You Looked Down on Me Once, Now You Look Up. novel Chapter 25

“What are you doing?”

“Let me go.”

Theo saw what was about to happen and tried to block Jackson, but he was no match.

“Patricia, just talk. Don’t start a fight.”

“Patricia, let me go!”

Jackson’s face was like ice as he pressed his hand against Nina’s neck, forcing her to look up at Patricia.

Patricia didn’t hesitate—she slapped Nina hard across the face.

For a second, Nina was stunned. As she tried to scramble up, a hand caught her by the hair, yanking her head back so she had no choice but to look at Patricia.

One was standing, the other sitting. You didn’t need to guess who was in charge.

Patricia’s presence was overwhelming. Nina felt like she was being crushed, frozen in place by Patricia’s dark, furious glare. There was so much hatred in those eyes, it was almost dangerous. If looks could kill, Nina would have been dead a hundred times over.

“If you can’t watch your mouth, Ms. Miller, I’ll be happy to help you clean it—with the toilet.”

“You think sleeping with my husband means you can treat me like dirt? Who told you that lie?”

Before Nina could even react, a strong arm pulled Patricia away, wrapping around her waist and drawing her back. She stumbled, landing in the warmth of someone’s arms.

There was a heavy silence in the living room, broken only by Nina’s sudden, ugly sobbing.

She’d heard Theo’s friends talk about Patricia before, always with a note of pity. She never understood it—and honestly, she’d always looked down on Patricia. But now, with Patricia’s hand still tangled in her hair and that glare pinning her in place, Nina finally got it.

What a waste.

Patricia, with her injured leg, was like a broken-winged eagle. If life had been different, the Martin family would never have lost their business to someone else.

“Patricia, that’s enough.”

Theo moved Nina farther away, shielding her with a protectiveness that made it hard to tell who was the real wife here.

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