Lust For Me, Daddy's Good Girl novel Chapter 134

Chapter 134

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Nora

“Nora, is that dress from Sierra’s new collection?” A girl gasped. Her eyes were wide. “Oh my God, that’s expensive. I’ve been wanting to buy one, but I heard there are only two in the world. Did Matthew buy it for you?”

I smiled as I leaned back in my chair, crossing one leg over the other. The cafeteria was loud, buzzing with energy, and a growing crowd had already gathered around me and Riley.

“Oh, this?” I said, pretending I hadn’t noticed the way half the cafeteria was staring. I plucked at the soft fabric with my fingers. “Yes. Matthew bought it for me as a birthday gift. I told him I didn’t need anything, and yet he still bought it for me.” I sighed dramatically, placing a hand over my heart. “You see, he spoils me so much. He buys so many things for me even though I tell him I don’t need them. He spoils me nonstop. Honestly, it’s becoming ridiculous.”

A few girls gasped and whispered to each other, practically drooling with jealousy.

“You’re so lucky, Nora. I wish I had a rich man who would buy me anything I wanted,” One murmured.

Their envy only fueled me. There was nothing better than owning what everyone else coveted.

I popped an elbow on the table. “Men like Matthew don’t waste their time on just anyone, so don’t feel too sad. Not everyone can handle a man of his level.”

The girl flushed at the subtle sting in my words, and I smiled as though I’d done nothing at all.

Someone else leaned forward and turned her attention to Riley. “Riley, that necklace, isn’t that also from Sierra’s collection? The limited one? It’s so expensive. How much did you buy it for?”

Riley’s hand rose instinctively to her collarbone, fingertips brushing the jeweled pendant. Her lips curled into an arrogant smirk as she watched them eye her necklace. “My mother bought it for me, I’ve been in a bad mood lately, so she brought this to cheer me up.”

The other girls let out little envious sighs, and one cooed, “Aww, I wished I had a wealthy family that would get me expensive things just because I was in a bad mood…”

Riley’s smirk deepened. “Well, lucky for me,” she said, tilting her head. “Not everyone is as fortunate.”

I chuckled softly under my breath, nudging her lightly with my elbow. She caught my glance and raised a brow, and I could see that same cold fire I loved in her eyes. She also thrived on attention and envy.

I was happy to see her like this. I hadn’t forgotten the way she’d been acting over the past week. Her mood swings. Her odd tension. The way she glanced over her shoulder as if expecting someone to appear. And every single time, I knew it had something to do with Violet, though she hadn’t told me exactly why. I didn’t understand it then, and I still didn’t now.

Why would someone like Riley ever feel threatened by someone like Violet?

Violet had always been invisible, and forgettable. A spare piece that people only noticed when they needed something to pity.

Matthew might still harbor some lingering attachment to her, but that didn’t change anything. In time, I would have him wrapped around my fingers again, the way he used to be. He would be with me, where he was meant to be. And I would become a Sinclair, as I was always meant to be, unlike that pathetic nerd.

Riley’s laugh pulled me out of my thoughts. She flicked her hair over her shoulder with a proud little toss, her mood brighter than it had been in days. Not seeing Violet seemed to lift her spirits.

I took a bite of my salad, savoring the moment. Slowly, everything was falling back into place.

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Chapter 134

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The thought alone put me in a wonderful mood.

People around me were still chattering when suddenly someone gasped loud enough for half the cafeteria to hear.

“Oh my God. Who the hell is that woman with the psycho couple?”

“Huh? Who are you talking about?” someone else asked.

The first girl didn’t even blink; she just pointed past me, completely forgetting she had been fangirling over my dress two seconds ago. “Her. Who is she? She’s so hot.”

Another girl followed her gaze, and then she froze, her mouth literally falling open. “Oh, shit, she’s gorgeous.”

“I know, right? Look at her outfit. Everything she’s wearing is designer. And I mean top-tier. That’s worth more than my entire future.”

Instantly, every pair of eyes that had been glued to me and Riley swung away, like a spotlight suddenly jerked in another direction. The whispers spread, building and building, until the entire cafeteria was now focused on whoever just walked into the room.

My eyebrow twitched upward. “What is happening?”

I turned to Riley, expecting her to roll her eyes or look annoyed, but instead, she looked like someone had just shoved her into ice water. Her face had drained of color. Her lips parted. She wasn’t even breathing right. It was the same fear she’d been carrying for days, the one she refused to explain, the one I kept brushing off because it didn’t make sense.

It felt like the very demon she’d been running from had walked straight up and tapped her on the shoulder.

Her chest rose and fell rapidly. Her fingers trembled. “V-Violet?”.

Violet?

Was she the person everyone was freaking out over?

I almost laughed out loud at how ridiculous the thought was. There was absolutely no way. Why would anyone pay attention to that awkward little nerd? It made no sense.

I took a slow breath, rolled my shoulders back, and turned around to see what the fuss was about, but then I froze. Because walking into the cafeteria were three people I recognized. Kai and Penelope, Violet’s loyal little guard dogs who always hovered around her like she was made of glass. Their presence alone was annoying, but they weren’t the reason the entire room felt like the air had been sucked out of it.

No.

The reason was the woman walking between them.

Violet.

But not the Violet I knew.

She walked in like she owned the entire building, like every table and every wall belonged to her. She wore a crisp white shirt tucked into fitted white pants that emphasized every inch of her long legs. Her long waist-length hair that always made her look like a timid child was now cut to her shoulders, shaping her face.

She didn’t wear any makeup but somehow she glowed.

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