There's a daddy/bunny relationship and then there's ... this nightmare of a romance. Dylan (the MMC) is a 33 years old single dad who's working as CFO for his family's company (real estate, makes you apparently billionaires) with a stick up his ass, utterly boring and is supposed to be a grump when he's just bleak and "I can't be in a relationship because I'm dedicated to my child and I got my heart broken". He also treats Marlow (the FMC) like an actual child, just because she's 10 years younger and so ✨quirky✨. The author decided to let her be neurodivergent (no actual diagnosis because "symptoms are different for everyone!" but it reads like a stereotypical portrayal of ADHD) but it's more a quirky character trait instead of an actual mental health issue. Of course, she's a free spirit who can't commit to anything (studying, hobbies, ...) if it isn't art (textured flowers ...) but even here, she's struggling with deadlines. 

By the time I gave up, their relationship hints at a light dom/sub relationship ("good girl", "I might be reserved, but that doesn't mean I don't have a bossy streak in the bedroom"). Including bathing her while she's sick but somehow it's supposed to be sexy? What's sexy at being sweaty as fuck because your body got wrecked by a high fever? Aside from it, it's just insta love/lust. There's a weird time jump at the 2nd chapter to "one year later" after a bad first meeting in the 1st chapter, and suddenly they find each other very attractive but can't have each other for different reasons (not staying permanently in the town, age gap, single dad, she's my nanny, she's too wild/... - it never stops). 

Feels extremely long despite just being ~300 pages, which I blame on the horrible writing style.