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Oscar has two rules:
Protect Amelie at all costs, and never let anyone close enough to leave again.
At twenty-four, Oscar Piastri's life is a routine of silence and survival. Abandoned by his partner shortly after their daughter was born, he has built a fortress around his heart. He is a brilliant lawyer and a devoted father, but inside, he is frozen.
When his old friends Charles and Max offer him a lifeline-a job and a fresh start in sunny Monaco-Oscar accepts, desperate for a change. He expects hard work and a quiet life.
He does not expect Lando.
Lando is Amelie's new kindergarten teacher. He is loud, chaotic, overwhelmingly affectionate, and wears his heart on his sleeve-everything Oscar is not. And while Amelie instantly falls in love with her colourful new teacher, Oscar finds himself terrified by the warmth Lando tries to force into his life.
Lando is determined to melt the ice around the single dad's heart. But Oscar is convinced that everything good eventually leaves.
Can a preschool teacher with too much energy teach a broken lawyer that some people are actually meant to stay?