"Life is never what it seems to be, Ravon. It's different for everyone," she pauses and exhales through her nose.
"You don't know what goes on in another person's life."
Ravon visibly stiffens at her soft, yet hard voice. He doesn't know what to do when tears start to roll down her flushed cheeks.
"I-" He starts but is cut short when she waves a dismissal hand. "I think I've wasted enough of your time, so I'm going to take my leave." A stray tear rolls down her cheek and onto the leather seat when she goes to pick up her purse.
When she exits his office, his mind begins to wonder. The girl he grew up with, the girl he bullied, was suffering this whole time. And to think after all these years, it finally clicked in his mind as he connected the dots.
"Fuck," He half shouts and punches his wooden work desk.
Her façade was just an illusion. Her sarcasm too, was an illusion. She built walls, high walls, and strong walls. She keeps herself guarded. She probably forgot who she was...
Ravon instantly felt disgusted with himself. He was childish at the age eighteen, five years has changed him, now the mature man he is, but yet, he still likes to make people suffer.
But he always had a softspot for one of his victims, Honey Kane.
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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