Chapter 180 Sell Myself Out
James drove Anna to a restaurant by Lake Nora.
Liam had booked the entire restaurant.
Anna was still thinking about the ink-ck expression on Chloe’s face when she entered James''s
car. She could not help butugh as she entered the restaurant.
Liam was waiting for her on a seat beside the window. A vase sat on the pure white sheets spread
on top of the table. Within that vase was a lone red rose.
Anna went over and casually sat in front of Liam.
Liam looked up and gazed at the smile that still lingered in the corners of Anna''s lips. He asked,
"What are you smiling about? What’s making you so happy?
"Can’t hide your excitement for our date?"
Anna quickly wiped away the smile on her lips. Her expression turned serious. "Why did you ask me
here?"
"For a meal." Liam leaned against his chair. His gaze was calm andposed.
Anna nced at him. After a few days of not seeing him, he appeared extremely worn out. Strands
of blood -red could be seen intertwining at the bottom of his eyes.
Anna almost blurted out an inquiry of concern, but quickly swallowed her words. She turned her
gaze outside the window.
In thete evening, the faint glow of stars was reflected on the surface of the river not far from them,
forming a breathtakingly beautiful scene.
"It can''t be that simple," she replied.
Liam could not help butugh. "What else can it be?"
"Did you really ask me out just for dinner?" She was getting annoyed. Her cold eyes darted toward
Liam.
Why would that man ask her out if it was not to satisfy his needs! After all, that was all he saw in
her!
As expected...
“There can be something else if you’d like!" Liam shed her a yful smile as he gazed at her
body with somewhat enchanted eyes.
Anna quickly hugged herself. "In your dreams!"
"We’re already here-we''ve got to make the trip worthwhile! After all, we''re both adults; we’ve both
got needs. Isn’t that right?" He intentionally spoke in a nonchnt tone, making him sound
exceedingly disdainful.
Perhaps he was intentionally ruffling her feathers; perhaps he was emphasizing to her that his mind
would always drift in that direction.
Anna stood up abruptly. "I''m sorry, Mr. Ackman, but I can''t keep youpany for dinner tonight.”
Anna turned away and left. Just then, Liam grabbed her by her wrist. "Sit down. It’s just dinner. It
really is."
His voice had softened. Had he given up on those intentions and chose to surrender?
Anna was stunned for a while. She wanted to escape from hisrge and slightly chilling hands, yet
her strength seemed to have abruptly vanished into thin air. Her heart softened.
She slowly sat back down and stared at the fiery red rose on the table, mesmerized.
She would not deny that she had hopes for them to treat each other genuinely. She did not want to
be the only one with a burning passion, gazing at him with eyes filled with hope and anticipation for
a hint of sincerity.
However...
She seemed to be the only one obsessing over that.
The rose on the table was simply part of the restaurant''s decor-there was no deeper meaning to it.
It was the same with their romantic candlelight dinner -it was nothing but a normal meal and not
some lovely date between an affectionate couple.
Seeing Anna not saying a word, Liam ordered a steak and foie gras in her stead.
Liam cut her steak for her and ced it in front of her. Only then did Anna finally snap out of her
daze. She raised her head and stared at him with a mysterious look in her eyes which he could not
decipher.
"You alright?" he asked in a gentle tone.
Anna pressed her lips together and mumbled in a low and weak voice, "Why... why are you so nice
to me sometimes?"
Liam furrowed his brows and thought about it for a while. "I was nice to you?"
Anna had lost control over her emotions. She grabbed her fork and knife and stabbed the pieces of
steak on her te and stuffed them into her mouth. "I''ve read too much into it! Let''s eat! When we''re
done, we can each go home to our respective houses! Don’t ask me out to dinner ever again!"
Liam''s brows knitted tighter together. "Are you angry?”
"No! Why would I be? There''s nothing here that''s worthy of my rage!” She took a huge sip from her
drink and stuffed another piece of steak into her mouth. "Eat up! Aren’t you hungry? Let me eat it if
you''re not!"
Anna snatched away the te in front of Liam and started to gobble up his steak too.
Liam''s brows were scrunched tighter and tighter together. It was the first time he discovered how
much that littledy could eat.
She seemed full after swallowing both of their steaks alone. She burped and grabbed the drink in
front of
Liam, downing the enter ss at one go.
"Alright, I''m done!"
Liam stacked his hands together on the table with an ambiguous look in his eyes. He gazed at her
with stern and serious eyes as if they were sitting in court.
"Is this how you deal with eating dinner with me?" he said.
"I''m done with my meal. Can I go now?" Anna shrugged nonchntly.
"No!” His voice became stern.
Just then, his phone rang. He did not even look at who was calling before declining the call. His
phone rang again. This time, he simply turned off his phone.
"It seems like you have other things to do, Mr.
Ackman. I shall not intrude any longer!" Just as she was about to stand up, Liam''s roaring voice
made her freeze.
"Anna Hamilton! Don’t test my limits!"
Anna turned to him and smiled. "Of course, I won''t! If you just want to y a game of cat and
mouse, aren''t you tired of this little mouse after toying with me for s o long?"
Liam’s expression turned cold. His gaze turned even more terrifying. "Anna Hamilton, what benefit
will you gain from deliberately angering me?"
Anna was not the least bit intimidated. "Why would I
want any benefit from you?"
Her questions instantly threw him off.
A few secondster, he finally managed to squeeze out the words, "You''re always so stubborn and
witty in front of me, not yielding to any humiliation or bullying. Why can’t you do the same with
others!"
"Others?"
Anna bit her lip. It was because the others did not even care about her.
"You can choose a much better path! As long as you’re willing to use your brain a little, no one can
touch a hair on your head ever again! Moreover, you won’t have to pretend to be blind anymore!"
Liam said, hinting at something in particr.
"What are you trying to say?"
"You know very well what I’m talking about!"
Anna turned away and gazed at the river outside the window that had been engulfed by the
darkness of the night. "I don’t know."
"I don’t believe that you don’t have any schemes in your mind. Otherwise, you never would have
pretended to be blind, acted weak to lower your enemies’ guard, and utilized Chloe and Bryan''s
sess in calling off the marriage to gain sympathy for others."
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"Some schemes can be used while others can''t," Anna said in a resolute tone.
"Why?" Liam could not wrap his head around it. " They''re all schemes-just choose the one that
benefits you the most. Why must you look so far? There’s clearly a better shortcut right in front of
your face! If you just use your brain a little, you can achieve the results you want!"
"What exactly are you trying to hint at? Do you want m e to kiss up to you so you will be my
pir of support?" Anna red at his wlessly handsome face. A feeling of unbearable grief
lingered in her chest.
"In this situation, only I can help you make aeback! I''ve said it before-you can only rely on me!
I''m giving you this chance—it all depends on whether you are willing to seize it or not."
Anna chuckled and tucked her hair behind her ears." You’re right. If I rely on you, I can surely make
a sessfuleback. Moreover, no one would dare to bully me anymore!"
The smile on Anna''s face gradually faded away and vanishedpletely. "But what''s the difference
between that and selling myself out?"