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

Anna and Ethan had a great time at dinner.

Gemma had to practice her dance steps later in the evening, so Anna took her back to Liam's house.

Gemma bounced into the living room with Anna holding her hand. While walking through the door, Anna caught a glimpse of Liam sitting on the couch staring at them with his dark eyes.

"Why haven't you gone to sleep?" Anna asked in a soft voice.

Liam stood up, no expression on his face, and his tone was particularly calm, "I'm waiting for you two."

Looking at his chill face, Anna blinked her watery eyes.

"There's no need for you to wait for us, is there?"

"I asked the chef to prepare some fruit salads. Come and eat some fruits." Liam walked gracefully to the sofa by the coffee table and sat down. He casually picked up the remote control and turned on the TV. The maid brought the fruit salads. So Anna followed Liam and sat beside him.

She was surprised to find that there were lots of snacks on the table, various nuts, jelly, potato chips...

"I thought you didn't like snacks, did you?" Anna felt a little strange.

But Liam was looking at the TV with a detached look, and he asked Gemma in a soft voice, "Which cartoon do you want to watch?"

"Anyone! I want to watch a funny and cute one, but it should not be too childish." Gemma didn't like the Teletubbies. She preferred to watch something a little more mature.

"How about the Frozen? Or would you like to see the popular Minions in Despicable Me?" Liam's gaze was a s tranquil as water.

"Are you kidding me? You even know about that?" Anna was rather surprised.

"Why shouldn't I know that?" Liam was upset inside and his tone was not kind.

He had intended to celebrate for Gemma with Anna in the evening, but Anna had refused him and she came back so late with Gemma.

He couldn't do anything about it, so he had dinner with his business partners as previously scheduled. However, he bumped into Anna and Ethan and they were having dinner with Gemma at the restaurant. The "family of three" seemed to be having a good time together.

He knew Anna liked lobster and Gemma liked it too.

He had prepared grilled lobsters for them for dinner.

But they were having dinner and eating lobsters with another man.

He made a lot of efforts to please Gemma. Not to mention cartoons, he now even knew what snacks were additive-free and healthier for children.

"Let's watch Frozen! I love Princess Elsa. Her dancing is very beautiful!" Gemma mumbled as she was eating the fruit salad.

The three of them sat together watching TV. It was quiet.

The maid brought some evening snacks now and then.

It was such a nice and leisurely time and it was incredibly precious.

But Anna had a strange feeling.

Because she felt that Liam seemed to be angry.

"Aren't you busy today?" Her watery eyes were full of doubts.

Liam wrinkled his handsome eyebrows and turned to Anna. "Gemma has successfully advanced to the second round in the dancing competition. Shouldn't we be happy for her?"

Anna was stunned for a moment. Suddenly she thought of something, and she subconsciously blurted out, "So it's a celebration now?"

Liam didn't say anything, but he turned around dumbly, his eyes focused on the cartoon on the TV.

Occasionally he would look at Gemma with a smile in his eyes, who was quite happy watching the movie.

Anna watched the two quietly from the side. She heart was melted by such a warm scene.

She used to look forward to such a moment, and now, she couldn't believe they were actually having it.

Gemma had made her resolution to go for the championship, so she entered a comprehensive whole -day-long training program according to the arrangement of Liam and her dance teacher. Usually, Anna could only see her at dinner in the evening.

After dinner, Anna and Gemma took a walk in the garden of the villa together.

Looking up at the dark sky, Gemma pointed her finger at the scattered little stars in the sky and said in anticipation, "Mommy, if I can make it to the finals, I will definitely stick to dancing and becoming an excellent dancer!"

"What if you didn't make it to the final?" Anna's clear eyes looked at her baby girl quietly and reached out to help her organize her collar.

"Then I have to see if I have the talent! One game cannot tell everything! I believe I will get the first in the competition!" Gemma answered seriously.

"Good girl! You are a persistent kid!" Anna shook her head.

Did Gemma inherit this strong spirit from Liam or herself?

When she was in school, she was a diligent student, but then she found that society taught her a lot more than in school, and she could never learn that in books.

"I heard that after the finals, there will be a follow-up TV show. It seems to be a parent-child show, inviting the children to participate." Gemma looked up at Anna, waiting for Anna's advice.

Anna smiled gently, her watery eyes filled with tenderness and love for her daughter, "If you want to go, we will go."

"But it's a parent-child show..." Gemma tilted her head. She didn't know for the moment whether she should choose Ethan or Liam to go to the show with her.

She has been getting along with Liam for a long time lately, and she had grown a fondness for him.

"Let's wait until you enter the finals, and then we will discuss it later." Anna didn't know the answer to the dilemma either.

After putting Gemma to sleep, Anna sat down beside the floor-to-ceiling window in a sense of sorrow. Leaning on the lazy chair, she couldn't help but sigh.

"She was promoted to the second round. Aren't you happy for her?"

Liam walked over.

"I am happy for her, but I am also a little worried about her. There are so many training programs and competitions for children now. I am very happy Gemma likes to participate in them, but I am worried she will be too tired."

When Anna said the words, she had a gentle smile on her face. But a bit of subtle sorrow was in her beautiful eyes.

"She has to grow up to chase her own dreams." Liam's lips curled up, a charming smile at the corner of his mouth.

Anna twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled helplessly, "Yes, I know that. But I feel a little worried and an inexplicable sense of loss."

For the moment, she was a little sentimental. She felt like a child who couldn't restrain her emotions, and she felt like shedding tears.

"If we love her, we must learn to let her go. All children stumble and grow up all the way through childhood." In terms of education, Liam had his opinions.

"A child needs to develop independence, survivability, competitiveness, creativity, thinking ability, and so on. These will be gradually cultivated in her growth experience."

"But I feel while Gemma was growing up, she is getting further and further away from me..."

"I think when Gemma becomes more excellent, we may actually be happier than herself."

Liam patted Anna on her shoulder comfortingly, but he felt an urge to protect her, so he gently held her in his arms.

Anna's red eyes welled up with tears. She leaned in his arms.

It was a precious hug and he had waited for it for too long.

Liam couldn't help but hold her more tightly. Unexpectedly, Anna didn't push him away this time.