Singsong

Ivy Jakes, a work-oriented lady was dumped by her fiancé....on her wedding day! In a bid to navigate the aftermath of a wedding gone wrong, she decided to be spontaneous by taking part in a random matchmaking event. What are the odds that this adventure of hers would come back to haunt her...and through the most unlikely person? ***Excerpt*** "Good morning sir", Ivy said in her high-pitched singsong voice, as she stepped into the most dreaded office in the company. " Yes-yes", he muttered with his back turned to her, whilst trying to get off a call. "That voice? It can't be", Ivy wondered " Lucy"? he asked, surprised..."I never thought I would see you again" "Oh, no! this must be a bad dream...a terrible one at that", Ivy thought to herself, as she finally saw the face of the man whose voice she had just heard. " You asked to see me s-sir", Ivy stuttered "See you? For what?", he asked, still surprised " I'm Ivy Jakes s-sir, the new regional director of sales", she managed to say after a brief moment of silence "Who would've thought", he smirked In the thick silence that enveloped the room, Ivy was sure she could hear her heartbeat and could feel her legs wobble while standing tongue-tied in front of her new boss. She was almost hyperventilating, with beads of sweat trickling down her forehead in the air-conditioned office, knowing that her life....and particularly her career was about to change, either for good or for bad...she could swear it was for bad How could it be that Dan, the caring man she met in Vegas is Richard Stone, the mysterious boss, she had always heard about....but then, what happens in Vegas...

To be or not to be...a villain — that is her question. Born to a wealthy family, Theresia Liechtenstein grew up with not much worry in the world. Until she learned the truth of their world from the mouth of her lover. With newfound knowledge, Theresia decides to change things in the story she is told. For the ending was something she couldn’t freely accept. With a plan at hand, Theresia forges into the battle of changing the destined path. But her plan soon loses meaning because the heroine is not who she seems to be. Filled with foiled plans, Theresia must now step up her game and be the greater evil she did not expect herself to be. ------------------------------------------------- "Well, I'll be damned~" I singsong in laughter as I watched the little play the heroine was showcasing. "That's the heroine you're all so proud of?" "I---" "She's quite something, I'll give you that," I sarcastically said, cutting him off completely — unimpressed by the woman he declared to be a foe I can't even imagine myself beating. "She's a fox," I added upon noticing how she skipped from one man to another as the party progressed. "That's not something I'd associate with an angelic heroine which you claimed her to be," "That's for plot progression. The men approached her first." I side-eyed him immediately with his lousy defense. "Continue believing that," "Where are you going all of a sudden?" he asked as soon as I turned my back on him and walked off. "To make arrangements," "What for?" I slowly turned around once more, showing him an innocent smile. "I need countermeasures, love. That woman is a green-tea and I refuse to be left defenseless." We'll all be damned if I let that sneaky little fox win everyone over. She's forcing her way into our lives and I refuse to let her take over. If she's looking for an enemy... I'll willingly take her on.