His Devious Rule

At the Matthews headquarters,

Casper looked at the lad who was startled a second ago and was facing him without a hint of fear in his steely gray eyes. Rather, those eyes were looking down on him.

Nevertheless, he couldn\'t help but compare the young Alvin with Zane. If not for those eyes and those chubby cheeks, Zane didn\'t look much different from Alvin. His suspicion was just getting stronger.

Secretary Harrison was sensible to know the atmosphere wasn\'t good for a kid. He tried to break in the silence, "Err… Zane Owen, how about I take you outside and let the adults speak?" His low voice was polite.

Zane looked at the man. He didn\'t know who he was, other than guessing he was someone working under Casper. "Sir, there is a difference between speaking and shouting at my father." He calmly corrected the man.

Harrison: "…"

\'I am proud of you, young boy.\' He thought as he wouldn\'t dare to say that on Casper\'s infuriated face.

Although Casper would like to have everything under his control, he liked the ones who don\'t cower but face head-on. So the young boy indeed earned his appreciation. However, how could bear his words of insult?

Alvin still gets goosebumps hearing father/Daddy from Zane. However, it oddly felt good to be defended by his little enemy.

After fighting alone for so many years, he couldn\'t believe one who didn\'t even reach his hips, and another one who he could bury in his arms was trying to stand for him, defend him and protect him.

He was aware Anya didn\'t want him to stand against the Matthews family because it was a fact that they raised him, but how could he let her fight alone? He lifted Zane and put him on the chair next to him.

Giving his attention back to the man who was calling himself a father for providing food and shelter, Alvin corrected him, "You mean trying to wash your sins by doing charity?"

Casper didn\'t accept raising Alvin because he was abandoned by his mother. He chose to accept Alvin because Alvin was the result of his sin. If Casper knew about Janet\'s pregnancy, he would have definitely asked her to abort the baby.

Casper gritted his teeth. He wanted to snap at his son but Zane\'s unfazed gaze was like an invisible chain retraining him.

Secretary Harrison uneasily interrupted. The way they were talking wasn\'t good for the kid. "Second Young Master, how about I take the little boy outside?" He was genuinely concerned about Zane.

Alvin glanced at Zane who didn\'t want to leave either. Zane neither looked troubled by their conversation. Anyway, he raised his brow, silently asking, \'Would you like to wait outside?\'

Zane faintly shook his head. If they were there for Anya, he didn\'t want to run away. And what\'s more, he was learning about Alvin\'s life and the latter had a terrible father.

Alvin\'s voice turned colder when he faced the two men, "Why?" He scorned narrowing his eyes on Casper but his words were addressed to Harrison, "Wasn\'t your madam enough to give them a hard time over these years that you are finding ways to get him?"

Zane didn\'t understand what Alvin meant. Yet he was sitting in composure. He made a note Alvin neither raised his voice nor showed his expression but the other one was infuriated and shouting. The winner was very clear in front of his eyes.

Harrison and Casper\'s expressions changed. They had started doubting Gianna very recently. If Gianna wanted to separate Anya from Alvin, they could understand it. If she was really troubling Zane and Anya after Alvin left the country, that means Gianna was aware of Zane\'s birth from the very beginning.

Alvin wasn\'t there to quench his father\'s curiosity or respond to his questions. He stood up and wore his sunglasses, "I will send the emancipation paper tomorrow. Sign it." He ordered.

\'Emancipation?\' Zane wanted to ask what it meant.

Casper didn\'t notice Zane was still sitting and the drama hadn\'t ended. He roared as jerked from the chair, "I won\'t."

Alvin merely shrugged, "Then see you in court." He had many reasons that he could use to pull them in front of justice and let the media play with their so-called noble image of the Matthews.

He extended his hand for Zane who caught him and jumped off the chair. \'How does this help Mommy?\' Zane was confused.

"Alvin Matthews!!" Casper hissed. He was aware Alvin had a different motive to bring this up at such a critical time. "What do you want?"

Alvin snigged before turning to Casper. His voice softened when he responded with mirth behind his words, "A happy, harmless life for my son."

Zane was a bit surprised hearing Alvin whose words softened his cold heart towards Alvin.

Casper and Harrison couldn\'t help but widen their eyes when Alvin accepted Zane as his son, by confirming their speculation.

Anyway, Casper understood the meaning behind Alvin\'s words. Gianna was a threat to Zane. She would rather kill Zane than see a bastard and his son taking away everything from her son.

So if Alvin takes the emancipation, Gianna wouldn\'t bother to even look at Alvin. So Alvin and his son could live the life they wanted.

Even if a wind of emancipation or the biological mother of Alvin leaks, the Matthews business was going to see huge turbulence. The people who respect them, and fear him will start laughing at them, and talk behind their back. How could Casper let that happen?

Casper clenched his teeth and looked at Zane. If Liam has a son, they wouldn\'t need Alvin and his son, will he?

He chose to yield, for the time being, looking at the bigger picture. "She won\'t do anything."

Alvin smirked. Was he looking like a fool? Casper would never lose to anybody. And he wouldn\'t want somebody he couldn\'t control. Well, Alvin didn\'t care. "Prove it."

Gianna\'s power was her influence in the field she was working in. Until she doesn\'t lose it, she wouldn\'t come under anybody\'s complete control. So Casper will have to prove his words by dethroning Gianna.

Casper knew Alvin was there to make Anya dean of the Imperial University. And Alvin was successful in pressuring him. However, it wasn\'t a simple position that he could play with. He was answerable to the board of directors, and media.

He argued, trying to negotiate. "She isn\'t qualified." Anya wasn\'t qualified for the position.

\'She again?\' Zane looked at Alvin and Casper. He didn\'t understand who was \'she,\' that they were repeatedly mentioning

As Anya mentioned, Gianna was also unqualified when she became the dean of the university. Didn\'t Casper make it happen?

"Make your choice of defeat." Alvin ended their conversation.

If Casper chooses to sign the emancipation, Alvin would destroy Gianna\'s life without caring about the Matthews family. Then the dean\'s position will be empty, he will use his connection or money to get Anya to the position that she wanted.

If Casper doesn\'t want to sign the emancipation, Casper will have to find a way to make Anya a dean. Both ways, Casper would lose.

So Alvin just has to see if the fire he ignited will burn Gianna or the Matthews.