Living in a company-owned apartment complex has its advantages, but privacy isn't one of them. High school student Hatsumi Narita knows this all too well. If it wasn't hard enough to deal with the imperious and petty Mrs. Tachibana, the wife of the company president and the resident Queen Bee, Hatsumi also must endure being bullied by Ryoki Tachibana, the president's only son.
After a few frightening brushes with Ryoki when they were both kids, Hatsumi is relieved that Ryoki ended up at an exclusive private school that keeps him out of her hair.
But when Ryoki catches Hatsumi with some incriminating evidence, he's quick to remind her that a few words from him to his mother would mean instant misery for her family. In exchange for his silence, Ryoki tells Hatsumi that she must become his slave.
Originally released as 12 volumes of delightfully trashy plot twists and love triangles, Hot Gimmick returns in a deluxe three volumes-in-one edition with extra color pages and editors' notes.
- Release Date: March 17, 2009
- ISBN: 978-1421523484
- Content Rating:OT – Older Teens, Age 16+
- Manga Genres:Shojo (Girls') Manga, Romance, Drama
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