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

Chapter 128 What Are You up to Now!

Liam had not contacted Anna for a few days.

Anna was a little distressed. She frequently took her phone and scrolled through his chat messages.

Nonetheless, it remained quiet without any changes.

It seemed like the man did not need her anymore after he had had enough to eat that night!

There was no news from Liam. On the contrary, Charles remained very active in the university group chat. After he hosted all those lucky draws for Anna, all the students in the university had become his little pets.

Every time they saw Charles appearing in the chat, they would all call him 'the generous god’ or 'Little Annie’s Hubby’. Charles was delighted by these nicknames and thus rained all sorts of cash prizes on them to reward their sweet words.

Thus, every time Charles appears in the chat, the whole group would blow up. Even Principal Mason would say a few words each time and participate in the lucky draws.

Anna wondered if these students would just stare at their phones whenever they were free, waiting for Charles to appear. Moreover, whatever Charles made a n appearance, the students would instantly tag Anna i n their messages to reel her in.

Anna had once suspected Charles to be Chloe or Nicole, or even Bryan. However, it soon became evident that Charles was none of these three.

Firstly, Nicole and Chloe did not have that much money to splurge in a group chat. Even if they did, they would spend it on cosmetics instead of wasting it on some random group chat.

Secondly, even if Bryan was secretly helping them, based on his current status in the Dawson family, he would not be able to take out so much money just for some scheme.

Anna made a rough calculation of all the money Charles spent on the group chat and the total went up t o a few million dollars.

She alone had won more than a million dollars from him. Moreover, there were so many people waiting impatiently for his lucky draws every day.

Was that man crazy?

Was he trying to show off his wealth? Did money grow on trees in his house? Was that why he could spend so much without remorse?

The people in the group started calling for Anna again, asking her to come out. That was because Charles had once said that he would instantly host a lucky draw if Anna came out and spoke to him.

The people in the group frantically tagged Anna, making her phone ring non-stop.

Anna did not want to say anything in the group. She feared that it would arouse suspicion about her eyes. She could not refrain from clicking into the group when she saw the lucky draw. Otherwise, she would have ignored even the cash prizes and continued to pretend as if she was offline.

Nonetheless, Anna could not take it anymore.

She clicked into her private chat with Charles and hastily replied.

Then, Charles compliantly replied.

Anna hurriedly closed the chat.

Just then, a call came in from Bryan. The noisy ringtone gave her a headache.

Those few days, Bryan had been inquiring about her over the phone every single day. He had not returned from his business trip yet; otherwise, he would have shown up in person to pester her.

Anna took out the SIM card from her phone. "Finally, some silence!"

Anna adored the peace she could enjoy when her SIM card was taken out. However, she had to suffer the consequence of not being able to call Lisa to ask for some fruits.

She got up and exited her room. Anna had not left the room much since the incident where Chloe spread oil all over the top of the stairs.

She had no wish to go out either. She cooped herself u p in her room and secretly did some revision. That was the most important thing to her at that moment. After all, if she could not get good grades before graduation, how would she appeal to the stubborn senior shareholders of Lincoln Group who prioritized results!

She felt her way to the kitchen downstairs. Just as she was about to pour herself a cup of juice, Nicole appeared out of nowhere and darted in front of her.

"Anna, you want some juice? Let me help you! Otherwise, if you bump into anything, your father will blame me for not taking good care of you again."

Anna felt her way to a chair. Just as she was about to sit down, Nicole rushed over to help. Then, she poured her a glass of juice and placed it by her hand.

"I could not help but feel guilty for causing your wrist injury last time. I really want to make it up to you, but i t seems like you’ve been avoiding us these few days."

"Don't say that, Mom. You have to take care of Dad and the house. I can’t trouble you all the time. It’s enough t o have Lisa looking after me! I wasn’t avoiding you or anything like that. I just didn't want to trouble you and Chloe anymore."

"Anna, we are family. This is no trouble at all."

Anna gazed at Nicole’s fake smile. She grabbed the cup and quietly took a sip of her juice.

After finishing the juice, Anna stood up and felt her way out of the kitchen.

Nicole quickly ran up to her to help guide her. She quietly moved a chair in front of Anna.

She smiled and offered, "Anna, you can't see well. Let me bring you up."

The corner of Anna's lips subtly curled up into a wry smile.

She was not actually blind, so she could see the chair Nicole deliberately placed in her path.

Nicole was probing her!

Anna's eyes were calm like water. She said in a soft tone, "Mom, I've lived in this house for more than twenty years. I know the placement of every item like the back of my hand. On the coffee table in the living room, there's a basket full of apples. The smell of apples permeates every corner of the living room. It's Dad's favorite scent.

"The newspaper that Dad reads every morning is placed right beside the fruit basket. Besides the newspaper would be Dad's purple teapot.

"From the kitchen to the living room, it takes exactly seventy-five steps. After the first thirty steps, there are two-step stairs I should be careful about. It takes sixteen steps to go upstairs. Turn left at the top of the stairs and I will reach my room in twenty steps.

Anna could clearly see Nicole's face gradually turning

pale. With a faint smile, Anna claimed, "I can find everything in the house with my eyes closed. I won't make a single wrong step.

"So I really don't need you to guide me, Mom. I can get back to my room by myself.”

Anna shoved away Nicole’s hands and smoothly went around the chair. "Mom, I may not be able to see, but m y mind is still clear and my ears are still sharp. The sound of chairs scraping against the floor is very piercing. I don't like it." Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

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Nicole watched as Anna left. Her eyes widened with shock and her face turned even paler.

It was as if she had just seen a ghost. Her dry lips were parted slightly, yet she could not utter a word.

When did Anna become so terrifyingly hard to trick?

As Anna went up the stairs, Chloe stood in her path.

Chloe's intentions could not be more obvious. She had clearly made plans with Nicole to test if Anna’s blindness was real.

Chloe had an ultra-bright torchlight in her hands. She shone it right into Anna's eyes.

Anna shut her eyes instinctively. She did not open them again. "Chloe, what are you up to now?"

"How did you know it was me?" Chloe was still shining the light straight at her eyes.

"Anna, you seem to hate bright lights a lot!” The corner of Chloe’s lips slowly curled upward. Her eyes sparkled brightly.

Anna's chest tightened. Her breathing started to stagger.

'Obviously!'

It is human instinct to avoid such sudden blinding lights!

Anna clenched her fists tightly, trying her best to keep her cool. She could not let Chloe see any more flaws in her act.