Leon was taking a shower while Daisy lay on the bed, lost in thought.

This was an unwanted marriage.

Neither he nor I wanted to marry each other.

Then why is he being so kind to me?

I had expected him to be cold and ruthless. After all, he was the boss of the underworld, and the property that should have belonged to him was now legally mine.

Yet...

He had never once blamed me.

He had treated me with nothing but kindness.

It's becoming harder and harder not to fall for him.

...I think I have a crush on my husband.

The bathroom door opened.

Leon stepped out wearing nothing but a towel around his waist, casually drying his damp hair.

Daisy's eyes unconsciously wandered over Leon's well-built body.

Before he realized it...

Leon had caught him staring.

"Do you like my body?" Leon asked.

"Yes—I mean, no!"

Shit.

I answered without thinking again.

A faint smirk appeared on Leon's lips.

He slowly walked toward Daisy before climbing onto the bed beside him.

"You like it that much?"

He looked amused.

"Then you should exercise. Maybe you'll have a body like mine someday."

"No, thanks."

Daisy shook his head immediately.

"My body would collapse within a second. I can barely stand after today's training."

Leon's expression softened.

"Should I carry you to the dining table then?"

"No, it's alright. I can manage."

Daisy smiled shyly.

"And... thank you for the meal. It was delicious."

Leon gently brushed Daisy's hair aside before getting dressed.

Soon, the two of them headed downstairs for dinner.

---

Alex had prepared the meal himself.

One of the subordinates was serving dinner to Leon's loyal men.

Before sitting down, Leon's phone suddenly rang.

"Sit down first," he told Daisy.

"I'll be back."

Daisy nodded.

As Leon walked away with Alex following behind him, Daisy suddenly felt nervous.

He looked around.

Where should I sit?

Without giving it much thought, he sat in the empty seat in the middle of the table.

The room immediately fell silent.

Several pairs of eyes turned toward him.

Their tattoos...

Piercings...

And battle scars...

Made Daisy swallow nervously.

"How dare you!"

Jesh slammed his hand onto the table.

...Why do I suddenly have a feeling of déjà vu?

Daisy took a deep breath.

"C-Calm down. There seems to be a misunderstanding. I'm—"

"We don't care who you are," Max interrupted.

"That's Boss's seat. I've never seen you before. Rookies eat in another room."

At least let me finish...

Do all of you have a hobby of interrupting people while they're talking?

"Get out."

Jesh pointed toward the door.

Daisy tried once more.

"But I—"

Before he could continue...

William pointed a fork at his neck.

"Leave."

His voice was cold.

"Unless you want to die at the hands of your seniors."

That was the final straw.

"I've had ENOUGH!"

Daisy stood up so suddenly that everyone looked at him.

"I know you're all gangsters, but don't you have any basic manners?"

His voice echoed through the dining hall.

"When someone is speaking, let them finish their sentence!"

"How dare you yell at us?"

Jesh stood up.

"And who do you think you are?"

Daisy glared back without backing down.

"I'm the owner of this damn mansion!"

"You—"

Before Max could react...

A familiar voice interrupted.

"What's going on?"

Leon had returned.

"Boss!"

Max immediately stepped forward.

"Remove this person from the gang! He dared to sit in your seat and even claimed he's the owner of this mansion!"

"If you give us permission, Boss," Jesh added while cracking his knuckles, "we'll knock some sense into him."

Daisy had finally reached his limit.

He turned toward Leon.

"I would like to have my dinner in my room."

His voice was calm...

But firm.

"Please bring it to me."

"Whoa..."

William blinked in disbelief.

"He's ordering Boss around."

Daisy ignored everyone.

He stormed out of the dining hall.

"Daisy—"

Leon tried to stop him.

But Daisy didn't even turn around.

"I don't want to eat with people who don't know basic manners!"

He continued walking.

"They wouldn't let me finish a single sentence or even eat in peace."

His voice carried a hint of frustration.

"I understand they're gangsters, but that doesn't give them the right to be so rude!"

With that...

He disappeared upstairs.

Silence filled the dining hall.

Jesh scratched his head.

"...Why didn't Boss do anything after he yelled at him?"

Alex sighed.

"Because he is our mistress."

Everyone looked at him.

"And the owner of this house."

Alex paused before delivering the final blow.

"...He's also Boss's husband."

"What?"

Max's eyes widened.

"Fools."

Alex rubbed his forehead.

"That was Mistress Daisy."

The room instantly fell into complete silence.

Everyone stood frozen in shock.

Leon slowly turned toward them.

His cold gaze swept across the room.

The temperature itself seemed to drop.

Everyone unconsciously shivered.

"S-Sorry, Boss," William apologized while lowering his head.

"We didn't know that was Mistress Daisy."

"I'll overlook the fact that none of you knew who Daisy was."

Leon's voice remained calm.

"But..."

His sharp eyes narrowed.

"Why didn't any of you allow him to finish speaking?"

No one answered.

Not a single person dared to raise their head.

"I see."

Disappointment flashed across Leon's face.

"So this is what my loyal subordinates have become."

"You've grown arrogant enough to ignore people simply because you think they're beneath you."

He glanced toward the younger members.

"And because of your behavior..."

"The juniors have learned to do the same."

No one dared to respond.

Leon took Daisy's dinner from Alex.

"I won't forgive any of you..."

He looked at each of them one last time.

"...Until Daisy forgives you."

With those words, Leon left for their room.

The dining hall remained completely silent.

Everyone shared the same thought.

...What are we supposed to do now?