His Devious Rule

Father and daughter continued to tease Catalina for a few more seconds until a car halted next to them. Anya checked time on her wristwatch when Catalina asked, "Anya, why are you leaving so early? Did you have breakfast?"

"A bit of critical work, Mom. I will have breakfast in the office. I didn\'t wake up Zane, and Krystie is in my room. You guys enjoy your day, I will be back late today."

Catalina nodded in response. "Krystle is here!! It\'s been a long time…" She loved this girl who stood by their daughter every time and even scolds Anya to focus on herself when needed.

The mansion chauffeur who alighted the car approached Anya. "Ms. Owen, Mr. Matthews instructed us to hand you this key. If you need a chauffeur, please let me know." He politely said.

Anya looked at the black car before asking to confirm, "This car?"

The black car was a Mercedes-Benz G63. Although Anya could never afford it, working around wealthy men, and catching wealthy criminals, she had learned a lot about it.

The car standing in front of her wasn\'t a standard Mercedes Benz G63. It was modified. It was an armored Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG. It was a bulletproof and highly expensive G-class wagon.

Anya had thought Alvin or Linus must be going out when the car stopped there. Now she discerned why Alvin agreed to let her go out easily.

\'This man is crazy.\' Just the car could frighten the people who might think of attacking her. Not just anybody could afford that car.

The chauffeur responded doubting if the lady didn\'t like the car, "Yes, Ms. Owen."

"What about Ford?" The car they used in the night. That car was enough for her. In fact, she could manage in a cab too.

The chauffeur promptly responded, "It must be crushed by now." Alvin had instructed Mark to get rid of the car.

Anya controlled her jaws from dropping. She was cent percent sure Alvin made that decision because she had opened the moving car door to threaten him.

Catalina and Dennis didn\'t need words to explain that it was an expensive car. They didn\'t feel appropriate to voice anything so they chose to be silent, glancing at each other. They weren\'t oblivious of the importance Anya was receiving in the mansion.

Anya quickly composed as her parents would be more uncomfortable if they saw her hesitant. Since Alvin compromised to let her go, granting her freedom, she compromised for the car, "Thank you. And I don\'t need a chauffeur."

The chauffeur bowed to her and returned to the car garage. "Okay Mom, Dad, call me if anything. Love you, bye." She gave them a quick hug before getting in the car.

Standing at the windows, Alvin stifled a yawn seeing the car drive away. He was pleased to see she didn\'t walk away on her feet to avoid using his car.

He returned to his room and went for another round of sleep without bothering about the storm he brewed in the Dalton family that was directed towards the princess of the family.

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At the Dalton mansion,

The contemporary mansion was in three stories with more glass and steel finishing in the details. At the left side of the mansion, the Dalton couple and their daughter were sitting on the couch near the swimming pool. The fire bowl was on either side to keep them warm outdoors.

Warmer or colder, the expression on the three faces was pitch dark. President Dalton who always and easily spoke to Casper through the calls didn\'t get to have a single word with him for twenty-four hours. It hurt President Dalton\'s pride.

He sipped his coffee and left the cup aside glaring at Flora. The latter was stubborn about keeping the relationship with Matthews who weren\'t valuing them.

Mrs. Dalton looked at Flora. They never stopped their daughter and always helped her get what she wanted. Although the relationship with the Matthews family was advantageous to them by business and status, they never even once got to see Alvin except once.

The first and the last time they saw Alvin in a hotel room. Five years ago, Flora had called them and cried that she was at a hotel. When they reached the hotel, Matthews was also there. They had seen Alvin giving a dirty glare to Flora who was crying nonstop telling both of them were drunk in the night and made a mistake.

Alvin hadn\'t given a damn to any of them so how could Mr. and Mrs. Dalton like him. But their daughter was adamant about getting engaged without Alvin Matthews in the engagement.

It\'s been five years, yet Flora wasn\'t ready to break off the engagement. It was the same today.

Flora was forced to wake up early in the morning. She was already irritated, hence when she sensed her mother\'s eyes too, she completely lost her cool.

Fuming, she abruptly stood up and threw the coffee cup to the ground. The cup broke, coffee spilled, yet the mother and father weren\'t shocked.

Flora growled "Can\'t I have a peaceful morning? The solution to all your problems isn\'t breaking my engagement. I am not going to marry a clown to solve your mess." She stormed inside the mansion.

Mr. Dalton was angered too. He bellowed at his precious daughter, "Flora!! Come back right now."

However, Flora walked away without caring. She was the only daughter, what could they do to her?

From the time she got to know Anya Owen was in the Oasis mansion, nothing was going right. She was humiliated in front of the Oasis mansion, a video went viral among the socialites making her embarrassed.

When somebody identified it happened in front of the Oasis mansion, rumored to be Alvin Matthew\'s mansion, everyone started questioning her relationship with Alvin. Ones who were jealous of her were laughing at her.

Just when she heard from the maid that Alvin returned to the mansion and there was an old couple with a kid in the mansion, the maid was fired.

Flora was struggling to know who those people were when another headache started in her family. Quickly getting dressed, she stormed out of the mansion to avoid the lecture of her parents.

At the swimming pool, Mrs. Dalton sighed loudly and asked her husband, "We have already waited this long, let\'s give a little more time. Baby should marry who she likes." The mother took her daughter\'s side.

Mr. Dalton frowned hearing his wife. He always listened to his daughter. But he was regretting supporting her in being engaged to the Matthews family who saw themselves as superior.

He stormed inside so his wife followed him hurriedly, afraid he might take any drastic step of annoying that engagement was off between two families.

Nevertheless, Mr. Dalton grabbed a file and threw it into his wife\'s hands, "You think those companies were fools to take huge losses? It is an intentional attack. If my guess is right, Alvin Matthews is doing this." He wasn\'t sure so he was waiting for the confirmation.

Mrs. Dalton checked the file and confirmed, not just them, the other parties also were at loss.

Mr. Dalton clenched his teeth and asked, "Are you expecting me to let the company ruin because of Flora\'s stupidity? Do you think I want to meet Casper for his support?" He wanted to confront Casper.

Mrs. Dalton paled, discerning Alvin Matthews might keep attacking them.

Mr. Dalton announced deciding to take the situation under control as soon as possible. "This has to end." He wasn\'t ready to lose his respect anymore.

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Flora called her friend and went to have breakfast. She wasn\'t even in a state to rant her frustration as the lie she created had grown too huge and nobody knows. She wouldn\'t let her image crumble even in front of the lady who she called a friend.

After breakfast, she handed her credit card to the waiter to pay the bill.

The waiter swiped the card in front of Flora and an automated voice sounded from the machine, \'Card declined.\'

The waiter placed the card on the table as he respectfully informed me, "Miss, your card is declined."

Flora\'s friend who had heard the automated voice, controlled from snickering at Flora. She thought to annoy her and extended her hand with her card, "Please use this." She sounded plain.

Embarrassed, Flora hissed through her clenched teeth, "Are you f*cking kidding me? Your machine must have a problem."

Her friend interjected before the waiter, "It\'s alright Flora. Let me pay once." It was always Flora who paid for everything when they go out to eat or drink. She didn\'t mind paying it while enjoying the embarrassment of Flora.

The waiter knew there was no problem with the machine. Yet, he politely apologized, "I am sorry for the inconvenience. I will try with this card."

He was taking the card of Flora\'s friend when Flora pushed her friend\'s hand away. She commanded the waiter, "I am paying for it. Change your machine."

The waiter could only cater to the customers\' needs. So he fetched another machine.

\'Card Declined.\'

\'Card Declined.\'

\'Card Declined.\'

All Flora\'s cards were blocked, leaving Flora utterly shamed. She was fuming, accurately guessing her father blocked all her cards. Well, it was just the beginning of her nightmare.

The commotion at a table did attract the attention of people around. A man from the same circle reached them and offered like a gentleman, "Ms. Dalton, let me pay for you." Well, he wasn\'t being generous there.

Flora\'s eyes zeroed at the man. Once the same man had offered to buy her a drink in a club, she had thrown a drink on his face in front of all and demeaned him.

The man pulled banknotes from his wallet and handed it to the waiter, "Please hand the change to Ms. Dalton." He flashed a provoking smile at Flora as he added, "She might need it for a bus charge." He ridiculed her mercilessly.

The group of men burst into laughter, high-fiving each other.

Flora\'s friend didn\'t feel bad for Flora. Because Flora was too haughty over the years hence her bad day naturally attracted more bad events. She was getting what she earned.

Infuriated, Flora stormed out of the restaurant.