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

Chapter 393 Kidnap

Anna walked along the sidewalk by the campus. It was a familiar path. On both sides of the road, there were grand oak trees.

The streetlamps on the sides shed a dim light, stretching her shadow.

These familiar scenes caused a sense of sorrow in her heart.

Now she had already started to work. A few days later, it would be the graduation ceremony, and Anna would return to the campus to attend the ceremony. That would be a final farewell to her campus life.

Back when she was in school, Anna was regarded as one of those diligent and smart students, and many people resumed her as a dull girl.

Look at her now! Wearing a fit professional outfit, getting rid of her black frame glasses, taking off her baggy jeans and white shirt, and wearing high heels instead of flats, Anna really felt like she was living another life now.

Anna secretly wished she could go back to a few years ago when she was happy and had no worries on her mind. But those days are gone, for good.

On such a pleasant evening, with the lamps lighting u p the city and the breeze blowing slowly, Anna could feel the cool and gentle touch of the wind on her face.

The road ahead was getting dark.

The streetlamp ahead was broken and hadn't been repaired yet.

When she was in school, there were often lovebirds, dating in that dark woods.

Anna slowed down her steps and halted, looking at the pairs of students holding hands, walking towards the woods...

She felt a little funny to herself.

When people were in love, whatever they did together was always sweet.

But for two people who had no feelings for each other...

Suddenly Liam's name occurred to her. Anna thought of her secret affection for Liam and a bitter feeling arose in her heart.

Unconsciously, Anna found herself walking towards the campus.

Rarely could Anna have such leisure time. She could enjoy the evening breeze alone in peace and quiet, savoring the soon-to-be faded campus life. It was relaxing.

Walk through the playground and then cross a wooded path, there would be the dormitory building.

Suddenly, Anna felt like someone was following her.

She stopped and turned around, but it was the only sound of the rustling branches and the whisking

leaves.

She sensed a weird feeling, but couldn't find anything wrong. Anna sped up her steps and walked towards the brightly lit-up dormitory building...

Not before she walked long, a hand reached out from the bush, grabbed her arm, and dragged her in.

Anna was terrified. She tried to call for help, but before she could make a sound, she felt a dumb pain i n her neck.

Afterward, she lost consciousness.

All she remembered was that she smelled an unpleasant odor at the moment before she fainted.

When she opened her eyes, Anna found herself in a dingy rental apartment.

Her hands and feet were tied up. She was lying on the floor. She felt her body sore and there was a splitting headache in her head.

Where was this place?

Who was the man that knocked her out?

The odor she smelled before she fainted must be some hallucinogenic drug!

Seeing herself fully clothed, they shouldn't have touched her.

Anna struggled to break free from the rope on her wrists. A raw pain cut her wrists.

She tried to call for help, but her mouth was stuffed with a towel and she could only make a whimpering sound.

Anna had never encountered anything like this in her life. She was so scared. She took a deep breath trying t o clear her head.

Looking up around, there was no one else in the dingy room

There was only a single bed, a table and a chair in the room. The blanket on the bed was not folded up and left there in a mess.

On the table were dozens of wine bottles, some peanut shells, and some scattered cigarette butts.

A wire was hanging down from the ceiling, connected to a dim light bulb. In the dusky light, a woman's handbag was left casually on the floor. Anna felt familiar with this bag. She vaguely remembered Chloe had carried it.

Chloe, Nicole...

Her eyes widened abruptly.

Could it be Nicole and Chloe who had hired the man to kidnap her?

What was their purpose in kidnapping her?

To blackmail her for money? To ask for shares of Lincoln Group? Or to get rid of her and kill her to seal their secret? Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Thinking about these, Anna felt frightened...

She checked about herself and found her wallet and cell phone were gone.

But fortunately, the bracelet on her wrist was still there.

Maybe Bruce thought it was an ordinary bracelet and h e wasn't interested in it.

If Liam found she was late for home, he would come looking for her, would he?

This idea gave her a little reassurance. But she could not sit and wait there, doing nothing. She had to find a way to escape.

Anna looked around anxiously, but could not find anything sharp to cut the rope.

Anna was then tied to the chair. She couldn't move a bit. She struggled for a while but she could not break free. So she decided she'd better save her strength and wait for an opportunity.

At that moment, the door was opened with a creak. A dirty man limped in, carrying a bulk of lunch boxes and a bottle of wine.

Seeing that she was awake, Bruce smirked.

"You already waked up! So soon."

He dropped the stuff in his hands, bent lower in front o f her, looking her up and down, and reached out to remove the towel from her mouth.

Anna took a series of big breaths and asked aloud,' Why did you kidnap me?"

"Why? You have a guess." Bruce snorted a laugh.

"You want money." Anna said.

"Wow! You are pretty cool!"

"Let go of me now! Or you can't afford the consequences." Anna demanded coldly...

"Tut-tut! You look to be such a delicate girl. It is rare for a girl like you to be so calm. But it's of no use to scream for help. This is an isolated place, no one could hear you."

"I won't scream! But do you want to take money from me in this way? Do you think I'll give it to you?" Anna grunted.

"You're the daughter of the Hamilton. Don’t you have abundant money?"

"Daughter of the Hamilton must have abundant money?" Anna didn't want to be blackmailed just like this.

But since it was about money, Anna was relieved.

"You don't have money? Who are you fooling? You are the heir of Lincoln Group!

"Even though I'm the heir, I really don't have much money! Chloe has more money than I do. She is not only favored by my father but also she married

Dawson's son, and she's pregnant now. She has much more money than I do. And she will have much more!" Hearing Chloe's name, Bruce got irritated instantly.

"That b*tch! She couldn't give out any money! She claimed that you have much more money."

From the man's curse, Anna was sure that Bruce and Chloe didn't make an agreement.

Chloe couldn't give him much money, so Bruce came t o kidnap her.

"Chloe lied to you! She's now being taken good care of at home like a princess! Even though I'm also the daughter of the Hamilton, you know my stepmother is mean and she seems to be nice to me, actually, I have n o position in the family at all."

Anna watched Bruce's expression carefully, and she found that Bruce hated and despised Nicole very much, so she concluded that there was a grudge between the two.

"My stepmother! She's really stingy! My dad gives all the money to her to manage. She only cares her own expenses and Chloe's. I could barely make ends meet."

"Don't fool me! Even if you don't have money, you are your father's own daughter, would he not save you from death?" Bruce's eyes glared a fierce light.

Anna nodded, "You're right. Give me your phone. I'll call my dad and see how much money he can give you."