Not exactly a Cinderella story.
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MatureOngoing2h 59m
Last published Wed, Feb 17, 2021
Love, something she stopped believing in.
Commitment, none of her businesses.
Heartbreak, her sole goal.
When twenty-two year old, Ivy Astrid Scivett had to return to her home town, she was having second thoughts. The place held memories;
Memories she never thought she'd have to revisit, not even in her dreams.
But kicking away a lucrative offer would be sheer stupidity. Having no alternative, she lands herself in New York, what she didn't expect was to meet Jake Chandler. A chance encounter with her past she thought. When reality comes crashing down Ivy has two choices. Either to live as she has been or to find out the truth behind it all. Choices have consequences. Is she ready to face them? Especially when it all started as a game.
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