Chapter 286 Frightened Beyond Belief


    "You want me to be her bridesmaid?"


    Are they out of their minds?


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    Anna couldn''t keep calm anymore, "I have nothing to d o with their marriage. Don''t bring me into


    this!"


    Daniel''s expression darkened but he tried to keep his voice calm and neutral, "Anna, I know this is


    hard for you! But we need to show the public that we are a happy, loving family. That there''s no bad


    blood between you and Chloe because of Bryan."


    "Didn''t you promise you will try to get along with Chloe?"


    "Getting along is different from making me the object o f public ridicule!" Anna''s anger was growing,


    her displeasure written on her face.


    "Anna is saying that she hasn''t forgotten Bryan yet. Her eptance and forgiveness is all an act!


    She said she’ll give us her blessings but deep down she doesn''t think so at all!" Chloe piped up.


    Anna’s gaze was as sharp as a knife. She looked as if she could cut through Chloe''s body and see


    right through to the heart. Chloe hid behind her father in fear, whining to gain sympathy, "Daddy!


    Look at her gaze! She''s angry at me! Daddy, you have to protect m e!"


    "Anna, what is this attitude you are showing me? I''m trying to have a discussion with you!" Daniel


    shouted lowly.


    To Daniel, once Chloe sessfully married into the Dawson family, his position in the Lincoln Group


    will b e solidified.


    But Anna was his biggestpetitor after all.


    Even though they were father and daughter, money and interests have long since loosened any


    weave of familial rtionship that knitted them together.


    Anna was speechless.


    This wasn''t a discussion at all, everything had been decided, her father was just notifying her of


    their decision.


    "You can do whatever you want!" Anna turned and prepared to return to her room, but her father


    called out to her.


    "Anna, I hope you can agree graciously, and not because we forced you."


    "Aren’t you forcing me? Have you ever considered my feelings?" Anna was furious.


    "Anna, you''ve misunderstood your father. He made this decision because he was considering your


    feelings!" Nicole added.


    "Your father wants the public to see that there’s no bad blood between you and your sister because


    of


    Bryan. Not only will this show your grace and eptance, but this will also ensure our family and


    the Dawsons can be on good terms."


    "I think all of this is just to help clear Chloe''s name! So the public won''t think of her as a whore who


    stole her sister’s fiance!” Anna shouted, infuriated.


    "Anna! Bryan and I love each other from the bottom of our hearts, I didn''t steal your fiance! You two


    don’t have feelings for each other at all. Didn''t you say to yourself that you''ll give us your blessings?


    How can you say such hurtful words to humiliate me?"


    Chloe wiped at the corners of her eyes, acting wronged and pitiful, leaning on her father’s side,"


    Daddy... maybe I shouldn''t marry Bryan, Anna hasn''t truly forgiven me until now... Maybe I should


    just leave this family, and never appear in front of her again..."


    Daniel''s expression stiffened, "What nonsense are you spouting! You are my daughter, how can you


    leave this family?"


    Daniel red at Anna, "The matter has been decided. Whether you agree or not, you have to act


    like you do and be your sister''s happy bridesmaid on the day of the wedding!"


    Anna''s heart squeezed in pain, even her breaths were starting to tremble.


    "Daddy, you’re so cruel!"


    Anna hurriedly turned her back to them, holding back the tears umting in the corners of her


    eyes.


    Daniel felt a twinge of regret at the sight of his crying daughter. He sighed, "Anna, you have to


    understand. I know asking you to be Chloe and Bryan''s bridesmaid i s difficult for you, but there are


    too many rumors circting in the public, we must use this method to shut them all up."


    "So once again I have to be the scapegoat?" Annaughed bitterly.


    Chloe looked at Anna''s pained expression and her lips curled up into a satisfied smile.


    "Anna, don''t say that! Bryan and I always hoped to get your blessing. If you were our bridesmaid,


    that means you really do wish the best for us."


    Anna looked up at the ceiling and sucked in a deep breath.


    The man she thought would be her life partner, and the step-sister she treated as her own, what


    else could she give except her blessings?


    "Of course, I will give you my blessings!"


    "Dad, look at Anna, she doesn''t look like she means it. Forget it, just forget I ever brought this up."


    “You focus on taking care of the baby, when the wedding date has been decided all you have to do


    is b e the beautiful bride." Daniel nced at Anna, and left, leaving his warning behind.


    Chloe walked towards Anna, smiling gleefully, "Who cares if I''m not his biological daughter? You''re


    not much better than me! When I get married, you''ll be nothing more than the perfect foil."


    Anna looked at Chloe’s distorted face and the hatred swimming in the depths of her eyes and felt a


    sting in her chest.


    "Chloe, how long do you think you can use them against me?"


    "Hah! At least for now I can!” Chloe scoffed, herugh cold and condescending.


    "All of you look down on me because I''m not Dad’s biological daughter. Once I marry into the


    Dawson family, none of them will dare look down on me again!"


    "And you, so what if you''re the high and mighty Ms. Hamilton? You still have to live under my


    influence, and be trampled under my feet!"


    Her words shocked Anna, Chloe had never been so daring as to say such words to her face before.


    It was as if she had been threatened, doing whatever she can to unt her position.


    "The higher you stand, the more painful our fall. You better watch your feet!" Anna red at her


    coldly.


    "No one can trample on me, because I stand stall.”


    Anna walked past her and strode back to her room.


    She leaned against the door, breathing heavily and rapidly.


    In this family, what did she ount for?


    Her father''s obvious bias towards Chloe, his defensiveness and distrust towards her, made her feel


    like she was suffocating.


    Suddenly, she missed Liam so badly, missed his warm hug, if he was here now, she would run


    towards him, pull him tightly into her arms, and cry her heart out.


    Chloe red at Anna’s room door furiously, "Just you wait and see! I, Chloe Hamilton will never be


    laughed a t and ridiculed again!"


    Nicole said softly, “Chloe, how can you talk to her like that! Now is not the time to stop pretending


    yet!"


    Chloe was furious, "We’ve stopped pretending for a long time! She has her own agenda, I know


    she''s trying to seduce Bryan. I can tell!"


    "You are pregnant with his child now, no one can take him away from you! Once you marry him,


    your position will be solidified."


    Chloe looked in the direction of the study, after making sure Daniel was still in there, she hurriedly


    pulled her mother into a guest room and locked the door behind them.


    "What''s wrong dear?"


    "I have something to tell you.” "What?" Seeing her daughter''s worried expression,


    Nicole''s heart lodged in her throat.


    "I saw my father,” she replied.


    Nicole rolled her eyes, "Your father is in his study!”


    "No..."


    "Then what?” Nicole''s eyes widened in shock, "What?


    You’re saying... you saw him?!"