His Devious Rule

In the morning,

Zane crossed his arms over his chest and looked at the handwritten note on his iPad. \'If my baby wakes up in the night and wants to see his Mommy, I will be in my study.\' He was smart to discern his mother worked in the night by reading the words under the strikethrough. 

Her message put a smile on his face. What made him grim was the second message under it. \'If Little Monster wakes up in the night, don\'t step out of the room to find my wife. Go back to sleep.\'

His father had amazing handwriting but that doesn\'t change his childishness. He took the pencil and struck through Alvin\'s words. He wrote a message for his father on the same sticky note. A sly smile spread on his lips reading his note.

Sprinting out of his bedroom to his parent\'s room, he climbed on the bed and placed the sticky note on Alvin\'s forehead. Then he sat next to Anya and kissed her cheeks a few times before he got the beautiful smile and pretty dimples he wanted. 

He giggled when Anya snaked her arms around him, and nibbled his cheek without opening her eyes. "Happy new year, my baby. I love you the most." Her groggy voice was bonny. She smooched on the little boy\'s cheek and hummed in satisfaction.

Alvin woke up to little noises, and giggles. He brushed away the paper on his forehead and opened his eyes to see his wife smiling ecstatically and his little enemy raining kisses on her cheeks and saying, "I love you, Momma. I wish you the happiest year." 

His bubbly voice made her morning. Anya softly chuckled and opened her eyes to Zane. She pinched his chubby cheeks and said, "With you in my life, every year is the happiest." She buried the little frame in her arms.

Alvin: "…"

Supporting his elbow on the pillow, Alvin propped his head and watched the two beings lost in their world. Why was he feeling like all the loving words he should be getting from his Little Donut were stolen by another man? Undoubtedly, he was green.

Before he could taunt the mother and son, he noticed the blue sticky note. Zane had struck through his message and written in cursive handwriting, \'Chipmunk Monster, are you afraid that I may catch you sleeping holding my momma\'s hand in fear?\'

Alvin: "…"

The little man was indeed his son to trigger him so smoothly. He peeled the little brat from Anya ignoring their squeaks. He left Zane on the floor and tugged his wife into his arms.

"My baby…" Anya tried to sit and reach out to Zane but Alvin caught her hands and wrapped her in his arms. 

Zane stood akimbo and squinted his eyes at his father. He was on the duvet hence Chipmunk Monster was able to pull him away so easily. He got on the bed, snuck under the duvet, and hugged his mother with all his limbs.

Anya burst into laughter when the two men started to fight like kids, as they stole each other\'s candy. She faked a sigh after enjoying their banter, "I\'m very disappointed… My two chipmunks are fighting on the first morning of the new year, without even wishing each other."

The two looked at each other and silently came to a tactic compromise to cuddle together. Zane shifted to his father and sat on him. He wished Alvin in their way, "With me and Momma, you will have the happiest year of your life, Chipmunk Monster." He smugly wished and laid on Alvin to hug him.

Anya:

Alvin did not doubt that. His monotonous life had turned interesting each day once the two entered his life. He smiles more and talks more. He got one to fight for and one to fight with.  Instead of work, he looked forward to spending time with the two.

Anya poked him to respond to their son. Well, he kissed his wife\'s forehead and wrapped a hand over the little man who was patiently waiting for him. 

He wished his son with a sly smile, "I will make sure you will have a most bratty year ahead, Little Chipmunk." 

While Anya makes her son into a gentleman, he was going to spoil the little man. Although the little man was a mini version of him, he will make him haughty, and teach him how to exercise authority, fight, and be crafty among cunning people.

Anya was rendered speechless again. Whereas Zane laughed merrily. After all, Zane loved engaging in arguments with his childish father.

Leaving the large portion of the bed empty, the trio began their new year with a nice nap, cuddling each other on a winter morning.

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Whereas the new year wasn\'t heartwarming to everyone. Especially the ones who were trying to ruin the couple\'s happiness. 

Forget the peace of mind, Casper didn\'t get a wink of sleep without knowing who to trust. He wasn\'t going to ask Liam to return. He was infuriated at Harrison\'s behavior. Apart from them, He trusted his cousin - Benjamin Matthews who was still under custody due to Damon Matthews\' lies. 

Casper didn\'t know where to start gathering the mess or if he should be prepared to defend himself or the company from Alvin or Anya. Or if he should attack Alvin as he was planning. There was an overwhelming number of work and he felt disabled to function without his secretary by his side.

His first and foremost priority was the company. Before the news of Liam and Harrison leaving the company, Casper wanted to announce the new CEO. Then hold a press conference. He will make sure Liam\'s life is going to suffer when the latter looks for a job.

Thus he studied the list of the eligible candidates Harrison had gathered when Liam had resigned at first. He chose a few and scheduled a meeting with them.

….

In country X.

It was still dawn, the darkness had covered the penthouse. The snow was floating in the air like stars dotted in the dark sky. Yet the city was busy celebrating the new year.

Inside the luxurious penthouse, the used glasses were lying in the parlor and the clothes were thrown on the floor, leaving a trail toward the bedroom upstairs.

Miles was exhausted after partying the night with drinks and a sexy lady. He had just slipped into a deep slumber, his mobile started ringing loudly. 

The woman next to him groaned at the disturbing noise. She slapped the pillow on her ear but it wasn\'t fruitful. Her efforts to wake up the man went useless. She got off the bed naked and dragged her exhausted body to find another room to sleep.

The mobile kept ringing back to back. At the sixth time, "F*ck" He cursed the call. He was about to put the mobile in silent mode, his drowsy eyes caught the name displayed on the screen.

It was the security chief of his company building. He answered the call and kept on his ears ignoring the caller saying, [Hello…], He spat at the caller in irritation, still deadly sleepy. "What happened?."

A panicked voice immediately followed, [President Johnson, somebody has broken into your office. They have turned your office upside down.]

The drowsiness fled out of his eyes in a split second. His spare mobiles, unactivated, deactivated phone numbers, his laptop, and company important files were in his chamber. He didn\'t want to think of the worst.

The whole building\'s security was high. How could a man enter his office and ruin everything without coming to anybody\'s notice?

His expression was that of a grim reaper. "Ground that d***head. I\'m coming."