"...and she's someone you'd go to war beside" I looked hopefully at my friends, waiting for their opinions on my speech-ing skills
"Wow.." Kazuki started, noding his head in approval, his lower lip stretched forward "That was deep"
"That was..*cough* ehm, very cool" Cedric choked, trying to control his strangled laugh that better stay there if he wants to keep his life.
"You guys don't appreciate art" I grumble, quickly licking off the ice cream drops trying to escape the cone. We're four colleagues, eating molten ice cream on the road's sidewalk, looking effortlessly like hobos.
"Don't work yourself out" Ivvy chuckled, noticing my glares at my bffs "This year, we'll make a change"
And we made a toast to that.
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Shirley O'shea, the one & only daughter of the billionaire Mark O'shea, was born with an emerald spoon shoved down her throat. Her fancy life is THE goal of many, let me tell you though, it ain't perfect. Born to a dad who cares about reputation more than he cares about anything else, ESPECIALLY her mom, she grew a love truma and an extra feminine gene, her boyfriend cheating on her didn't help much too, drop in being bullied for no reason.
On the other side of the world is Kazuki Shikimoto, a multi-talented young man who discovered he loves both pink and blue, only to get disowned by his family.
A journey to the U.S changes his life, where he meets Shirley, & they hit the bffs road. Now in college, they meet Ivvy Asaloug & Cedric Jamieson, who seems to not have a care in the world, not until you know them well, together, they start a club for broken heart ladies, & gentlemen if they want to.
They've fixed many broken hearts, now they need a new heart to heal. Enter Raymundo "Ran" Guerrero, Ivvy's -somehow- very far cousin. Except, he's not heartbroken, he's just...lost.
What can come out of mixing Shirley's craziness, Raymond's secrets, Ivvy's sassiness and well...Cedric
When Chef Margot loses her beloved restaurant to her cheating ex-fiance, her best friend, single dad Nathan, steps in with an unexpected offer to help her start over. As they collaborate, sparks fly-but can they overcome their complicated pasts for a chance at real love?
Season 4 of The Mechanic
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Margot Taylor thought she had it all: a thriving restaurant and a fiance she adored. But her world crumbled when her fiance abruptly cancelled their wedding and claimed ownership of her cherished restaurant. With her career in tatters and her heart broken, Margot is forced to start over.
Enter Nathan Davis, her loyal best friend and a single dad chasing big dreams of his own. As a partner in the multibillion-pound auto business, Nathan offers her a lifeline-a chance to open a new eatery on the grounds of his new mechanic shop.
As Margot pours her heartbreak into a new dream, her friendship with Nathan deepens into something much more electric. But their growing happiness is threatened when Nathan's ex-wife returns, determined to take their daughter away and upend the new couple's relationship. Caught in chaos, Margot must decide if she has the strength to fight for the life she's building...or let the wounds of her past ruin her future.
Content warning: This story contains depictions of eating disorders that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
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