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Run away from wedding, sabotage and secrets. Help answer the question everyone's thinking: Who's trying to ruin her life? Merge flavorful dishes, restore and decorate Ileana's restaurant and watch the mystery unfold. But what will happen?\nWhip Up Tasty Dishes\nServe coffee, sandwiches, seafood, and a range of other dishes, to your customers. The more you play, the more dishes you'll find to add to your menu!\nRestore the Restaurant\nRebuild and design the best county restaurant around! Choose the flooring, wallpaper and furniture to restore restaurant to its former glory!\nBuild Relationships\nConverse with customers and hang out with old friends. Or explore the possibility of a new budding romance.\nCatch up on the Gossip\nYou'll renovate and merge to reveal clues, and uncover hidden secrets of the residents of Sunny City. 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