I watched this after having withdrawal symptoms from Mookda's latest drama, and while it wasn't as epic, it was certainly addicting and entertaining. The story revolves around Massaya, a young girl whose father was chased away by his mom after she disapproved of his marriage. The kicker is that the woman is not his real mom; she adopted him after he lost his parents and raised him as her own. This should chase away the worries that the main leads are related; they are certainly not biologically related, although the faux relations added to how addicting their relationship was. After the father was kicked out, years pass by and the woman (a grandma at this point) regrets what she did. She enlists her eldest grandson, Lak, to bring back Massaya and raise her under their house name (the father passed away at this point, so now she's doubly guilty) although not without troubles from the other members of the family.

I admit I was worried about how the show was going to bring Lak and Massaya together; in the beginning we see Lak and his gf, Chom, as a strong couple but grandma doesn't like Chom bc she thinks Chom is not good enough for her (and at this point Chom is not a bad person). I felt like they'd be the leads of the lakorn with what they were going through and didn't see how Lak would fall for Mass (I almost didn't want him to). Likewise, while I could def see why Mass liked Lak, I shipped her with Nop who is the sweetest guy ever and who I had serious 2nd ML syndrome for. Each couple were well suited for each other, and I wouldn't have minded if they ended up together. But ohhhhh boy did the show prove me wrong, and had them come together in the best guilty pleasure way possible.

Like Tan Chai said (a fav character of mine btw), love does not equal suitability. We see how Lak progressively falls deeper and deeper for Mass and gets increasingly possessive of her. You get the sense where you know the stuff he's doing is crossing boundaries but it's honestly too good not to watch. I felt bad for Chom bc she's just watching Lak fall out of love for her, but it unfortunately turns her into a villain set out to get Lak back (tho honestly I didn't think he treated her well when they were together anyway).

Now onto some weak points. Definitely what bothered me was how unreliable Lak was; one moment he tells Mass that nothing will break them apart but when things get too real then he backs off and tells her everything he did was a lie. He does this about two or three times which is too many and even Mass gets tired of his flip-flopping and runs from him (made great tv ngl but def not a good relationship lol). He does make up for what he's done in a satisfactory manner, so it doesn't feel completely messed up. I also didn't like how the grandma was repeating her mistakes in forcing Lak to be with someone he didn't love (this was when he was with Chom + Mass; tho with Mass I could understand cuz relations. But still.). Another thing that bothered me was the family drama; it's obvious that the grandma is biased towards Mass' dad and Lak, which causes Lak's aunt to be super jealous and hateful. It doesn't excuse the crappy stuff her and her daughter do to Mass but grandma is def at the heart of it. I wish this part of the drama was more fleshed out as not all the members of the aunt's family are bad and I felt like they had more to tell then what we were given.

I want to shout out two gems in this lakorn: Nop and Pong. Nop is just the sweetest; you could argue that he's being pushy but he never forces Mass to do anything and just wants her to give him a chance. He even helps her get together with Lak even though he's in love with her and I honestly felt cheated that I didn't get to see how he ended up in the finale. Pong was surprising; initially he was super annoying and was trying to steal Chom from Lak, but we see later he's actually a good person and brother. Also he persists in courting Chom despite her history with Lak, by waiting for her after work, being good to her parents and overall just following his heart (Lak should takes notes lol). 

Overall this was a great watch and I'd definitely recommend. I really like the music in this lakorn, there were great songs and it was played appropriately. Am definitely re-watching for the OTP and Nop + Mass scenes.