You Looked Down on Me Once Now You Look Up (Patricia and Oliver) novel Chapter 286

“Sara, you’ve really gotten bold, haven’t you? Talking about Uncle Oliver like that right to our faces.”

Sara blinked, genuinely confused. “But seriously, am I wrong?”

“If you care about someone, just say it. If you like them, make a move. Sitting there in silence, hoping they’ll magically understand your inner struggle? That’s like walking into a bathroom and asking if someone’s there for number one or number two. No one’s a mind reader, you know?”

“I honestly don’t get you self-important men.” Sara’s words managed to roast every guy in the house at once.

Colton immediately shot up from his seat, indignant. “Hey, that’s crossing the line!”

Sara just threw him a bored look, clearly not interested in a fight.

Roger, always the mediator, tried to lighten the mood. “Alright, alright. Uncle Oliver’s out—let’s take a break too.”

Sara’s hand shot up. “Massage time for me!”

It had been way too long since she’d had a handsome guy pamper her.

Riverdale had no shortage of fun spots, with every kind of luxury hangout you could imagine. Lately, though, Sara had gotten weirdly obsessed with foot massages. No one really knew where she’d dug up this particular place—some random hidden gem she’d found online.

Yeah, it was pricey and definitely upscale, but for them, that barely mattered.

Roger and Colton were both a little stunned by how at home Sara seemed the moment they walked in.

“Wait, men and women aren’t separated here? Is this place for real?” Colton muttered under his breath.

Sara rolled her eyes. “You’re such a bumpkin.”

It all made sense once they got into their private suite.

“Where did you even find this place?” Roger asked.

“Online, duh. Genius move, right?” Sara grinned, clearly fishing for praise.

“Honestly, yeah. Impressive,” Roger nodded, totally straight-faced.

“And it gets worse. He even took his sister to the hospital for fertility treatments, hoping she’d get pregnant and trap the guy with a baby. Like, can you believe that?”

“Anyone who’d use their own family to climb the social ladder—just knowing someone like that is embarrassing.”

While they were busy trash-talking Joseph, over on the other side, Joseph kept sneaking glances at Sara as he chatted with Colton, like he was sizing her up.

“So who’s that girl?” Joseph asked, trying to sound casual, but Colton could tell exactly what he was getting at.

He’s really eyeing someone from my group? Colton thought, already annoyed.

“Since when are you interested in the women around me, Mr. Miller?”

Joseph just laughed it off. “You’re always solo, man. Just surprised to see you hanging out with someone, that’s all. Didn’t mean anything by it.”

Colton just grunted, already over it. “Talk later.”

Sara wandered over, munching on a slice of cantaloupe. Colton shot her a look. “See what happens when I bring you out? Now you’ve got some idiot sniffing around.”