You Looked Down on Me Once, Now You Look Up. novel Chapter 29

#Scandal: Socialite Seduces a Married Man

#So this is what high society is really like @Nina

“I knew it! She’s barely out of college, but she struts around like she owns the place. I honestly thought she was talented or something, but she’s just shameless.”

“Have you seen those over-the-top posts on her account? If you didn’t know better, you’d think she was some billionaire’s daughter. Turns out, she’s just a homewrecker.”

“Wasn’t it just the other day she called out that Riverdale heiress on her livestream? Said her fancy mansion was just a rental. Who cares if it’s rented? If someone let me play high society with a rented place, I’d take it. At least I’m not out here stealing other people’s husbands.”

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The comments section was a nonstop flood of insults and hate.

Nina sat curled on the couch, gripping her phone so tightly her knuckles were white, chest heaving with frustration. Across the room, the housekeeper hovered nearby, worried but not daring to get too close. The staff could only exchange anxious looks, trying to figure out what disaster had hit.

At seven sharp, a car pulled up outside. The sound broke the tense silence. Nina craned her neck to look, then jumped up, ready to bolt for the door—

Joseph caught her by the arm, holding her back.

“Are you crazy?”

She stared at him, blinking. “What are you doing?”

“Have you forgotten about the paparazzi lurking outside? You really want to walk right into their cameras?”

He let go, but his tone was cold. “Use your brain, Nina. As long as Theo and Patricia are still married, you’re just the other woman.”

The words felt like a slap. “Everyone else calls me that, and now you do too? All I did was fall in love. What did I do wrong?”

Joseph’s jaw tightened. “You’re missing the point. I’m saying, as long as Theo’s married, you’re always going to be the side chick.”

Theo was the kind of guy everyone wanted. The Miller family, the Newtons—everyone was trying to get close to him while his star was rising.

Suddenly, a choked, desperate sob filled the room, right as Theo stepped in from the garage.

He appeared at the top of the stairs, pausing as Joseph stood up and shot him a look that said, finally.

“Thank God you’re here. She’s been crying all night. I swear, my head can’t take much more.”

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