You Looked Down on Me Once Now You Look Up (Patricia and Oliver) novel Chapter 828

Before she left, she sprayed some of the disinfectant alcohol that was sitting on the marble countertop.

The room was alive with the clink of champagne glasses and soft laughter. In the middle of it all, Oliver caught a glimpse of Patricia coming out from the restroom. He’d noticed her going in and out twice now, and a small crease formed between his brows. He watched her as she made her way toward the entrance of the rooftop garden.

The woman next to him noticed where he was looking and nudged him with a teasing smile. “Mr. Padilla, do you know that girl? I just came from the restroom and saw her with Mr. Riggs from Copperleaf. They seemed pretty close.”

“Is that so?” Oliver’s tone was cool, almost indifferent.

Still, there was a hint of something sharper behind his words. The woman went on, “I mean, maybe? Mr. Riggs was holding her wrist. I didn’t want to pry, so I kept my distance.”

Oliver knew there was no way Patricia would get mixed up with Gilbert from Copperleaf. Did he really know her? Not really. Clearly, something had happened that he was missing.

“Mr. Riggs is here,” someone said, just as Gilbert walked over.

As soon as he joined the group, someone called out, their voice a little too cheerful. “Hey, Gilbert, I heard you were caught holding a lady’s wrist in the hallway. Care to explain?”

Gilbert managed a polite smile, but inside, he was alert. Someone had definitely seen what happened. The girl had interrupted him, and in a place like this, he couldn’t let her be the one to tell the story. If there was any blame, he needed to shift it away from himself.

“It was a funny coincidence,” Gilbert said, keeping his voice light. “I happened to see something… private in the hallway. The young lady was embarrassed, so I tried to smooth things over.”

The words “private” and “embarrassed” made everyone tense up a little. This was a Padilla family event. Who would dare to do something shady here? It sounded unbelievable.

Normally, the conversation would have ended there. Just some gossip to laugh off.

But Oliver wasn’t letting it go. He took a sip of his drink, then looked straight at Gilbert. “What exactly happened?”

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