You Looked Down on Me Once, Now You Look Up. novel Chapter 187

Theo’s voice cut through the parking lot, sharp and impossible to miss.

Patricia lounged in the car, a blanket still draped over her knees, unmoved by the chaos outside. Where Theo was all frantic anger, she looked calm, almost bored, like none of this could touch her.

“Shouldn’t I be the one asking you, Mr. Newton? Was it really necessary to go after me like that?” Her tone was light, almost casual, but her eyes flashed with something darker.

Did it really have to come down to that fire three years ago? Did she really have to be left behind to die?

Her words hit their mark. Theo’s rage dimmed, leaving him tense and quiet.

“You forced us into a corner first,” he shot back.

Patricia met his glare, her voice dropping lower. “And wasn’t it you who backed yourself into that corner?”

“It’s been five years,” she continued, her gaze unwavering. “Five years, Theo. Maybe it’s time we stopped blaming each other for who deserved what. The least we could do is be honest. You agreed to all my terms, said yes to my face, then turned around and teamed up with your family to destroy me. And now you have the nerve to ask why?”

“So what? You think you’re the victim here, and that makes you right?”

She rolled her eyes. “I thought we settled this five years ago, when you moved on and got married again. If your new husband knew you were still caught up in all this with your ex, how do you think he’d feel?”

Theo’s hatred was obvious. It radiated off him, deeper than anger, thick and cold as bone.

She’d saved him, hurt him, left him, plotted against him, betrayed him, pushed him to his limits. Any one of those things would be enough for a lifetime of resentment. Together, they were unbearable.

He’d never been able to let any of it go. Meanwhile, she’d picked up the pieces and married someone else as if none of it mattered.

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