You Looked Down on Me Once Now You Look Up (Patricia and Oliver) novel Chapter 603

Marian practically dragged Patricia into the dining room, half coaxing, half pulling her along. She kept a close eye on her, making sure Patricia actually ate a real meal for once.

“Well done.”

“Such a good girl!”

Marian never held back with the compliments, and every time Patricia heard them, she couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. Sara always said Patricia just didn’t think she deserved praise.

Later, Patricia went to her study, opened her laptop, and dug through her email inbox, which felt like searching the bottom of the ocean. She finally found the email from six months ago, downloaded the attached photos, and sent them over to Jackson. “Get these printed, and make a few extra copies.”

Jackson worked fast. Less than half an hour later, he was back, handing her a stack of photos. Patricia flipped through them one by one, turning each over in her hands. She finally chose a photo where Ruby’s face was clearly visible, but her own was hidden, and handed it to Jackson.

“Send this to Tina.”

“And another copy to Theo.”

Jackson looked surprised—he hadn’t heard Theo’s name in ages. “Theo’s overseas. It’ll take some time to get there.”

“No rush. Ruby’s the main one we need to worry about.”

“Ruby went to see Nina today,” Jackson said. “Not long after, Nina’s name disappeared from the trending topics. I bet they struck some kind of deal.”

Jackson never really trusted Nina. She switched sides too quickly for comfort. She was a risk. Keep her close and you might regret it.

Patricia glanced up. “When did this happen?”

“Around three thirty this afternoon.”

When Patricia didn’t answer, Jackson hesitated, then said, “Should we just… cut her out?”

“No rush,” Patricia said calmly. “Let’s deal with Tina and Ruby first.”

The company was about to go through a big shake-up. Patricia had already handed HR a list of new hires and told the manager to bring them in. A new boss always had to make her mark, and HR was first on her list.

The HR manager nervously agreed, but that night, she got an invitation from Ms. Klotz—tea, but everyone knew it was more than that. A real test. Whether you went, how you acted, it all mattered.

She called Patricia for advice. Patricia just said, “I only care about results. However you handle Tina, that’s up to you. I don’t need to know the details.”

That night, Patricia stayed up late. She didn’t fall asleep until almost one. Half dreaming, half awake, she was startled by a quiet rustling sound.

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