You Looked Down on Me Once, Now You Look Up. novel Chapter 357

“That’s enough. Go ahead and ask her to come in.”

Oliver glanced at the clock. Seven to nine—two hours had flown by, and neither of them had eaten yet.

Sara could keep going, but Patricia definitely needed a break.

“Did you need me for something?” Patricia came in, the smile still lingering on her lips.

She looked genuinely happy.

Oliver reached out, and Patricia slipped her hand into his without a second thought.

“It’s freezing out. You really shouldn’t be playing in the snow so long,” he said softly.

“My legs are going to ache later,” she muttered, but her tone was more playful than annoyed.

Patricia let out a sigh, half pretending to be annoyed. “Okay, if you say so.”

“But Sara’s going to call for me,” she added, giving him a look.

Oliver just smiled. “Let her call all she wants.”

He took her hands and rubbed them between his palms, trying to warm her up. When that didn’t help, he pulled her hands under his sweater, pressing them right against his warm skin.

Patricia jumped at the sudden heat and tried to pull away, feeling like maybe she was taking things too far.

She had barely started to move when he caught her hand and held it in place. “Where are you going?”

“I don’t want you to get cold,” she whispered.

“I’m more worried about you freezing,” he said, voice gentle.

Oliver always took care of her, always thinking a step ahead. No matter what was going on, he put her first.

Like now, when she came back inside with hands chilled from the snow.

Just then, Marian walked in with a steaming cup of ginger tea.

“Mr. Padilla asked me to make this for you—he was worried you’d catch a cold. He’s so thoughtful,” Marian said, her face lighting up.

So much more thoughtful than that useless ex-husband.

No, absolutely not. Comparing that deadbeat to Mr. Padilla was just wrong—Mr. Padilla deserved better.

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