His Devious Rule

[Skye, I need your help immediately. I wouldn't have disturbed you if Sister Luna was in the city… Where are you, Skye? Could you please help me out? Please, please… Skye…]

Frankly, Anya could feel the eagerness in her nerves to get to the work, forgetting whatever happened. However, her attention shifted to Zane who leaned and laid on her lap.

She shook her head to stop herself. She was thinking of being a professor, she shouldn't get excited about the old job. She tried to firmly reject, "I have resigned, Senon." But ended up giving an excuse, "Chief Jason wouldn't like it."

Zane could feel the unwillingness of his mother. So he thought it must be because of him. He quickly sat up on her lap and cupped her face and made her look at him, "Momma, you should go. I will be with Uncle Rob."

Anya: "..."

At the same time, [Skye… If I miss this miss… Never mind. I am sorry.] Senon dejectedly responded without understanding Jason's motive behind the suggestion. Senon didn't want to force Skye.

Anya looked at her son's hopeful eyes, supporting her to do her work. And heard Senon who always provided assistance with just a message from her.

Being a person who never backed down from helping, she came up with another excuse, 'Notice period is also a service period.' She blurted out before she changed her mind, "I don't have a laptop."

Zane grinned in the car, while Senon cheered on the phone call, [No, I have forwarded the details to you.] He didn't want her hacking skills.

'Beep'

Anya checked the details of the message. The case was high profile and she had to go to a celebration party.

Understanding the situation, "Send me a Bluetooth." Anya requested and hung up the call.

"Pull the car aside," Anya instructed as the party was in another direction.

She hugged back her son as she spoke to Rob, "Mr. Robertson, please take care of Zane. No need to disturb Alvin, he is busy and I will be safe."

"Don't worry Momma, I will have dinner and go to bed on time. All the best." Zane got off her lap and assured his mother.

Rob also responded before Anya disappeared into the crowd. Rob turned to the little man in the backseat, "Zane, was your Mommy leaving you alone in the home?"

Zane responded promptly while looking at the crowd, "No Uncle Rob. She was leaving me with either my godmother or my friend's place. But I was requesting her to let me stay in the home."

Rob fell into a dilemma without having any idea which of his friend's homes Anya was visiting with Zane. He didn't question the smart boy.

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Anya reached the venue. It was a luxurious hotel, the hotel was grandly decorated in lights and blinds due to LN global brand fashion show and after-party. There were numerous cars parked in the parking lot, which mostly belonged to celebrities, businessmen, and fashionistas.

She was there to catch a criminal who trades innocent, new models to different countries for some heinous acts.

Anya was about to connect to Senon, a lady in a hotel staff uniform greeted her, "Ms. Owen!? This way."

Anya followed the lady but she could feel the eyes of hotel management. Every guest at the hotel was for a fashion show. So the guests were wearing trendy and exaggerated clothes. Whereas Anya was in a simple dress, layered with a jacket.

Entering the elevator, Anya received a Bluetooth device from the lady as she heard, "Please go to the tenth floor." Then she exited on the first floor without waiting.

Anya wore the tiny Bluetooth and said without the need to call, "Senon."

[Skye, as per the news, that man is in the fashion show now. Later he may or may not attend the after-party.]

Anya calmly responded, "I will find a way in."

[I have sent you the hotel map if needed.]

Anya went through the architecture of the hotel as she got out of the elevator. She went left when another elevator opened.

"It was a pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Matthews." An old man shook Alvin's hand when they stepped out of the elevator.

Alvin barely nodded and Ean spoke, "The pleasure is ours, Mr. LN. We will make sure to increase the glory of the LN brand."

The man laughed as he nodded. He checked his wristwatch and suggested, "Why don't you attend the fashion show? I will announce the acquisition of LN."

As per Alvin's plan, he wouldn't reveal a word until the new year party. A new year with a new beginning. And there was a month left for it.

Hence Ean denied immediately, "Mr. LN, we will be maintaining confidentiality for the time being."

The old man respected their choice for whatever reason it might be. "You are the boss." However he was still adamant about the invite, "I would like to invite you for your brand show." LN was Alvin's company from that day forward.

Alvin doesn't care whether about the fashion or the man in front of him. He was there for business, and it was completed. He wanted to return to his Little Donut.

Nevertheless, Ean was the man who balanced social relations and business. So he immediately agreed, "Absolutely. It would be our farewell to Mr. LN."

Then he made a requesting face, forcing a smile at Alvin. The strategies won't be sufficient to run a business. Ean was ready for all the work, but he needs Alvin's support to become successful.

Alvin cursed Ean in his mind and separated his lips, "Sure."

Despite being in the same city, he wasn't getting time with his Little Donut. He decided to create the vice-chairman position for Ean so that his work reduces to nothing but planning and reviewing.

Thus, the three went to the left where the show was arranged in a huge hall. To avoid the media, Alvin and Ean sat in the last row where darkness was covered.

Alvin, who was bored, suddenly stood up getting a glimpse of Anya. Ean tugged him down, "What's wrong with you? Do you want the media to start their uproar against you?"

Alvin glared at his friend, gritting his teeth. He looked back but there was nobody.

Ean saw the anticipation followed by grimness on Alvin's face, and guessed accurately, "Don't tell me you started seeing Fluf- your girlfriend everywhere."

Alvin squinted his eyes at the man next to him. He hadn't lost his mind to imagine Anya everywhere, he thought.

Ean zipped his lips and his eyes fell on a lady in the audience, "Oh f**k." He hid behind Alvin.

Alvin checked to see who could scare his friend other than his father. His eyes fell on Krystle in the first row of the audience. And her eyes on them were like an owl spotting the prey in the darkness.

Well, he ignored Loudmouth and spotted Linus next to her, playing on his mobile.

Alvin: "..."

He thought those were a thing for a night or two. Seems like his brother was too busy with his new life to bother about going to the Oasis mansion.

"Why are you hiding from her?"

Ean looked at the front row before breathing a sigh of relief, "I don't even know what I did. She scolds me whenever she sees me anywhere. Crazy woman." He was frustrated by that woman.

Shortly, the lights were entirely focused on the ramp and the show started. It was a couture fashion show by a famous designer from LN Brand.

The outfits were glamorous on the lanky models who walked the ramp. Alvin didn't bother to spare an eye until Ean jerked up from the seat and the crowd started to murmur.

Alvin looked at the ramp and his eyes widened, controlling his urge to rub his eyes watching Anya walk the ramp confidently, donning a fiery red, one-shoulder outfit. The bodice of the outfit was a bright glittering romper, accentuating her curves.

A transparent skirt was tied to her waist but the slit was till her waist revealing her slender pearly legs on her red high heels, making her look seductive and tempting. Her nude makeup and fluttering hair made her look all the more alluring, taking his breath away.

'Am I really starting to hallucinate Little Donut everywhere?' Alvin strongly doubted his sight.