She Catfished The Don As Me, Now She Regrets It Chapter 02
“Ah?” Livia froze, then tried to push me back. “No need. You just
woke up. Go rest some more. I can go by myself.”
I smiled and asked on purpose, “Why? What are you hiding from
me?”
Livia’s eyes darted away.
She forced an awkward smile. “I’m not hiding anything. I just don’t
want you to get tired.”
I slipped on my coat and told the driver, “Take us to Livia’s favorite
store.”
The driver nodded and got us there quickly.
The moment Livia walked in, the sales associates rushed over as if
they’d just spotted a walking ATM.
“Miss Valenti, welcome!” one said with a big fake smile. “We have
new limited editions in today. I saved the last piece just for you.”
I stood behind her, watching the staff fuss all over Livia.
Miss Valenti?
So she’d been passing herself off as me everywhere.
From the corner of my eye, I caught Livia shooting me a nervous
glance, terrified I’d expose her right there.
One of the associates looked at me, confused. “Miss Valenti, who is
this?”
I started to answer, but Livia quickly pinched my side and spoke
fast. “This is my cousin. She’s a Capo’s daughter. She came along to
see the world.”
I sucked in a sharp breath. A Capo’s daughter?
The associate gave a polite nod, but her eyes filled with subtle
disdain.
Her attitude turned cold.
Livia was afraid I’d say another word. She shoved my back and
practically forced me into a nearby fitting room.
She lowered her voice. “Caterina, I’ve always told them I’m the
Valenti family’s princess. Otherwise they’d look down on me. You
wouldn’t want to see me looked down on, would you?”
I let out a cold laugh.
“I’m just borrowing your identity for a while. You hardly ever go out
anyway, and we look so much alike. No one will ever figure it out.”
Livia looped her arm through mine sweetly. “Please? It’s my only
wish.”
I lowered my eyes, hiding the fury burning inside.
Go ahead and enjoy it for now, Livia.
The higher you climb, the harder you fall.
I smiled. “Fine.”
Livia tried on clothes with glee and picked out three pieces.
She set them on the counter, and the associate looked at her
expectantly, waiting for the credit card.
The silence grew awkward.
When I didn’t move, Livia glanced back at me.
Impatience flashed in her eyes.
She was reminding me to pay.
In my last life, I always paid whenever we went out.
She accepted it as if it were only natural, occasionally tossing out a casual, “Caterina, you’re the best.”
And all the kindness I’d shown her had become the very knife that stabbed me in the back
I hid the mockery in my eyes and pointed to the smoky–rose couture gown on the mannequin. “Have this delivered to the address on file.”
Livia’s eyes lit up. She rushed over and grabbed my arm again. “Caterina, you’re the best! But this dress doesn’t really suit me. The color’s too dark. Why don’t you buy me a necklace instead…*
I calmly pulled my arm away. “This one’s for me.”
The smile froze on Lívia’s face. She stared at me in disbelief.
Then suspicion crept into her eyes. “Caterina, why the sudden style change?”
When I didn’t answer, she looked me up and down. “Your taste got worse?”
“Pink would just make you look cheap and washed out.”
“Plus you always wear light makeup. That dress doesn’t match at all.”
I couldn’t be bothered arguing with her. Without another word, I
took out my credit card.
Livia’s expression darkened completely. She seemed to think of something and sneered. “I get it now. You heard me say Caius likes pink, so now you’re buying pink dresses just to copy me? You want to steal my spotlight and seduce Caius yourself, don’t you?”
She thought she had it all figured out. “Caterina, I’ve been talking to Caius for three months. We’re finally meeting in person next week, and we’re going to make our relationship official. And now you want to take him? You’re my best friend. How could you do this?”
Nearby, a few associates started whispering, their eyes full of open contempt.
“They really do look alike. Is she actually trying to steal her cousin’s boyfriend?”
“A Capo’s daughter trying to compete with the Valenti family’s princess over a man? She seriously doesn’t know her place.”
“She should take a good look in the mirror and remember her family’s status.”
“Disgusting.”
The last word stabbed straight into my heart.
Livia heard it too.
She didn’t say a single word for me.
Instead, the corners of her lips curled into a pleased smile.
I turned and looked straight at her, putting extra weight into my
words. “Miss Valenti, I have zero interest in Caius.”
I smiled faintly. “The day after tomorrow is my birthday. I’m
hosting a birthday party, so I’m simply picking out a dress I like.
“What?” Her voice shot up. “A birthday party? When did you decide
that? Why didn’t I know anything about it?”