"No, I don't want to go play with you", I pleaded, shaking from fear deep inside.
"No, come play with me. It'll be fun, don't worry" he replied back with a wink.
I looked back at him, trying to make myself stop shaking. I didn't want to go play with him. He doesn't play very nice. He tried to pick me up from the corner of the closet where I was hidden at, but I struggled back. I was going to scream, but someone interrupted.
"Yeah May, just go play with him, it'll be fun" he said while being distracted by playing computer games in the same room as we were in.
"Jay, take her with you. I don't want to be dealing with her right now, I have a game to play."
"See, your brother gave me permission, let's go" he said happily, too happily,leading me away from the closet.
I tried to make eye contact with my brother so he could read my eyes, but he didn't even bother looking my way. Then there I was, being lead into my own hell.
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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