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The Mafia's Bed Prisoner

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Episode 2

"Oh my goodness... Wait for me... Wait...!!!" Daisy shouted as she chased after the bus that was starting to move.

Daisy tried her best to quickly finish the laundry so she wouldn't be late for work again.

"Wait... Stop...!!!" Daisy yelled, running and pounding on the back of the bus with her palms.

After a short struggle, Daisy's efforts paid off.

"SCREECH!!" The bus brakes screeched as it came to a halt, then opened its doors.

Daisy smiled in relief, rushing and successfully getting on the bus before pressing against her pounding chest.

"Thank you, sorry." Daisy said breathlessly.

Daisy then went further into the bus to find a seat.

"Oh my, I could hardly breathe." Daisy said, sitting down while still catching her breath from the run.

After that, Daisy put on her headphones and played music through her simple cell phone to calm herself down.

Daisy was now 19 years old, a tough girl with a strong spirit. Daisy's life was filled with tears and torment from her stepmother Samantha and stepsister Ansella.

Even though Daisy had a job and could leave home and rent a small apartment, she couldn't do that because the house was the only inheritance from her late grandmother and mother.

Her own father had disappeared, the man who should have been her protector had long abandoned her and no one knew where he was, leading Daisy to believe he was dead. Especially after Daisy received unfair treatment from her stepmother and stepsister.

Daisy was a smart child, but she had to swallow her desire to continue to university and chose to work instead because her stepmother disapproved of her going to college.

The journey to the cafe where she worked wasn't too far, and the bus arrived on time.

"Thank goodness, this time I'm not late. It's all because of my efficiency in handling the laundry quickly. You're amazing, Daisy, you're the best." Daisy praised herself, not forgetting to pat her own head.

Daisy then entered and changed into her work uniform. She had been working at the cafe for less than a year, doing odd jobs after graduating from school until she landed the permanent job there, with the help of Brian.

After changing into her work uniform, Daisy put her bag in the locker and started cleaning the cafe.

"It's unusual for you to not be late, is your mother feeling generous?" someone greeted from behind, and of course, someone familiar to Daisy.

The man stood with his hands folded.

Daisy knew who the man was just by his voice, then she turned and rolled her eyes, making a cute face. Daisy looked adorable.

"You know my mother, Chef Brian, there's no way that's happening, if it did, the sun would surely split in half. I'm not late for work because of my intelligence, my perseverance, my agility, and my muscle strength, and because of my rock-solid badass mentality that can handle the laundry at turbo speed." Daisy said, flipping her hair to show off.

"Ha... Ha... Haha... Haha... Okay... I know that." Brian laughed, tears streaming down his face as he pointed to Daisy's muscles.

"Seeing how determined you are and how strong your arms are, it makes me doubt whether you're really a woman." Brian chuckled.

"Shhhhh.... Seeing how smooth your skin is, are you really a man? Seriously...!" Daisy made an ugly face. But instead, Daisy's face looked even cuter to Brian.

Brian had liked Daisy for a long time, and with each passing day, his feelings for her grew stronger.

However, Brian didn't dare to express his feelings because he knew that Daisy never had the slightest thought of having a partner.

Daisy was only focused on the life she was living now, surviving through her job and her family.

Even Daisy has never mentioned love, let alone marriage. Brian is afraid that if he expresses his feelings, it will make their already close relationship awkward and strained.

For Brian, being close and joking with Daisy already makes him happy.

Daisy then continues to wipe the table, her hair is slightly bothering her as it always falls on her face.

"You should tie your hair back," Brian said, taking Daisy's hair tie from the pocket of his apron.

"Chef Brian... Let me handle it," Daisy said.

"Just be quiet. Your hands are dirty, I'm skilled at doing this."

"Yeah... Have you often tied women's hair from behind that you're so confident about it?" Daisy teased.

"Hahaha...!!! Well, you know, right? When the manager enters the kitchen? He always asks me to tie his hair when he's busy preparing ingredients or dough," Brian whispered.

"I guess the manager really has deep feelings for you, Chef Brian," Daisy whispered back.

Brian remained silent and didn't respond because for him, his feelings and heart have already been given to one person, the girl in front of him.

"Tadaa... All done," Brian said.

"A nice hair tie, right? It makes Daisy even more beautiful," Brian said.

"Thank you, Chef Brian," Daisy said.

"Okay, work hours have started, I have to go to the kitchen and cook. I hope you'll be like that, Daisy, don't be late, or the manager will punish you again," Brian said sadly and worriedly.

"I understand," Daisy smiled.

"Mmm... Daisy... Actually, Ansella contacted me," Brian said then.

Daisy stopped wiping the table.

"Ansella said she invited me for a drink, she said she just got a job and wanted to celebrate it with me. But I refused."

Daisy remained silent.

"She should know whose side I'm on," Brian said.

Daisy stayed silent for a moment, then she felt she had to do something.

"Brian... You should meet her, she will keep misunderstanding me."

"I will meet her, but not to drink with her, but to tell her and make it clear that I don't like her," Brian said.

Daisy, Ansella, and Brian went to the same school. Brian was an officer of the student council at that school, and Ansella had a huge crush on Brian.

However, Brian was disgusted by Ansella's behavior and attitude because she constantly bullied Daisy. The climax was when Brian was escorting Daisy home.

Ansella had thrown away Daisy's shoes and bike in the roadside paddy fields they passed by on their way home, causing Daisy's feet to get hurt, simply because Daisy got first place in her school while Ansella was ranked low.

Ansella was angry because Daisy didn't give her the answers during the exam, making Ansella struggle and putting her at the bottom of the rankings.

Then Ansella unleashed her anger on Daisy, she threw Daisy's bike into the paddy fields, forcefully took Daisy's shoes with the help of her friends, causing Daisy's knee to get injured and unable to walk.

Brian, who witnessed it, then helped Daisy. He carried Daisy home.

Upon seeing Daisy being carried by Brian, Ansella became even more furious, accusing Daisy of stealing Brian and brainwashing him to hate Ansella.

Now they are adults and working, but Ansella still blames Daisy, saying that Brian doesn't like her because Daisy played dirty by inciting Brian to hate Ansella.