You Looked Down on Me Once Now You Look Up (Patricia and Oliver) novel Chapter 93

Ruby picked up the envelope, planning to check the sender’s address. But when she looked again, the handwriting had disappeared completely. Whoever sent this was careful—they’d used erasable ink.

With a sharp sweep, she knocked the fruit bowl off her nightstand. Apples and grapes tumbled across the floor. Her anger shook in her voice. “Joseph!”

She gritted her teeth. “You really want to see me dead.”

Everyone in Riverdale knew Joseph adored his sister Nina. He’d never let anything happen to her. Growing up, it had always been the two of them against the world. Joseph, the overprotective older brother, borderline obsessed.

Now it made sense—after that incident at the police station, Joseph hadn’t said a word. He hadn’t stayed silent because he didn’t care. He’d already set his plan in motion.

Cloud Peak was the Padilla family’s territory, and the Padillas were practically royalty in Riverdale. If she had actually died up there, the media would’ve turned a blind eye. The Martin family wouldn’t dare cross the Padillas, no matter what happened.

She would’ve disappeared, quietly, like a rose wilting in the dark. No one blamed. No one punished. Joseph’s move was cold—brutal, even. He’d made everyone look at Patricia instead. If it weren’t for that photograph, Ruby never would’ve connected this to Joseph.

She called Tina, asking her to bring Emerson over right away.

When they arrived, Ruby shoved the photo at them, hatred burning in her eyes. Her words were sharp and furious. “It was Joseph. He’s the one who pushed me off that cliff.”

Tina studied the photo. “You can’t even see his face in this. Even if you go to the police, nothing’s going to happen right away.”

Emerson looked at the picture for a long moment before handing it back to Ruby. He tried to sound reassuring. “Focus on getting better first. Once you’re healed, we have plenty of ways to handle this.”

Ruby spent the next six months in and out of the hospital before she was finally well again.

Meanwhile, the lawsuit between the Newtons and the Parsons moved into its second round.

In court, Chelsea and Jackson presented security footage from the gated community. The video showed a Newton family car entering the neighborhood right around the time of the incident. The Newtons’ lawyer argued that one car didn’t mean anything.

Neither family showed up in court, but the media was everywhere, and news of the case was all over town.

Back at Newton Estate, as the company’s lawyer reported the latest on the case to Howard, he hesitated for a moment before speaking up. “Mr. Newton, I can’t shake the feeling that the other side is stalling on purpose. I think they’re holding back stronger evidence.”