You Looked Down on Me Once Now You Look Up (Patricia and Oliver) novel Chapter 667

“Dry air in the fall—that’s just how it is,” Patricia muttered, not really expecting Oliver to listen.

Seeing the way his face stayed stone-cold, she gave up on explaining. She pulled her hand free, tossed the tissue in the trash, and walked away.

She’d barely reached the bedroom when he caught up and wrapped his arms around her from behind. “Are you mad at me?”

His chin rested on her shoulder, his voice soft as he nuzzled close. “I’m just worried about you.”

Patricia stayed silent.

Mr. Padilla gently led her to the sofa, sat her down, and pulled out his phone. He opened a video app and typed in “hangnail.”

The first thing that popped up was a news story: “Woman gets bone infection after pulling a hangnail.”

Patricia just stared.

“Pattie, you can never be too careful.”

“Mr. Padilla, you’re being ridiculous.”

She shoved him aside and stood up. “I’m not arguing with you. You’re hopeless.”

“Pattie…” Mr. Padilla sounded defeated.

When Patricia kept marching down the stairs, he called after her again.

“Pattie…”

The more Oliver called her name, the faster she went.

Near the bottom, Patricia spotted Marian walking through the living room and called out, “Marian!”

Marian spun around, seeing Patricia and Oliver coming down, one after the other. “What’s up?”

“He’s driving me crazy. Can you block him for me, just this once?”

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