"Nobody is perfect.
And nobody deserves to be perfect.
Nobody has it easy,
Everybody has issues.
You never know what people are going through.
So pause before you start judging, criticising, or mocking others.
Everyone is fighting their own battles."
-Unknown
Flake Waters, age 16, was living a normal life in Alaska with her mom and step dad. She had a little sister, Blèu, and an older brother, Ash.
Summer holidays are starting and Flake finds out that she's being sent to LA for the summer to her dad's house, along with Blèu and Ash.
The whole LA thing for the summer might sound fun, but for Flake it was her worst nightmare. She hated her dad for what he had done to their family and was scared to go back there.
Will she forgive him for the mistakes he made?
Her life turns upside down, revealing true and fake friends along with arguments, complications and heartbreak.
But every bad thing must come to an end somehow at some point, it's a matter of when that makes a difference.
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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