It was a modern romance movie with an artistic touch. Most of the scenes were dragged out but with beautiful cinematography. The male and female lead loved each other but could not be together—that was the tear-jerking plot behind the entire movie. Anna subtly glanced at the man sitting beside her. She did not expect Liam to bring her to the movies—especially not this kind of movie. Who knew a brash and simple man like him would watch an emotional film about painful love…Anna shook away the goosebumps on her body. No matter how she looked at it, this scene did not suit him at all.Even so, Liam did not say a word. In fact, he seemed to be pretty absorbed in the movie, leaving Anna with no choice but to force herself to watch. Nonetheless, her mind had wandered off to a place far away…Halfway through the movie, they heard some girls whispering, “What’s wrong with people nowadays? How could they kiss like that in a theater? Look, even her dress has been lifted.”“Tut-tut, do you
“Let’s try it.” Liam put his arm around Anna’s shoulders and brought her into the car.“You can try it with yourself, you pervert!” Anna tossed her hands around frantically.Liam chuckled playfully. His eyes were as bright as stars. “What are you afraid of?”“This has nothing to do with fear! It’s about… It’s about you being a perverted bastard! Let go of me!” Anna pushed against his chest, grinding her teeth in rage.Liam kept laughing. Exasperated, Anna shook her little fist. “You perv. You perv!”Liam stopped toying with her. It turned out that he only leaned onto her to buckle her seatbelt.Anna’s face had once again flushed red. She did not dare to even glance at him.Liam got into the car and drove off.On the road, Anna was very quiet. She stared blankly out the window.It began to drizzle again. Rain pattered onto the car window, turning the scenery outside gloomy.The somber weather reflected Anna’s emotions perfectly.Liam took a glance at her. He suddenly pitied h
Every year, there would be a business networking event hosted in Johannes City attended by famed businessmen from all sorts of industries.As the person in charge of the Lincoln Group, Daniel naturally received an invitation as well.That year, the attendee that caught the most attention was none other than the CEO of Ackman Group, Liam Ackman. Anyone would take this opportunity to establish a connection with the Ackman family.Daniel saw a gap and seized the opportunity to walk up to Liam with a glass of wine. “Mr. Ackman, how is Madam Dawson doing lately?”Daniel intended to use his relationship with Grandmother Dawson to get closer to Liam. Nonetheless, Liam’s attitude remained cold and nonchalant.“She’s doing alright. Thank you for the concern, Mr. Hamilton.”Daniel immediately put on a smile. “That’s great! Madam Dawson has always treated Anna with kindness. When Anna marries into that family, she can take good care of Grandmother Dawson.”Liam raised his brows. He gazed a
Daniel continued to ponder upon it at home. If Liam really viewed Anna so highly and wanted her to work in Ackman Group for a few years, it would be perfectly justifiable for him to continue managing Lincoln Group for the foreseeable future!With the giant Ackman Group to lean on, Daniel would not have to be controlled by Grandfather Lincoln either!The thought of that made Daniel drop the heavy burden he had been carrying in his heart all that while. He could finally see the fruits of his perseverance.His attitude toward Anna had once again taken a huge turn.Previously, Daniel grew warmer to Anna because she could not take over the company at her current state. He treated Anna like the most precious treasure in the house, taking care of her in every way possible. He even ordered Chloe and Nicole around and made sure they took good care of Anna. He made it clear that he would not tolerate a single mishap.Nicole and Chloe were terrified by Daniel’s stern behavior toward them.
Grandmother Dawson subtly shot a glance at Amelia. She smiled and changed the subject. “Anna, listen to them! They keep using the doctor’s words against me! I’m the one who knows my body best, and I’m telling you I've recovered a long time ago.”Anna chuckled and said in a soft tone, “Grandma, Amelia is just worried about you. I’ll stay with you the entire day and help relieve your boredom!”“Good, good!” Grandmother Dawson smiled merrily.Amelia scoffed. “Ms. Hamilton, you really ought to stay by Grandma’s side more often! After all, she ended up in the hospital because of you!”Amelia truly knew how to seize every opportunity.Anna kept a faint smile on her face, not uttering a word.Grandmother Dawson’s expression darkened. “Amelia, how could you say that? I’ve already said that the incident has nothing to do with Anna. How could you still blame her!”“Grandma, there’s no way she played no part in it at all! There’s no smoke without fire. The incident had turned into such a h
Grandmother Dawson furrowed her brows when she saw Anna’s solemn expression.“Anna, what is it that’s so important? Is there some problem between you and Bryan?” Grandmother Dawson was sharp enough to notice something was off.Anna’s eyebrows twitched. There had been problems for a long time. Even so, they had to maintain a superficial relationship due to their family situations.“Grandma…” Anna’s voice quavered the moment she opened her mouth.She had never wanted the situation to develop to this stage. In the end, she still felt melancholic that things could not remain as they were. She might not have been the happiest, but she could have lived the plain and ordinary life she had always loved.She had a fiance who pampered her and a little sister who always followed her around despite playing little tricks on her occasionally. Nonetheless, the truth had to get out. The ugly scene revealed from behind the curtains made Anna shudder.It made her pessimistic. She began to questi
Anna rested in the guest room for a while. After that, she let a maid help her down the stairs.Bryan was not home and the marriage discussion was not successful. Thus, it was not wise for the Hamiltons to continue staying in the Dawson family mansion.Daniel felt that it was about time to announce their departure to Grandmother Dawson too. That was when he noticed Chloe’s disappearance.“How dare she run around in the Dawson family’s home! How unruly!” Daniel complained displeasedly. He used to think that Chloe was an obedient and adorable little girl. He thought that he could use her beauty and toxic personality to find her a good family to marry into in the future.However, the little brat seemed to be growing more and more unruly while becoming less likable. “Chloe was in the living room just now. Perhaps she had gone to the washroom,” Nicole hastily explained to Daniel.“What are you waiting for? Go look for her!”Daniel glared at Nicole, making her tremble in fear. She
Not eating you… Liam’s words were really letting everyone’s imaginations run wild!Everyone turned to Liam in shock. Their expressions were full of confusion and awkwardness.Anna yearned to look for a gap in the floor to bury herself in. At the same time, she wanted to pounce onto Liam, rip him up into pieces, knead them into a ball and toss it away.Grandmother Dawson turned to Liam, then to Anna. Anna’s heart raced with fear. She was afraid that the sharp old lady would notice some clues about them.Anna quickly laughed and explained, “Ah, Mr. Ackman is always so scary! He always looked like he’s about to devour us, students! He’s the scariest mentor in the whole university. Every student will be struck with terror whenever they see him. Hahaha…”Liam’s expression turned dark and so did his gaze.Anna quickly said, “It’s rare that Mr. Ackman is here to see you, Grandma. We won’t be disturbing you any longer then.”Liam’s face darkened even further. His eyes grew a few degre