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Atlas built a successful restaurant empire, but he can't forget the girlfriend who left him for another man. Arriving in the woman's hometown of Cypress Creek, Texas, to launch a final restaurant and prove his success, he meets Riley, a woman who makes him think of the future and how much he sacrificed to achieve his culinary dreams. When he discovers she's also the architect tasked with designing his new restaurant, he doubles down on his interest, but she refuses to mix business with pleasure.