that Daddy and Mommy didn’t take good care of me... she'll get mad at Daddy!

"I’ll be fine after some rest."

Daniel gazed at Chloe. She appeared to be in so much pain, yet she still thought about what was best for him. He felt gratified.

Although Grandmother Dawson had agreed to let Chloe marry into the family, she only did so because o f the baby in her. In fact, she was very dissatisfied with Daniel's failure to keep Chloe under control, resulting in her robbing Anna of her position.

If something were to happen to the child in Chloe’s womb, Grandmother Dawson would grow hostile toward him. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

"Chloe, are you sure you'll be fine after some rest? Do you really not need a doctor?” Daniel went up to her and held her worriedly. "Lie down for a bit. Maid! Pour her a glass of warm water."

Chloe seemed to be feeling better after lying down. The pained expression on her face was slightly relieved. Even so, she still gazed sorrowfully at Anna.

"Anna, I know that you're mad about me and Bryan going shopping together... I know I've wronged you...

"But I’m pregnant with a child... How could you hit me i n front of so many people? Waa...

"You even said I was the youngest daughter of this family and was not good enough for the Dawson family..."

Chloe covered her face as she cried, putting on a wretched act.

"Chloe, Anna said that about you?" Nicole's eyes turned red too. She hugged Chloe tightly.

Chloe nodded. "She even... She even said that the two o f us only have our eyes on the Hamilton family's wealth... She said we... Waa... She said that we were bottom feeders in the family but still did not know our place... and made vain attempts to climb the social ladder...

"Daddy, you have to stand up for me! I just refuted a little and she... She hit me... and called me a shameless bastard...

"Waa..."

Chloe wailed with her hands covering her face.

“There, there, Chloe, don't cry. It's not good for the baby ..." Nicole comforted Chloe as she wiped her own tears away sorrowfully.

"Anna, I've been treating you so well all these years. I've been more meticulous with you than I was with Chloe... Even if you think I have not helped you in any way, I still worked hard to raise you...

How could you say... How could you say that Chloe and I..."

She wiped the corner of her eyes as she spoke. From her peripheral vision, she saw that Daniel was more and more furious. She continued.

"Chloe is still young. As her elder sister, it's expected o f you to teach her a lesson if she has done something wrong to you, but... you hit her so hard and said such horrible things... How can the two of us live on like this?

"Even if you didn’t consider that, you still should have considered the fact that a living being is residing within her womb right now... Are you trying to end its life?"

Anna watched the mother-daughter duo's performance silently. She could not help but applaud their ever-improving acting skills.

She turned to Chloe, who was bawling her eyes out in a pitiable state. Chloe wanted to push her grudge with Jamie onto Anna.

Thus, she directed and acted out a performance all by herself. Not bad!

Anyone who did not know the truth of the situation would surely pity her-perhaps even shed a few tears!

Anna thought that she must have been too mellow in the past, turning Chloe into the unscrupulous woman she had become.

"Anna! Look what you have done! How could you do this!” Daniel scolded angrily.

"All this while, I thought you were an educated woman with morals and knew when to take action or not. I never thought that you could be so unreasonable!" Daniel stared at Anna with scornful eyes.

"Dad, did you forget that I can’t see? How would I know if Chloe and Bryan were out shopping together? And how could I possibly land a well-aimed slap on Chloe's face?"

Chloe was staggered.

"Did Chloe purposely stand in front of me and wait for me to hit her?” Anna’s fierce gaze darted onto Chloe, giving her a chilling feeling in her heart.

Chloe turned her gaze away and started wailing again. "Anna can't see but others can... You had clearly gone out with Jamie. When he saw me and Bryan together, the two of you banded together to humiliate us!”

"Jamie again! Anna, how many times have I told you t o cut ties with that ladyboy? Why won't you listen to m e? Did he take part in bullying your sister as well? What good can you possibly learn from a person like him!" Daniel chided sternly.

"Dad, I've also told you many times-he's my best friend!"

The air surrounding Anna suddenly turned icy-cold and so did her eyes.

Daniel was stunned. His flames of fury poured out ferociously. “Chloe is your little sister! What happened to your temper and self-control? How could you be so rash and not think about the bigger picture!"

Chloe's eyes curved into crescents. In her heart, she was overjoyed. She decided to add fuel to the fire.

She sobbed, "Daddy, it's all my fault. I didn't think about Anna's feelings. I deserve her blaming and scolding! I'm just worried about the baby in me, that’s all. Perhaps it was the shock that made my stomach hurt a little..."

Daniel hurriedly sat beside Chloe. "Is it bad? Don’t worry, if you can’t take it, I'll surely find you a doctor."

Chloe quickly hugged Daniel’s arm and said in a coy manner, "I'm okay, Daddy. I’ll be fine after some rest. You must be tired after a day’s work. I feel sorry that I'm making you worry about me.”

Daniel gently patted Chloe's little hands. He glared at Anna and fumed, "Next time, be a good girl and stay at home! Don't go outside and cause all kinds of trouble! Don't make me anxious about you!

"Just focus on recovery so you can go back to school a s soon as possible! Don’t let Mr. Ackman come and chastise us again!”

Anna slowly clenched her fists and hid away the chilling look deep within her eyes.

She smiled and said calmly, "Dad, you must think I'm pretty useless right now."

"Anna, how dare you talk to me like that!" Daniel stood up abruptly with a dark expression on his face.

Nicole hurriedly interjected, "Anna, your eyes still have not healed yet, so it's not entirely Chloe's fault that the Dawson family called off the marriage! Do you think it has nothing to do with your eyes at all? Don’t think that everyone in this house has wronged you! W e have all been trying our best to take care of you too!"

Anna glanced at Nicole with cold eyes. It seemed that Nicole needed to be reminded that she had not gotten her revenge on Chloe for injuring her eyes yet.

"Anna, you better know to stay in line!" Daniel fumed.

Nicole and Chloe exchanged glances with each other.

Flowers were blossoming in their hearts from joy.

Nicole hid her delight deep in her heart and put on a concerned expression. "Danny, Anna is just a child. She still has the temperament of a little girl. Don't be mad at her. It's not good for your health either."

Anna laughed wryly in her heart. “Okay, Dad. I'm going upstairs to reflect on my actions now! By the way, Dad, it's too early to draw conclusions on some things. No one can know who is the ultimate victor until the final chapter!”