At Evelyn's mansion.
10.50 am.
Evelyn had woken Vanessa up early to have a princess bath in her (Evelyn's) own bathroom since Vanessa had destroyed the bath tub and shower head in her bathroom last night.
She was stunned when she saw Vanessa's hair that had strips of red in her once fully blonde hair.
"Your fairy level increased?" Evelyn asked at that time.
But Vanessa did not reply.
Now Evelyn had dolled her bestie up with the most expensive things she could find at her wardrobe and vanity table.
"Baby girl, you need to help us show him how blind he is." Evelyn said.
Obviously, she still recalled Jack Reynolds' insult yesterday that she, Evelyn, was a monk fish. That insult cut deep into her heart. There's no need to worry or hurry too much for now. When it's the right time, she will take a delicious satisfying revenge on that guy. Hmph!
Vanessa on the other hand, felt helpless when she stared at the mirror.
"Bestie, you dolled me up like this. Makes me so uncomfortable." she whined but Evelyn pretended not to hear.
"This is exactly how you should be looking, baby girl. Listen to your senior sis for once, k? I know the best for my bestie." she patted Vanessa's head gently while Vanessa rolled her eyes.
"Childish!" she scoffed and Evelyn stuck out her small pink tongue and both chuckled.
When they headed downstairs, the bodyguard that Lisa's dad assigned to 'protect' them was already waiting for a long time.
He saw how Vanessa looked and he smiled.
Vanessa is clad in simple yet elegant make-up, her hair in arranged in two ponytails, a thin silver necklace that rested around her neck, a plain knee-length grey gown, transparent stockings and silver low flats as Vanessa kept refusing all the heels that Evelyn showed to her earlier. She holding a silver purse and sporting transparent, non-medical glasses.
In one sentence, her current look could be called 'Simple and elegant refreshment'.
Mr Jack's bodyguard sighed internally.
'Boss is indeed blind to beauties.' he thought.
Vanessa and Evelyn did not speak with their mouth but instead telepathed. Ah, this ability is too good, eh!
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Lisa's dad mansion.
Tastefully furnished and eyeopening; it was like a new world for Vanessa who was following after the bodyguard who kept an icy face.
'Wah, so luxurious. Even if I work till death, I still can't afford anything here. Ah, this is too painful. Too arrogant to a peasant like me.' she thought in defeat.
She recalled how Jack Reynolds had easily tricked her yesterday and clenched her fists.
That guy! It's a waste for him to have such good looks. People like him needed to look like pigs and have bull horns to show his wickedness. He did not even deserve Lisa.
Thinking of Lisa, she calmed down.
She had to admit, she missed Lisa. That cute little bun to brings a smile to her face. Ah, she calls her mummy. Having an irresistable cute baby girl is so wonderful!
While she was lost in her thoughts, the bodyguard took her to reality by clearing his throat.
"Miss, you can go in to see the master," he said and then turned to walk away. He didn't even allow her to ask questions.
Vanessa just stood in front of the huge door before her that screamed ' Hey paupers, I'm expensive! I'm priceless, everyone! The best quality!'
She almost had a headache looking at it. So rich!
She guessed this must probably be Mr. Jack' study room. She bit her lips and her body fidgeted as she didn't know what to expect.
The moment she gathered courage and opened the door, she was stunned.
Why was she shocked?
Mr Jack Oliver Reynolds, was standing in front of her bare-chested, with a towel around his neck.
He was breathing warm air to her face and his well-built body glistened with sweat.
Vanessa took her eyes down and gulped.
She daydreamed about touching his abs. Wow! He has solid ten packs. A broad chest, look at the lean waist, ah! Even while sweating, he smells so delicious. Ah, she wanted to hug and then have a bite of this human sized fresh, hot cake before her.
"Ahem..." Lisa's dad coughed to bring her back from fantasy land.
"Do you like what you see? You admit that you are indeed a monk fish and I'm taking a huge risk by allowing you to babysit Lisa?" he asked with folded arms.
Vanessa who had been forcefully ejected from her world of unspeakable fantasy, heard these words and stared at Jack in rage.
"You..." she pointed at him but he pushed her hand down.
"Lady, I don't like being pointed at and second, you ain't worthy?" he spat and left the room.
........
"You..." Vanessa was unable to speak further and scoffed.
'You think too highly of yourself. Not everyone's gonna drool over you just because you have... well he really has nice abs. Well toned, solid and sexy. Gosh Vannie, what are you thinking?' she shook off those lecherous thoughts and exhaled three times.
'You can do it baby' she said to herself internally before heading towards the direction that Jack left.
A female servant asked her to wait in his study that was bigger than her former apartment times ten. Ah, such a huge difference!
The rows of books that rested peacefully and neatly on the high shelves, the majestic chandelier, the red carpet that seemed even more expensive than Evelyn's car, the chairs and table made from walnut.
It felt like she had entered another world where all the residents were called books.
She saw that each or a group of shelves had special tags that made it easier to identify what one wanted. She thought back to what she wanted to be before her late father's illness. Sigh! That's in the past.
But she couldn't help picking a book that dealt with finance.
She touched the thick cover and breathed in its fragrance. She longed to to read the book, at least to kill time. She helped herself to one of the chairs and placed the thick book on the table. Soon she got so immersed in the book that she didn't even notice that Jack had been standing beside her for 3 minutes. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and cleared his throat. There was no reaction from Vanessa as she was in deep thoughts. 'This book is really good. It's a pity... a pity that I...' she was dragged back to reality when Jack knocked on the table twice.
She panicked and turned her head, looking upwards to see a frowning Jack.
Instantly, she flashed a sheepish smile.
"Hehehe... Mr Jack... Haha... I just wanted to busy my mind with something. Sorry for touching your belonging. I'm very sorry" she apologized and stood up.
She then picked the book after closing it and returned it back to the shelf where she had found it. She turned around to see Jack still frowning and fidgeted. She didn't know what to do in that moment.
'Think Vanny, Think!' she said in her heart.
But no plans were formulating, no ideas popped up. Ah, she had failed to show Jack that she wasn't a monk fish as he'd said earlier. She'd embarrassed herself, ah!
"Come here, monk fish!" Jack's sudden call brought her back to reality again.
"Eh... what did you call me?" she asked, pretending not to have heard but one could see her clenched fists.
Jack smiled and sat on the best chair at the extreme. Vanessa sat at the chair she'd stood up from earlier and faced him, her chest heaving up and down.
"Relax. I won't charge you for the damages you caused to the book and sitting on my chair without my permission, lady." Jack 'reasssured' her and then took out a document from on of the drawers in the table closest to him.
He threw it towards Vanessa who caught it and opened the first page to read its content. It was the contract document that she'd need to sign before becoming the official babysitter/ mommy for Lisa. She started to read carefully and frowned at the contents.
"Mr Jack, what the hell is the meaning of this?" she couldn't keep her cool this time.
Jack raised an eyebrow and asked innocently.
"Is there anything wrong? If not, please go ahead and sign. I don't have all day. Besides, you're such a slow reader." he said in a bored tone.
Vanessa tore the document in two.
"Mr Jack Oliver Reynolds, I can accept the fact that you love to bully people occasionally but this, I can't accept it. Lisa is a cute child. She brings a smile to my face indeed. Even if you didn't ask, I'd want to be with her. But why sound like a merchant? Am I goods to be bought? What do you mean by me not being able to see my friend? I'm not allowed to talk with an unknown male... I can't eat stuff banned in this damned palace of yours. I can't go back even for an emergency.
A salary of even 10 million every month isn't enough for me to do this. Your terms are simply unfair. I don't care what you will do after this." she walked fast to him and poked his forehead with her right index finger. " I will not babysit your princess. I.."
Vanessa's words were cut short as the door opened.
"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!"
Lisa ran to Vanessa and hugged her thighs then started crying.
"Mommy, Lisa missed you. Don't leave me alone. Mummy Lisa loves you. Lisa will be good and obedient..."
Vanessa bent down and hugged Lisa.
"Don't cry. Don't cry. Mummy was wrong. Mummy did a bad thing. Mummy won't leave you alone okay?" she kissed the little bun's cheeks and forehead.
"Don't mind mummy's nonsense words, baby. I'll stay with you from now on." said Vanessa in a gentle manner.
"Promise, mummy?" Lisa asked.
"Yes! Let's secure this promise with our pinkies," Vanessa suggested and a bright smile appeared on Lisa's face.
"Aww! My little princess is so cute."
Jack who was watching their interactions, scoffed and pretended to read a book.
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3 minutes later.
Vanessa was able to get Lisa to go play with her assigned nanny for a while while she discusses with Jack.
Now, Jack has fished out another document.
It's a contract but this time, the terms were okay by her and she signed.
"You really are feisty like your red strands. And here I thought it was your blob fish friend that was the tigress. Tell me, if it wasn't for Lisa, what would you have done to me? Pounce on me and eat me up with only bones left?" Jack asked as he sipped slowly the red wine from the exquisite wine glass.
A bodyguard stood behind him with an icy aura.
"Sorry, Mr Jack. It won't happen again after all you're my boss now. It seems decided too that no matter how many documents I tear up, I'd still end up as Lisa's contracted mommy. Great job!" she applauded in sarcasm.
"Thanks for the praise. Now you may go get your things and come here latest tomorrow. I don't want you to smear my holy reputation on the net." he stated and ordered her to leave the study room; he wanted some peace and quiet.
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Outside the study.
Vanessa saw Lisa waiting for her. The moment Lisa saw that she was out, she quickly rushed to hug her thigh.
"Mommy, please come back soon. Lisa is smart and understands. Lisa will wait for you to return"
"Thank you Lisa. Mommy will come back soon. Muah!" she kissed Lisa's cheeks again and ran after the bodyguard who was to lead her out of the property.
Seeing her new mommy leave, Lisa ran into the study. She hugged Jack's right leg and looked up to see his cod face. He looked annoyed.
"What?" he asked.
"Thank you daddy. I'll behave from now on. " she blew kisses at him and ran off causing him to shake his head in amusement.
"Kids! Whatever, I've gotten rid of a trouble. But I hope I didn't bring a much bigger trouble" he muttered to himself.
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Evelyn's mansion.
Vanessa was chatting with her bestie as they helped her pack some necessities. Evelyn would go shopping with her later.
According to her, Vanessa must deal Jack a big blow so he'll learn to zip his dirty mouth when it comes to insults.She smiled as she watched her friend rant and shook her head. This was indeed her bestie.
Well tomorrow will be the day of great change in her simple life. Hope she can handle it.
Buck private area, Y city.
Another reserved area for the rich. There are a total of 4 villas. The last one's owner is unknown but we're visiting the second.
Guess who lives here? That's right. Andre Mills.
Currently, he's in the garden discussing with a tastefully dressed lady. She's prettier than Evelyn and Vanessa combined, tall and possess an elegant aura.
"Annabelle, I just can't understand. The evils lately keep increasing. There's one villain eating unborn fetuses in M city, another sucking blood of virgins till they almost die in Doe city and now here in Y city- another unknown villain who wants both mother and child dead with the husband's bad reputation?" Andre just couldn't put his finger on the matter.
"Who was it or rather who are they? Who are those people bent on destroying the balance and throwing each city into chaos?"
The lady exhaled and took out a very old rusty book from her bag. Seeing it, Andre raised his eyebrows in doubt.
"What's that?" he asked.
"Well, it's what you see. A very old and rusty book. Why ask?" she replied with her enchanting voice.
"I'm just curious, okay? Is that a sin?" he whined.
"Forget it. This book is what I found in a cave when I went swimming in the ocean last week." she explained.
"Oh! Has your tail recovered yet? I'm really sorry that I hit your tail with my fire chain. I apologize again." he said with flushed cheeks. Obviously the incident behind this apology was embarrassing.
"I'm tired of hearing your apology a million times. Let's get to the real business." she opened the thick brown book cover after wiping off the dust. The pages were really old and rough.
"Wait, you said you found it in a cave in the ocean?" he asked for confirmation.
"Yup. My guess is, this book isn't ordinary. A book in water should not be like this right. Honestly, It was kept in a transparent but waterproof glass. It wasn't easy for me to obtain it. I had my magic level decreased. But I think it's worth it." she said with a sigh.
"No wonder you look paler than the usual rosy and energetic girl I know. I have a thought. Forgive me though."
"What is..." she couldn't continue her question as she felt something cold on her legs.
She reached her right hand to her neck and found it bare. Her golden pearl necklace was gone.
"You..." she immediately ran off at inhuman speed with Andre following behind. He didn't forget to take the book.
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5 seconds later.
The lady called Annabelle, dived into the chilly pool while Andre had just arrived. He sat on the rocking chair to catch his breath a bit.
Not long after, Annabelle swam to surface and glared daggers at an unbothered Andre.
"What? I'm used to that stare. You can't blame me for seeking to have fun and at the same time do a little investigation." he defended. Annabelle responded by going back inside the water.
Then she jumped up with a big splash of water on Andre. She did this seven times in quick succession. Andre's eyes immediately changed color and his clothes dried. Then a gold shield appeared in front of him. It's capable of resisting the water splash.
"Well, I was caught unawares!" Andre spoke loudly after Annabelle resurfaced and mocked him. Her laugh was like a song as expected of a siren.
She climbed to the smooth floor and sat with a little difficulty. Her tail is heavy out of water.
Currently, her siren form is as follows: A face bare of make up, enchanting silver eyes, tempting, full red lips, black fin-like ears, bluish grey long hair that starts to flutter without any wind once out of water, a sea shell bra, a transparent skirt studded with silver pearls at the waist and an obsidian black tail with gold spirals. Her tail fin is very wide and grey colored.
"Little siren, let's continue alright? You can beat me later" Andre suggested.
The book vanished from Andre's hands and appeared at Annabelle's.
"The language is ancient too but I can understand the first page. It reads: 'The life of a fairy- magic level and spells' "
"That's all?" Andre asked in disbelief.
"Yup! It wasn't easy for me to discern this first page. As for the rest, I can't." Annabelle shrugged and closed the book.
"Sigh. We'll need to find another magical being most probably a high ranking fairy to know the contents. What a pity that's illusory. Fairies are extinct already. Even if there's one left, she wouldn't reveal herself easily. Who knows what dangers he or she might face. Sigh." said Andre dejectedly.
"However, we need to find at least one of the villains. Probably they could be just one person or have a super evil mastermind. I can tell these news is just a tip of the iceberg. Can we really resist the evil unknown? Sigh"
Andre threw the pearl necklace back to her and she wore it.
"Um I guess I should turn around right? You said your magic level decreased." Andre asked.
"No need. I only lost one level" she said and entered back in the water.
Two seconds later, she jumped out and landed on the dry floor behind Andre with ease.
She looked the same as when she was in the garden. (i.e same dress, shoes, make-up and all that)
Andre's golden shield evaporated and when he wanted to stand up, Annabelle kicked him together with the rocking chair into the pool with an evil smirk on her delicate face.
The water in the pool soon bubbled and emitted smoke. Andre then surfaced with his yellow t-shirt missing. The red dragon tattoos in his body were shining with gold light. And his hair flustered wildly with fire. A golden shield surrounded him instantly drying his body and preventing water from touching him.
"Well, It doesn't sound bad if I decide to have a little fun and do some little search right?" she blinked her eyes at him and mocked him.
Andre couldn't reply. This lady was taking revenge.
She's a fish in water but he is a fire dragon. He has nothing much in common with water especially when sneak attacked like that!
Oh right. There's another problem.
"Eh...em... Annabelle?" he called out in a small voice. His cheeks were red as a tomato.
"What?" she answered, amused.
"I..I *exhales deeply* I can't fly yet nor able disappear. And I'm currently in... I'm experiencing a little... dilemma right now. Can you close your eyes. I need to get out of here" he asked sheepishly.
Anna rolled her eyes and scoffed.
"Why should I do that? Besides I can see even with my eyes closed." she reminded him.
"Then... can you please get me something to cover myself with?" he said in defeat.
"Oh, you're bare. Now we're even" she catwalked away.
Andre ran his hand through his hair that was no longer fluttering with fire.
"Even? This lady is indeed a siren. Vengeful siren. Sigh" he went back in the water that was now starting to become chilly.
Three minutes later.
Anna returned and threw a long thick pink towel at him.
"Eh thanks. Can you leave now?" he asked again but Anna shook her head.
"Dulciana?" he finally called out in frustration.
Her eyes widened in shock.
"You... how do you know my siren name?" she couldn't reconcile with the fact.
"Last week, you came here drunk and blurted it out. I didn't ask. Dulciana... please leave. Give me a little privacy okay?"
"Hmph! You're lucky today." she super sped away causing him to sigh in relief.
"Women!" he muttered as he climbed out of the pool and quickly wrapped the towel around his waist.
The rocking chair was lifted out of the water with his telekinesis and dried with fire energy.
Andre's body soon became dry and he left the pool.
Liege clinic...
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