You Looked Down on Me Once Now You Look Up (Patricia and Oliver) novel Chapter 28

“No, thanks,” Patricia said, her voice flat. “I’m just tired.”

Theo didn’t push. He pressed his lips together, then nodded. “Alright. Get some rest.”

“Let’s get a divorce.”

His hand froze on the doorknob.

“What?”

Patricia closed the book on her lap and looked up at him. “I’m worn out. Dealing with your family is just… exhausting.”

“You want out too, don’t you?”

In the dimly lit bedroom, Theo stared at Patricia’s beautiful face, his fingers tightening on the door handle. She really was stunning. People always said that if she didn’t have that limp, he’d never have had a shot with her.

A woman like her—smart, ambitious, gorgeous—deserved someone who could stand beside her as an equal.

But somehow, the two of them ended up tangled together in this mess.

A stubborn streak flared up in Theo. Divorce? No way. If he was stuck, he wasn’t letting her off easy either.

His eyes turned cold, almost dangerous. “So you get to decide when we marry and when we split? You treat me like some piece of junk—you pick me up when you want, throw me out when you’re done?”

“Forget it, Patricia. I’m not letting you go that easily.”

Patricia didn’t even flinch. “If we’re not getting divorced, then what are you going to do about Ms. Miller?”

“You might be able to wait this out, but will your mother? Your grandma? What about Ms. Miller and her husband? Theo, you should take the chance and divorce me now, while I’m still willing. Otherwise, you’re just asking for trouble later.”

“That’s none of your business,” Theo snapped, slamming the door as he left.

Patricia stared at the closed door, her lips pressing into a thin, hard line.

She picked up her phone and dialed. “Go ahead with what I asked you to arrange,” she said quietly.

Theo didn’t answer. Some things were just too messy for small talk.

He drank some tea with Joe, then got ready to head back to the hotel.

As he turned onto Riverside Drive, his phone rang. Joseph’s name flashed on the screen.

“You and Nina are trending right now,” Joseph said, sounding tired.

Theo’s grip on the wheel tightened. “What happened?”

“Nina’s been into livestreaming lately. She slipped up on a broadcast, and the netizens ran wild with it.”

Joseph sounded exasperated.

Theo clenched the steering wheel so hard his knuckles went white. He held back a curse, then muttered, “Is she out of her mind?”

“You know how innocent Nina is. Someone showed up in her livestream and accused her of being with a married man. She freaked out and let it slip.”