I'll preface my review to say that my evaluation of this drama is based solely on the story of the leads; I had no interest or patience for any other side story (especially the second leads') and mercilessly skipped over scenes that does not involve the leads.

I'm a huge fan of hate to love premise and this drama delivered in that respect. This is a really enjoyable watch because the leads are such strong actors oozing with chemistry. Their explosive arguments are like a guilty pleasure and I binged the whole drama.

The "hate" here is caused by the murder of Suree, the twin sister of the male lead, Suriyen (Athichart (Aum) Chumnanon), presumably by her husband, who's on the run. The female lead, Thantawan (Chippy Sirin Preediyanon), is the husband's sister. The story begins with Suree's funeral and the reading of the will and who would be responsible for her son, Pete. At one end of the spectrum, we have Suriyen, a relative stranger who has never been a part of Pete's life, suddenly here, with the law on his side (he is declared guardian of the boy in the will). He has every reason to suspect the father as the murderer since his sister left a telling voicemail. And he believes Pete's aunt colluded with her brother to murder the mother. The aunt on the other hand, whom the boy loves very much, sees in the man nothing but a mobster you would not want anyone close to, let alone her nephew. So there is much antagonism between the boy's aunt and uncle as a result and massive chasm between the two from the outset.

Aum is so good at playing bad boys. I recently watched an old drama of his and despite how terrible his character is, it kept me watching because he's such a good actor. He's even better here. He aged so well; simply exudes confidence and authority and looks real good while doing it. I also really liked the female lead. She displays mental fortitude in the face of many challenges brought upon by Suriyen. And boy, he is real rough on her in the beginning. I loved her bring-it-on attitude in response. It was amusing to see him get all worked up because of her. She is also mature and empathetic. When she discovers how scarred he is (literally), she begins to see that he is just a misunderstood, lonely soul. With patience and understanding (but telling it like it is), she helps him bond with his nephew, the only family he has left. There are some fun, comedic parts as he softens up ever so slowly. But when he finally opens up to Thantawan, you'll realize how much he has suffered and how lacking in love his life has been. And when he asks her to stay with him, that she and Pete are his only family, my heart broke. After the three of them bond, they are like a little family. It was so cute. When Pete hugs Suriyen, my heart just melted. And the date at the end was so sweet (I can't stop laughing at "love you, kiss kiss"). Also, I've never seen someone declare his love on a speedboat before. I loved it.

You can expect gun fights, violence and abuse against women and children here, as is typical of Lakorns. But as described above, there is plenty to love about this drama. In a way, it is about one man's journey to learn to love again and become human in the process.