For all the girls who think they are difficult to love, for all the girls afraid of falling in love.
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She needed to find a husband in order to ensure that she inherits the business smoothly, the very business she had watched closely as it grew, and the business she had spent all her hard work behind. She wouldn't let it slip by to someone undeserving, so she was ready to sacrifice any thing and every thing that was needed.
He needed her forgiveness. He wanted to end the miseries of her life, the very miseries he had contributed to, and see her happy. She was his best friend and he loved her with all his might. He had ignored this fact all his life, but he couldn't anymore.
She needed a husband, he needed her.
But when he decided to return back in her life, she had nothing left for him. If geographical distance wasn't enough to create an unbearably wide river of differences between them, 12 long years of separation had done the deed.
Will love and forgiveness bloom, or will all end in a spiral of morbid contempt?
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forced proximity
marriage of convenience
second chance
bildungsroman
grumpy x sunshine
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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