You Looked Down on Me Once, Now You Look Up. novel Chapter 299

As soon as she stepped inside, Aiden and the others came out carrying basins of water stained red.

They looked surprised to see Patricia.

“Mrs. Bennett?” Aiden asked.

“How’s everything?” Patricia said, her voice steady.

“We just took the bullet out,” Aiden replied.

“I want to see him.”

Inside, Jackson was slumped in a chair while the doctor dressed his wound, quietly rattling off aftercare instructions.

Jackson glanced up and spotted Patricia standing in the doorway. He tried to sit up, startled, but moved too quickly and winced in pain.

“Just finish bandaging first,” Patricia said, settling into a nearby chair to wait.

When the doctor left, Patricia leaned in. “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine, Miss. But what are you doing here so late? You should be getting some rest.”

“I just wanted to check on you,” Patricia said, then added, “Do you know who did this?”

“I’ll find out. The bounty’s posted online, shouldn’t be hard to track down. I’ll look into it tomorrow.”

“Can you check now?” she asked, her tone soft but urgent.

Jackson glanced at his arm, then over at Aiden, making it obvious he wasn’t up for the task and would need Aiden’s help.

Aiden caught on immediately.

“It’s late, Mrs. Bennett. Tomorrow’s soon enough,” he said. “Jackson needs to rest.”

Patricia thought about it, then nodded. “Focus on getting better. You don’t need to follow me around for a while. I’ll transfer you some extra money—think of it as a little bonus.”

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