Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

"What's the matter?"

"I... I want to take you to meet my mom."

Daniel was taken aback.

"Aren't you planning to marry me? Shouldn't we meet each other's parents before the wedding? My family background isn't great, and my mom can be a handful. I just want you to be prepared..."

"I want to marry you, not your family," Daniel said, holding Maisie's hand. "But it's only right that I meet them. It's a matter of respect."

Daniel had mixed feelings about it. When the weekend came, he prepared a gift and went with Maisie to her family's home. Even though Maisie had given them a heads-up, the atmosphere became tense as soon as they walked in.

Cindy and Nicole were initially surprised to see Daniel, and then they stood by the wall, all still and nervous. Their words and actions appeared quite restrained as they cast wary looks at him.

had been worried the whole way about her mom's materialistic nature causing trouble, as she was prone to saying things she shouldn't. She hadn't expected Cindy, who was usually domineering and arrogant, to be so apprehensive in

the tension. "Daniel is usually a bit serious, but he's

know Mr. Quimby is a good person... Without his help, we wouldn't have been

and arranged a place for

matter what. Even if the Squires were out of line, he didn't want to make things difficult for

kind," he said with a calm expression. "The reason we didn't compensate you earlier was due to a mistake made by the branch office of Quimby Group. Since the issue has now been resolved,

didn't know how to respond, so she forced another smile. She insisted that Daniel stay for lunch and then led Nicole into

"Is it because your face is too stern? My mom... Well, she's one thing, but Nicole's already met you before, when we were in Centrolis. How did you manage to make

only

patted his hand and laughed, then got

as well?" Daniel

prepare