You Looked Down on Me Once Now You Look Up (Patricia and Oliver) novel Chapter 858

Oliver’s eyebrows drew together, and Patricia glanced over too. “When did this happen?”

“Back when Patricia just found out she was pregnant…”

Her pregnancy was still fragile then. To keep Sara and Roger from stressing her out, Oliver had sent them back to Golden Bay. He never imagined something like this would come up.

After chatting for a bit, everyone headed upstairs to get some rest.

Oliver set the shower to the right temperature for Patricia, letting her go first, then wandered off with his phone to the living room.

“How’s he doing?” he asked.

“He’s lucky to be alive. Not disabled, but he’s going to need steel pins and traction. He’s got years of pain ahead of him.”

Oliver took a sip of water, silent for a moment, thinking carefully before he finally spoke. “He needs to be crippled.”

Alex’s wine glass paused halfway to his lips.

Was Oliver really saying that? He wanted the guy permanently messed up? That was cold.

From what Alex knew, it should’ve been over once they left the racetrack. What changed after he got home? Who got under his skin? The whole thing left a bad taste in Alex’s mouth.

“Fine, you owe me for this one. Don’t forget it.”

“And you don’t still owe me a bunch?” Oliver shot back.

Alex grinned, not backing down. “Doesn’t matter. This is different. No mixing up debts. This is a fresh favor.”

Oliver let out a short laugh. “Alright. Just get it done. We’ll settle up later.”

He ended the call.

When he went into the bedroom, Patricia was perched on the edge of the bed in her cotton pajamas, lifting her shirt and looking at her bare stomach. She looked so sweet and innocent, Oliver couldn’t help but smile. He tossed his phone to the foot of the bed and walked over, crouching in front of her.

“What are you staring at, baby?” he teased.

“It moved,” she said softly.

Oliver’s heart skipped. “When?”

“Just now, in the shower, when the hot water hit my belly. I felt it move.”

Patricia let her shirt fall back down. “At the racetrack, when the gunshot went off, I felt it move then too. Do you think I’m imagining it?”

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