Chapter 96: [96] Grand Total?

Daddy~!

The soft, trembling word left Kira’s lips and hit Danial’s ears, shocking him.

[Ding]

[Condition for Absolute Paternal Dominion has been Met]

Daniel’s eyes narrowed slightly.

It was... that easy?

He looked down at the soft girl in his arms. Kira’s face was tilted up toward him, eyes wet and glassy, long lashes trembling. Her full young breasts were grazing against his hard chest, the soft flesh molding to him a little with every shaky breath she took. The usual tom-boyish edge she carried had completely melted away. In its place was something fragile, needy, and painfully sincere — a girl who had just handed over a piece of herself. ℴ

He still didn’t fully understand how she had collapsed into calling him Daddy so quickly.

What Daniel didn’t realize was that several forces had been working on her body and mind at the same time.

The strongest was Touch of Lust.

Daniel had never been on the receiving end, so he still didn’t grasp its true nature. The ability did not simply flood a cunt with raw horniness. First it searched for the deepest, most starved need inside the target and filled that emptiness with overwhelming, addictive comfort. Only after the foundation was laid did it slowly twist the sensation into heat, emptiness, and craving.

For an overworked office woman who never rested, it would first pour pure relaxation into every exhausted muscle until she felt like she was floating... then it would make her pussy ache with sudden emptiness, her skin twitch for touch, her body grow cold just so the user’s yang heat would feel heavenly against her.

In Kira’s case, what she had lacked and craved her entire life was a father’s protection — a large, steady presence that would keep the dirt of the world away from her. Touch of Lust had first wrapped her in that exact feeling: warm, absolute safety that sank into every nerve. Her body had gone soft and trusting in his arms almost instantly. Only then did the second wave hit. A low, confusing heat spread through her belly. Her nipples tightened into stiff little peaks against his chest. Her empty cunt gave small, involuntary throbs, clenching around nothing as if searching for something thick to fill it. Every place his body touched hers felt burning hot against the rest of her suddenly cool skin. The more she tried to resist the feeling, the harder it bounced back, turning her into a soft, melting mess against him.

That was why she had called him Daddy so easily.

The heavy sound of dozens of shoes striking the tiled floor suddenly flooded the boutique.

It was the perfect time. The nearby colleges had just finished for the day. Groups of students, young couples, and packs of friends were pouring into the shopping mall to escape the heat and enjoy the cold air-conditioning. Mina’s loud invitation had caught them at the exact right moment.

Within a few minutes, more than twenty-five people had already crowded near the entrance, with more still pushing in, necks craning, eyes hungry for drama.

"What’s happening?" one guy asked, already leaning forward.

"Don’t know, bro."

"Then shut up and let the one with knowledge speak — like me," a third cut in, voice full of confidence.

"You know something? Spit it out already."

They were impatient. The center of attention was impossible to ignore: a refined, handsome man carrying a soft, innocent-looking girl in a full bridal carry, her full young breasts clearly pressing against his chest, surrounded by two more stunning girls and an entire platoon of sexy female attendants whose short skirts and tight blouses left little to the imagination.

"You see that middle-aged guy in the middle?" the third one said seriously, eyes locked on Daniel and Kira. "He’s probably dating the girl in his arms. They were shopping together, then the pink-haired one showed up — most likely his ex — and to shame them she gathered an audience."

"Bro, are you serious? She literally said he’s going to buy half the store for his love."

"You don’t get it. That’s a classic bitch tactic. Look at the man — clearly older but still gentlemanly and loaded. Now look at the pink-haired slut. From the way she’s dressed she looks like the type who’ll bend over and spread for a quickie if the money’s right. He probably used her loose hole for a while, got bored, dumped her, and bagged a young innocent girl instead. Of course the discarded slut couldn’t handle it."

The first two stared at him for a second... then both nodded as if it made perfect sense, eyes already drifting back to Kira’s soft body in Daniel’s arms.

Daniel barely heard any of it.

His eyes were still locked on Kira’s.

Those beautiful, moistened eyes looking up at him with a mixture of guilt, fear, and fragile trust made something inside his chest swell dangerously. The way she had spoken — soft, needy, like a Cinderella who had suffered her whole life yet still carried a tiny spark of hope — filled him with a sweetness so thick it almost felt like diabetes. His cock gave a slow, heavy twitch inside his pants. His heart turned greedy. He wanted to make those wet eyes cry more... but only later, on a bed, while he held her down, spread her legs, and erased every real reason she had for crying by flooding her with something far thicker than tears.

He finally lifted his gaze.

A crowd of singles and couples now surrounded them. Mina was still there, hyping everyone up, deliberately twisting the story. She had changed the relationship from "daughter" to "lover." Daniel understood the tactic immediately. Failing to pay for a daughter might still earn some sympathy. Failing to pay for a lover would brand him as a broke man who couldn’t even spoil his woman — perfect public humiliation.

Inside his mind, Daniel smirked, outside, he remained calm and bored.

Fan was smiling from ear to ear as he turned to Elise, voice oily and loud enough for the entire crowd.

"Now that we have enough audience," he said, "why don’t you bring the swipe machine?"

Elise visibly tensed. Her heart thudded hard against her ribs. Every eye in the boutique was suddenly on her, her stomach felt empty and cold as she felt seen like her escapdes has been exposed. She turned toward Daniel, trying to communicate caution with her gaze while her thighs pressed together.

"Sir... should I calculate the total and prepare the bill?"

She tried to give him one last silent chance to back out.

Daniel’s face remained calm and almost bored. Inside, he was smiling with pure predatory amusement.

"Go ahead."

Elise’s stomach dropped. Once the final number appeared on the screen for everyone to see, there would be no quiet retreat. She wanted to warn him again, but the cold certainty in his eyes told her he already understood the trap — and didn’t care.

"...Okay, Sir."

She took the tablet from the attendant who had been carefully recording every dress name and quantity. Her fingers trembled slightly as she began calculating the mountain of purchases while the entire crowd watched in hungry silence, many of the girls already nudging their boyfriend’s elbows and yapping,"See that’s how one should love,"

"You don’t love me enough,"

Some overjealous ones grounded their heels against their boyfriend’s shoes.

Kira remained soft and melting in Daniel’s arms, face leaning and hiding in his embrace, completely unaware that the man holding her had just decided she was far too precious to ever let go.