You Looked Down on Me Once, Now You Look Up. novel Chapter 414

“I have to hand it to your niece. She’s kept the whole Newton family in chaos for years.”

“Mrs. Newton used to be so put-together, you know? After everything that happened, now she’s stuck in bed for the rest of her life. I can’t even imagine how hard that must be for her.”

“And then there’s Kelly. She grew up in the countryside but made it big thanks to her voice and her looks. If it weren’t for your niece, she’d be the pride of the family, someone you’d write about in the family records. No one could have predicted this.”

“That’s life, isn’t it? Nothing ever goes as planned. You have to do good, not just for yourself but for your kids too. The Newtons are proof of that.”

Mrs. Ross went on and on about how impressive Patricia was, telling herself she should learn from her.

She never noticed how pale Tina had gotten.

For Tina, that whole tea felt like swallowing broken glass.

Even after everyone else had left, she just sat there, lost in thought.

It wasn’t until the chair across from her had been empty for a while that Tina finally lifted a hand and rubbed her temple.

Mrs. Ross was just naive, really. She’d barely worked a day in her life, always pampered at home.

She hadn’t meant any harm with what she said.

But she hadn’t thought about how Tina might feel, either.

Living is exhausting, Tina thought.

It’s draining to deal with people who are calculating, but sometimes dealing with people who don’t think at all is even worse.

On her way home, Mrs. Ross’s words kept replaying in her head.

There was no real point to them, but somehow, every word stung.

Howard hadn’t managed to get rid of Patricia, and now their own family secrets were coming back to haunt them.

Later, at the Martin Group’s headquarters, Tina waited by the break room on the top floor.

She only went into Emerson’s office after his staff had left.

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