Maki didnt cry that night. That night, that seemed to play on repeat. Over and over again until it was all she could see, all she could hear. It was her final straw. She would leave it all behind, forget everything and everyone. That was a promise.
"Sure, kid, you wanna run away." Toji inhales deeply before taking another hit of his cigarette.
'I-I do." Maki whispers. "I have to."
He laughs at her, his voice raspy like he were an old man. "I'll tell you what, kid, I got a place, sure."
"I'll go anywhere."
"Oh, I know you will. Anyway, I was thinking." He smiles at her, a smile like she's never seen from her bleak uncle. "I got a friend. A Self-serving winch, but she owes me-." He coughs loudly, "You will stay with her in Tohoku. It won't cost money, but you'll pay her back somehow."
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Maki thinks she'll never feel genuine emotion again. She is far from home in a place riddled with violence and gangs and frankly alone. Mak, all too guarded and not trusting at all meets Kugisaki who seems to make her smile just a little too hard. Actually, Maki finds herself doing a lot of things she said she wouldn't do because of her.
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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