Hitoiki Otoko is your usual highschooler. He gets passing grades, pays attention, and is praised by all his teachers. Though Hitoiki loves the attention, he just doesn't show it, due to his personal past. As a child, Hitoiki never got a lot of attention from his family, often neglected by them, which caused him to be emotionless, though someone from his childhood made him feel emotions, he called them his "friend," but he doesn't remember them, so everything about them disappeared from Hitoiki's memory. He can't feel sadness, anger, happiness, or anything. Though, for him to not be an outcast, he "pretended" to have these emotions, so when someone was sad, he'd feel remorse for them, even though he didn't. He had tried to feel emotions all his life, but gave up, until now, being in his last year of high school, he finally found someone that'll make him feel all the emotions he wished for, maybe, even love. Maybe...that someone...was his childhood "friend".
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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