You Looked Down on Me Once, Now You Look Up. novel Chapter 63

“Why should we? Why should we be the ones to make peace with her, just because she says so? She’s just some girl—what makes her so special?”

Kelly just couldn’t get her head around Howard’s attitude.

“What’s so great about Patricia anyway?”

Howard let out a frustrated sigh, his eyes hard. “Because the Parsons family is already getting involved. Isn’t that enough? They’re in politics, we run businesses—what do we possibly gain by picking a fight with them?”

He shot Kelly a sharp look. “Where does your superiority even come from? If Patricia hadn’t messed up her legs saving your son, she wouldn’t have spared him a second glance. Let’s be real—neither you nor Theo could ever outplay her. You really think she’d choose us if she had a choice?”

Sure, the Newton family was one of the top families in Riverdale, but Patricia had always been out of their league. She was born at the top—she never had to notice people like them.

If it hadn’t been for a twist of fate, they never would’ve ended up in the same family.

“Enough. Stop interfering in Theo’s life. You want to control everything—what’s next, you’re going to have his kids for him too?” Howard tossed a chess piece onto the board and gave Theo a look.

Theo followed him quietly into the study.

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“Miss, you were right—Ruby’s here.”

Patricia was sitting by the window, sunlight warming her as she scrolled through updates on her overseas property renovations.

Jackson was practically buzzing with excitement. “You called it. She couldn’t stay away.”

Patricia barely looked up. “Makes sense. She failed overseas and finally realized that, without a powerful family behind her, she’s just another nobody.”

The more dramatic her exit, the more awkward her return.

Jackson scoffed. “So much for all her talk about making it big. Now she’s back, tail between her legs.”

Patricia smiled faintly. “Take me out to the garden—and don’t let anyone else in if you can help it.”

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