You Looked Down on Me Once Now You Look Up (Patricia and Oliver) novel Chapter 950

“Hector’s father-in-law?” Jaxon asked, his curiosity piqued. He watched the two men circle the living room, chasing each other like kids. Instead of being annoyed, he found the whole thing pretty entertaining. Everyone knew Hector was a die-hard bachelor. Back in Golden Bay, plenty of people had tried to catch his eye, but none had ever succeeded.

“Dad, he’s into Chelsea now. You know, Aunt Patricia’s little sister.”

“He went around telling everyone he’d never settle down, even while he was dating her. But now her dad thinks he’s a player, so he’s trying to turn over a new leaf. Didn’t you notice tonight? Mr. McKee kept trying to talk to Chelsea, but Uncle Atticus blocked him every time.”

Jaxon let out a low whistle. “Now it makes sense. I was wondering what all the drama was about.”

Once the guests had left, the family could finally have a moment to themselves. Selara and Marian carried trays out from the kitchen, just in time to catch the conversation.

“Hector, weren’t you the one swearing off marriage? You said you’d stay single for life. What changed?”

He grinned, a little sheepish. “People can change their minds, you know.”

Sara chimed in, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “Too bad you realized it a bit too late.”

Hector pointed at her, ready to fire back, but after a few seconds just let his hand fall. There was no point in arguing with her.

Seeing Oliver was no use, Hector turned to Patricia, hoping she’d defend him. Patricia just looked at him, completely uninterested. She wasn’t about to get pulled into his mess. He looked so desperate, it seemed like he was about to take an oath right there.

“Come on, Pattie. Isn’t there a saying about a reformed player being worth his weight in gold? Can’t you help me out?”

“Help me out, will you? You can’t just take the perks and leave me hanging. That’s not fair.”

While Hector was running himself in circles trying to see Chelsea, Atticus was busy lining up blind dates for her. To make it worse, one of the dates was happening in the coffee shop right downstairs from Pacific Capital. There was no way Hector could miss that news.

When he heard about it, he shoved his chair back so fast it startled everyone in the meeting. People stopped mid-sentence, staring at him.

Lincoln watched Hector storm out. He jumped up to follow, but when he caught Mr. Padilla’s eye, he hesitated, ready to sit back down. The boss hadn’t said a word, and employees weren’t supposed to act on their own.

His seat wasn’t even warm when Oliver glanced at him. That was all it took for Lincoln to hurry after Hector.